World
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Jaishankar takes up student visa issue with New Zealand foreign minister
External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar today said India and New Zealand have a particular responsibility in forging a post-colonial order, which is fairer and more equitable. He stressed that it will…
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Strengthening the relationship between New Zealand and India
Nanaia Mahuta, Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand says she is excited and looking forward to her bilateral meeting with honourable Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar at Auckland war memorial…
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34 people including children killed in attack on day-care centre in Thailand
Bangkok: At least 34 people, including children and adults were killed and 12 others wounded in an attack on a day-care centre in Nong Bua Lamphu district in Thailand on Thursday. The…
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Suella Braverman objects to increasing visas for Indians
London: Suella Braverman has again risked upsetting No. 10 after saying she has “reservations” about Britain’s trade deal with India because it could increase immigration to the UK, The Guardian reported. Liz Truss…
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US: Bodies of kidnapped Indian-origin family found, video emerges
Chandigarh: A Punjab-origin Sikh family of four, including an eight-month-old child, who were kidnapped from Merced County in California, was found dead, authorities said on Thursday. “It’s horribly, horribly senseless,” Merced County…
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Probe ordered after WHO links children’s deaths in Gambia to made-in-India cough syrup
New Delhi: A probe has been initiated by India’s drug regulator after the WHO issued an alert saying cough syrups manufactured by an Indian firm could potentially be linked to the death…
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‘A good person’: Friends remember slain Indian student Varun in US
New York: As students gathered at Purdue University campus in the US to hold a candlelight vigil in the memory of slain Indian American student Varun Manish Chheda, his friends, shocked and…
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Death toll from Hurricane Ian in US exceeds 110, 300k still without power
Washington: The death toll from Hurricane Ian in the US has exceeded 110, while hundreds of thousands of people remain without power. At least 110 people, including 105 in Florida and five…
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White House says OPEC+ ‘aligning’ with Russia
Washington: The White House on Wednesday (local time) expressed disappointment over the announcement of a cut in oil production quotas by Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies. Criticizing…
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WHO flags four India-made paediatric cough syrups in west Africa after 66 kids die
Geneva: The World Health Organization on Wednesday issued an alert for four “contaminated” India-made medicines, chiefly for paediatric use, identified in the west African nation of The Gambia and found to contain…
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OPEC announces big cut in oil production
London: OPEC+ said on Wednesday that it will slash oil production by 2 million barrels per day, the biggest cut since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, media reports said. The group…
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Liz Truss pledges to get country through stormy days
London: British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Wednesday promised to get the country through “stormy days”, as she launched a blistering attack on the “anti-growth coalition” trying to hold back her pro-growth…
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Google to establish its first Cloud region in Africa
San Francisco: Google on Wednesday announced to establish a Google Cloud region in South Africa — its first on the continent. South Africa will be joining Google Cloud’s global network of 35…
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UN grants Nansen Refugee Award to former German Chancellor Merkel
Geneva: Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel will receive the 2022 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced. The selection committee said it was recognising Merkel’s…
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Armed forces to stay out of politics: says Pak Army Gen Bajwa
Islamabad: Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has assured the nation that the armed forces have distanced themselves from politics and wanted to continue to do so, according to a media…
