International

Melbourne: Four Indians, including two women, have been killed in a drowning incident at an unpatrolled beach in the Australian state of Victoria, the worst tragedy in Victorian waters in almost 20 years, officials said Thursday. The incident took place Wednesday at Phillip Island, Victoria....

Beijing: A 5.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Aheqi County in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Thursday, the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said. The temblor that hit the region at at 6.21 a.m. (Beijing Time) was epicentred at 41.08 degrees north latitude and 78.55 degrees east longitude,...

Jaipur: French President Emmanuel Macron, the Chief Guest for the 75th Republic Day celebrations in the national capital, will land in Jaipur Thursday. He will be received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and both will take a tour of a few of heritage sites. The...

Islamabad: Pakistan's former ambassador to the US and a key witness has rejected the mention of the words “conspiracy” or “threat” in the secret document at the centre of controversy in the cipher case. Involving jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and former foreign minister...

London: Three Indian-origin researchers are among nine scientists named recipients of a prestigious award for young scientists in the UK who are pushing the boundaries of science and working to make the world a better place. The Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the UK...

Islamabad: Pakistan's top electoral watchdog will conduct a mock test of its online system Friday to transmit and tabulate the results of the February 8 general elections, a media report said Wednesday. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has prepared the Election Management System (EMS)...

Bangkok: China's central bank said Wednesday it will cut the ratio of reserves banks must hold as part of a slew of measures to support the slowing economy. The announcement by the People's Bank of China prompted a surge in share prices, with Hong Kong's...

Beijing: China, the world's biggest exporter, says it is deeply concerned about tensions in the Red Sea that have upended global trade by forcing many shippers to avoid the Suez Canal. China has been in “close communication with all parties concerned and making positive efforts...

Singapore: India was ranked fifth among the top five largest passenger markets for Singapore's Changi Airport, which handled 328,000 flights and 58.9 million passengers in 2023, rebounding to 83 per cent of traffic levels seen before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to official data released Wednesday....

United Nations: President of the UN General Assembly Dennis Francis has commended India for its engagement on UN Security Council reform, even as he acknowledged that progress on the issue has been “too slow”. “Well, I am acutely aware that India together with its G4...