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UK to add India to safe states list; no asylum rights for Indian illegal migrants

London: In a key step in delivery of the Illegal Migration Act, the UK government plans to add India and Georgia to a list of safe states to speed up the process…
Israel-Gaza protests: UK’s Home Secretary Braverman in war of words with police

London: UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman has launched a war of words with the Metropolitan Police with a tough-talking newspaper article on Thursday that accuses the force of not tackling the “hate…
Cricket: PCB accepts chief selector Inzamam’s resignation as rift grows

Karachi: The rift between the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq intensified with the country’s sport’s governing body accepting the former skipper’s resignation amid a conflict of interest allegation. Even…

Ivanka Trump testifies in New York fraud trial

Washington, DC: Following an extraordinary eight days of witness testimony, which included Donald Trump and three of his adult children in the civil fraud trial brought by the New York attorney general’s…
US can’t get tough with China, depends on it for modern way of life: Vivek Ramaswamy

Washington: The US cannot “get tough” with China because it depends on it for a modern way of life, Indian-American Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has said, asserting that Washington needs to…
US carries out airstrike in eastern Syria, targets Iran-backed groups

Washington: The US military carried out an airstrike on a facility in eastern Syria used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and groups backed by Tehran, the Defense Department said in…
Haley-Ramaswamy fight gets nastier at 3rd Republican presidential debate

Washington: The fight between Indian-American Republican candidates got nastier with former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley calling tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy “just a s**m” for bringing up her daughter as a reference…

List of peaceful countries in the world: Know where India stands

India, ranking fifth in the list of countries by Gross Domestic Product (GDP), lags far behind on the list of the world’s peaceful nations. According to the Global Peace Index (GPI) by…
Telangana student critically injured in stabbing at US gym dies

Washington: Varun Raj Pucha, the 24-year-old Indian student from Telangana, who was stabbed at a fitness centre in the US state of Indiana, has succumbed to his injuries, the university where he was studying has…
UK PM Rishi celebrates Diwali with members of Hindu community

London: Ahead of Diwali, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and wife Akshata Murty celebrated Diwali,the festival of lights, with members of the Hindu community gathering at his official residence in 10 Downing…
J-K: BSF personnel injured in unprovoked firing by Pak rangers

Jammu: A BSF personnel was injured in unprovoked firing by the Pak rangers along the International Border (IB) in the Ramgarh sector of Samba district on early Thursday, a senior official said.…
India remains a strategic partner for the US: White House

Washington: India remains a strategic partner for the United States, the White House said Wednesday adding that it is for New Delhi to decide what their stance is going to be on…
UK PM Sunak summons Scotland Yard chief over pro-Palestinian protests

London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has summoned the Scotland Yard chief for a meeting on Wednesday to hold him “accountable” for policing plans for protests over the coming Remembrance weekend when…
Sharjah to be guest of honour at Thessaloniki International Book Fair 2024

Sharjah will be the guest of honour at the 20th edition of the Thessaloniki International Book Fair, scheduled to take place from May 16 to May 19, 2024, in Greece. The announcement…
QS World University rankings: India surpasses China with more varsities in list

New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay has retained its top position in India in the QS World University Rankings-Asia and India has surpassed China in the number of ranked…