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Clearwater (US): A small plane crashed at a Florida mobile home park Thursday, killing several people aboard the plane and in one home, fire officials said. The pilot of the single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza V35 reported trouble shortly before the aircraft went down at about 7...

Washington: Reiterating that its partnership with India is one of the most consequential relationships, the US has said it is working closely with the country on "most vital priorities". The remarks by State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller came hours after the Biden administration notified the...

Gaza: The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has exceeded 27,000, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said. The Ministry said on Thursday in a press statement that the Israeli army killed 118 Palestinians and wounded 190 others in the strip during...

Washington: The US Thursday approved the sale of 31 MQ-9B armed drones to India at an estimated cost of $3.99 billion, an American defence agency announced here. The proposed mega drone deal was announced during the historic State Visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi here...

Washington: The US has announced a steep increase in fees for various categories of non-immigrant visas like the H-1B, L-1 and EB-5, the most popular among Indians. The fee hike, first after 2016, will come into force from April 1. The H-1B visa is a...

Dubai: Dubai-based Emirates Airline has partnered with VFS Global to introduce a pre-approved visa-on-arrival facility for select Indian passport holders, who have booked their travel with the airline, it was announced Thursday. The service is exclusively available to Indian passport holders, who have a valid...

Islamabad: Despite increasing poll-related violence, Pakistan's acting interior minister Gohar Ejaz Thursday dispelled all doubts about holding the general elections on the already announced date of February 8. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had summoned a meeting Thursday to discuss the worsening law and...

London: A judge in London Thursday threw out a lawsuit by former US President Donald Trump that accused a former British spy of making “shocking and scandalous claims” that were false and harmed his reputation. Judge Karen Steyn said the case Trump filed against Orbis...

Copenhagen: Residents of central Norway awoke to scenes of havoc and homes without power Thursday following the country's most powerful storm in more than three decades. Hurricane-force winds hit parts of the Scandinavian country, with gusts of up 180 kilometres per hour. Near Laerdal, a...

Brussels: European Council President Charles Michel says the 27 EU countries have sealed a deal on aid to Ukraine just over an hour into a summit of the bloc's leaders and despite threats from Hungary to veto the move. “We have a deal,” Michel said...