International

Hyderabad: The delay in issuance of an Indian visa to rookie England off-spinner Shoaib Bashir snowballed into a major controversy Wednesday. With the first Test of the India-England five-match series, beginning Thursday here, visiting captain Ben Stokes called the turn of events ‘frustrating’. A British...

United Nations: The spillover of the Israel-Hamas conflict to “the vicinity of India” with attacks on shipping by Houthi rebels has an impact on India’s economic interests, according to Deputy Permanent Representative R Ravindra. The conflict’s impact on the safety of commercial shipping in the...

Moscow: A Russian military transport plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war, six crew and three people accompanying them crashed Wednesday morning in Russia's Belgorod region near Ukraine, Russia's Defense Ministry said. It wasn't immediately clear what caused the crash, which occurred around 11am It...

Beijing: China and Nauru formally restored diplomatic relations Wednesday after the tiny Pacific island nation cut its ties with Taiwan earlier this month, in a further move by Beijing to isolate Taipei's democratic government. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Nauru's Minister for Foreign...

Washington: Indian-American Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said that the race for White House 2024 was "far from over" after her former boss Donald Trump won the New Hampshire primary, solidifying his position as GOP's likely nominee. With 36 per cent of the estimated vote...

New York:  A marriage proposal was thrown at Indian-American Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley by rival Donald Trump's supporter as she addressed a rally in the US state of Hampshire. "Will you marry me?" the supporter asked, interrupting the 52-year-old's speech midway, drawing laughter from...

Jakarta: A 5.3 magnitude quake jolted Indonesia's Tual city Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said. The temblor that hit the region at 01:29:46 GMT was epicentred at 6.16 degrees south latitude and 130.10 degrees east longitude. Its depth was 132.4 km.

Seoul: North Korea fired several cruise missiles toward the Yellow Sea Wednesday, the South Korean military said. The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the North's launch took place around 7 a.m, but did not elaborate, citing an ongoing analysis, Yonhap news agency...

Los Angeles: The race to the 96th annual Academy Awards has picked up the momentum. The nominations for the upcoming edition of the Oscars were announced Tuesday. The biggest disappointment comes in the form of the Greta Gerwig directorial ‘Barbie’ as it failed to get...

Kathmandu: Nepal foreign minister N P Saud has said that the consecration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya is a "proud moment for all the followers of Sanatana Dharma" and Lord Ram and Mata Sita symbolise the profound cultural and civilisational linkages between India and...