International

Washington: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin is set to host his Indian counterpart, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, at the Pentagon August 23. "The relationship with India remains one of great importance. It's one of great importance to the Indo-Pacific as well. There's a visit coming...

Colombo: The Indian Army contingent Thursday celebrated the 78th Indian Independence Day in the joint exercise 'Mitra Shakti' with various activities, including a yoga session with their Sri Lankan counterparts. As part of the Independence Day commemorations, the Army troops participating in the Joint Exercise...

Moscow/Paris: Leaders from across the world, including French President Emmanuel Macron, his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, greeted India's leadership and the people of the country as it celebrated its 78th Independence Day Thursday. While most of the leaders from...

Dhaka: Former Bangladesh premier Khaleda Zia's party Thursday held sit-in programmes across the country, demanding the arrest and trial of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina and her accomplices for the recent violence in the country. Hasina resigned August 5 as prime minister and left following massive...

Canberra: Australia's unemployment rate has risen to its highest level in over two years, according to official data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Thursday. The unemployment rate rose to 4.2 per cent in July - up from 4.1 per cent in June...

Male: Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu Thursday hailed the "invaluable partnership" between the two neighbouring countries in his greetings sent to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of India's 78th Independence Day. "India continues to be an invaluable partner in the development...

Washington: The US has expressed support for India's involvement in the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine and its efforts to bring peace between the two countries, US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel has said here. Patel made the remarks Wednesday while addressing potential...

Dhaka: Several Bangladeshi students, who were behind the ouster of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, are still controlling traffic on the roads in the country despite traffic police personnel rejoining their workplaces. A wave of violence, including revenge killings and arson, persisted after Hasina fled...

Islamabad: Olympic javelin gold medalist Arshad Nadeem received a total of 250 million rupees ($897,000) Tuesday as Pakistan continued to celebrate his record-breaking throw at the Paris Games. Pakistan's prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, announced 150 million rupees ($538,000) for Nadeem at a special ceremony to...

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in a surprise move Wednesday, announced he will not run in the upcoming party leadership vote in September, paving the way for Japan to have a new prime minister. Kishida was elected president of his governing Liberal Democratic Party...