International

Colombo: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Friday met Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and discussed “ways to deepen ongoing cooperation and strengthen India-Sri Lanka ties,” and assured India's continued support to the island nation's economic rebuilding. Jaishankar arrived here in the morning on a...

Beirut: The death toll from Israeli airstrikes on different areas in Lebanon over the past 24 hours reached 37 while injuries stood at 151, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported. The ministry said that nine people were killed and 24 others injured in Lebanon's capital, Beirut,...

Tehran: Leading the Friday prayers from Tehran's Grand Mosalla Mosque, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hailed Iran's attack on Israel earlier this week, calling it "completely legal and legitimate work". Khamenei delivered a part of his sermon in Arabic as a message for the...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar arrived in Sri Lanka Friday to meet the Sri Lankan leadership and his counterpart. Upon his arrival, EAM Jaishankar posted on X: "Good to be in Colombo again. Look forward to my engagements with the Sri Lankan...

New York: New Yorkers woke up to a powerful appeal to the global community by the Hindu community in the US as American groups organised a huge airline banner, calling for urgent global action to stop the ongoing genocide of Hindus in Bangladesh. According to...

Beirut: An Israeli airstrike on an apartment in the Lebanese capital has killed nine people, according to Lebanon's health ministry. Israel has been pounding areas of the country where the Hezbollah militant group has a strong presence since late September, but has rarely struck in...

As tension in West Asia flares up, with Iran launching missiles at Israel, global and Indian traders brace for long-term trade disruptions. The key Red Sea shipping route might stay contested, keeping freight rates sky-high. After finishing its operations in Gaza, Israel shifted focus to...

New Delhi: India Thursday trashed a report by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) and described it as a ‘biased’ organisation with a ‘political agenda’. In a strong reaction, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the USCIRF should utilise its time more...

Dhaka: Bangladesh's interim government has recalled five envoys, including its high commissioner in New Delhi, as it carried out a second phase of reshuffle in the diplomatic service alongside the domestic administration, an official said Thursday. The interim government led by Professor Muhammad Yunus as...

Beirut: An Israeli airstrike on an apartment in central Beirut killed seven Hezbollah-affiliated civilian first responders. Israel has been pounding areas of the country where the militant group has a strong presence since late September but has rarely struck in the heart of the capital....