International

New Delhi: The Indian Navy has foiled an attempt by Somali pirates to hijack ships by intercepting their vessel in the high seas off the east coast of Somalia, officials said Saturday. The pirates had sailed out on board a ship that was hijacked around...

United Nations: Calling India "a proud champion of pluralism," India's Permanent Representative Ruchira Kamboj opposed the establishment of the post of "special envoy" on a special religion at the United Nations today. This comes as the UN General Assembly adopted the Resolution on “Measures to...

Istanbul: At least 21 illegal migrants were killed Friday when their boat sank off Turkey's Aegean coast, country's national public broadcaster said. The incident occurred off the coast of Eceabat District in the northwestern province of Canakkale when the migrant boat capsized and sank, the...

New Delhi: India Friday said its first team of military personnel that was operating an advanced light helicopter in the Maldives has returned from the island nation. The military team has been replaced by civilian technical experts. Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu had set March 10...

Moscow: Voters headed to the polls in Russia Friday for a three-day presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule by six more years after he stifled dissent. The election takes place against the backdrop of a ruthless crackdown that...

Washington: President Joe Biden's top White House lawyer is encouraging House Speaker Mike Johnson to end his chamber's efforts to impeach the president over unproven claims that Biden benefited from the business dealings of his son and brother. White House counsel Ed Siskel wrote in...

Islamabad: The IMF has expressed its displeasure to cash-strapped Pakistan's claim that it had achieved all structural benchmarks, and quantitative and indicative targets even before scrutinising and completing the review by the global lender. A team from the International Monetary Fund has reached Islamabad to...

Islamabad: Imran Khan's party has announced that it would approach the Supreme Court after a top court rejected the Sunni Ittehad Council's petition challenging the election commission's decision to allocate reserved seats in the national and provincial legislatures meant for it to other parties. The...

New York: The steering committee representing term-loan lenders of Byju's $1.2 billion loan Friday said that a US judge has ordered to prohibit further movement or use of $533 million by the edtech company, which is owed to lenders. According to the steering committee's statement,...

London: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that there will not be a general election May 2, ending months-long speculation that he would call an early election. Sunak made the statement when talking to ITV News Thursday. Previously, he said an election would be...