International

Washington: US President Joe Biden signed into law a bill that will prohibit US imports of unirradiated low-enriched uranium from Russia. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a statement that Biden signed the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act, which is aimed at "reducing,...

New Delhi: India Tuesday sent fresh consignments of relief materials containing 40 tonnes of medicines and other supplies for the flood-affected people of Kenya. The HADR (Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief) consignments were sent to the African nation in a military transport aircraft. "The second...

Kyiv: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived unannounced for a visit to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv Tuesday. "Blinken arrived in Ukraine today to meet with senior Ukrainian officials and highlight the United States' enduring support for Ukraine," US Department of State spokesman Matthew Miller...

New York: Melinda French Gates will step down as co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the non-profit she and her ex-husband Bill Gates founded and built into one of the world's largest philanthropic organisations over the past 20 years. “This is not a...

Islamabad: At least three people were killed and six others injured when security forces opened fire on protesters during clashes with paramilitary Rangers in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's capital Muzaffarabad which has been rocked by protests against high prices of wheat flour and inflated electricity bills, a...

United Nations: A former Indian Army officer, who had joined one of the UN agencies three weeks ago, was killed in war-torn Rafah in Gaza, becoming the “first international casualty” for the world body since the Israel-Hamas conflict started last year. The United Nations has...

Washington: Any country having business dealings with Iran runs the ‘potential risk of sanctions’, the US has warned, noting that it is aware that Tehran and New Delhi have signed a deal concerning the Chabahar port. India Monday signed a 10-year contract to operate the...

Male: In a goodwill gesture, India has decided to extend vital budgetary support to the Maldives with the rollover of a $50 million Treasury Bill for another year at the Maldivian government's special request, it was announced Monday. The State Bank of India has subscribed...

New Delhi: India and Iran Monday signed a long-term contract for the operation of the Shahid Beheshti Port terminal at Chabahar in Iran. The contract was signed by India Ports Global Ltd and Ports and Maritime Organisation of Iran in the presence Ports, Shipping and...

Kathmandu: Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister and senior Madhesi leader Upendra Yadav Monday tendered his resignation and his party pulled out of the government, a setback to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda-led coalition government. Yadav, also the Minister for Health and Population, submitted his resignation...