International

Kathmandu: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri arrived in Kathmandu Sunday on an official two-day Nepal visit at the invitation of his Nepalese counterpart Sewa Lamsal. Misri received a warm welcome from Lamsal as he arrived at the Tribhuvan International Airport. During his visit, Misri will hold...

Beirut: Hezbollah has attacked an Israeli base located southwest of Safed city in northern Israel with successive swarms of suicide drones, causing injuries among its members. "On Saturday, the Islamic Resistance fighters launched an air attack with swarms of suicide drones on the Michve Allon...

Washington: Two prominent Indian-American lawmakers have sought the US' direct intervention to stop the "coordinated attacks" against minority Hindus in Bangladesh, underlining that instability in the region, "fuelled by religious intolerance and violence", is not in the interest of America or its allies. Members of...

Dhaka: Bangladesh's Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan Saturday tendered his resignation, five days after the fall of Sheikh Hasina's regime amid massive street protests and students marching towards the apex court demanding a revamp of the judiciary. The 65-year-old top judge revealed his decision around 1pm...

Dhaka: Members of minority communities in Bangladesh faced at least 205 incidents of attacks in 52 districts since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government August 5, according to two Hindu organisations in the violence-hit nation. The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council and the...

Male: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu here Saturday and emphasised New Delhi's commitment to deepen India-Maldives ties for the benefit of the people in the two countries and the region. Jaishankar is on a three-day official visit to Maldives to...

Dili: President Droupadi Murmu was conferred the Grand-Collar of the Order of Timor-Leste, the country's highest civilian award, from President Jose Ramos-Horta Saturday, in recognition of her achievements in public service and dedication to education, social welfare and empowerment of women. She was also accorded...

Los Angeles: The visual spectacle film franchise Avatar has got its official title for the third part. Director James Cameron and stars Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington revealed the first official title for the film during the D23 exp: Avatar: Fire and Ash. While Cameron...

Dili (Timor-Leste): President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Dili Saturday on the first-ever presidential visit from India to Timor-Leste, as the two nations seek to enhance their bilateral ties further. Murmu arrived here on the last leg of her three-nation visit which also took her to...

Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has welcomed the swearing-in of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to lead the interim government in Bangladesh after the sudden resignation of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. “The United States supports his call for calm and peace and remains...