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Male: Maldives police have arrested two serving ministers for allegedly performing black magic on President Mohamed Muizzu, local media reported Thursday. Shamnaz Saleem, who was a state minister at the Environment Ministry, her ex-husband Adam Rameez, who was serving as a minister at the President's...

Islamabad: A Pakistan district court Thursday rejected appeals by former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi to suspend their sentences in the illegal marriage case. The former couple was sentenced to seven years in jail with a fine of Rs 5,00,000 each...

Oxon Hill: The India-US relationship has never been better, US envoy to India Eric Garcetti has said, asserting that ties between the two strategic partners are not just "additive" but also "multiplicative". Garcetti made the remarks at an event on the sidelines of the SelectUSA...

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu Thursday said due to India's human-centric approach, the country is the first responder in any crisis, and has become a strong voice of the Global South. India has been at the forefront in safeguarding humanity; be it the Corona crisis...

Seoul: North Korea has successfully conducted a missile test aimed at securing multiple warhead capability, state media reported on Thursday, contradicting South Korea's assessment that the test is believed to have ended in failure. During the test conducted Wednesday, North Korea's Missile Administration "successfully conducted...

New Delhi: Elon Musk’s SpaceX has won a $843 million NASA contract to prepare for the safe and responsible deorbit of the International Space Station (ISS) in a controlled manner after the end of its operational life in 2030. As part of the contract, SpaceX...

New Delhi: The US has "some concerns" over India's engagement with Russia in military and technology domains but at the same time Washington has confidence and trust in New Delhi to advance partnership in key areas, US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said Wednesday....

Brussels: The North Atlantic Council decided to appoint outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as the next Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), NATO said in a statement Wednesday. The statement said Rutte will assume his duties as NATO's Secretary General on...

Nairobi: Kenyans woke up to the acrid smell of tear gas still lingering in the capital Wednesday, a day after protesters stormed parliament amid violent demonstrations over a controversial tax plan during which at least six people have been killed. As the day began, there...

Washington: The Union Health Ministry said 143 people in India had died of heatstroke this summer till June 20. Not only India but many countries in the world are victims of this year’s scorching sun. The heat wave is prevailing in America as well. However,...