The Russian military cargo plane Ilyushin Il-76 met a fatal fate on Tuesday shortly after takeoff. The plane, with 15 people on board, succumbed to a fire that engulfed one of its engines and crashed to the ground in the…
In a disturbing development, an Indian Air Force (IAF) Tejas aircraft met with an accident during operational training near Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer today. The pilot, who demonstrated extraordinary skill and presence of mind, successfully ejected from the plane shortly before the…
Joe Biden and rival Donald Trump won enough delegates on Tuesday to clinch their parties’ nominations in the 2024 presidential race, the networks predicted, in addition to securing a rematch and setting up one of the longest election campaigns in…
NEW DELHI: India has successfully test-fired a home-grown ballistic missile capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads for the first time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. Modi said he was “proud” to launch the “first flight test of the…
MOSCOW: Russia said a group of its warships had arrived in Iran to take part in exercises with Iran and China in the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. The joint exercises, called “Maritime Security Belt – 2024”, will…
MUMBAI: India on Tuesday rejected Chinese objections to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s weekend visit to Arunachal Pradesh, saying the northeastern border state had always been an “integral and inalienable part of India”. The Indian Foreign Ministry’s statement came a day…
The Chinese Cultural Center in Pakistan and the Cultural Office of the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan jointly launched a series of activities to celebrate the grand celebration of ‘Happy Chinese New Year 2024 – Year of the Dragon’ in Pakistan.Taikonauts…
CAIRO/JERUSALEM/RAFAH: Palestinians prepared for Ramazan in a somber mood with heightened security by Israeli police and the specter of war and hunger in Gaza overshadowing the normally festive Muslim holy month as talks to secure a ceasefire stalled. Thousands of…
NEW DELHI: India will continue deporting Myanmar nationals who have crossed into the country fleeing the ongoing ethnic conflict in Myanmar, officials said on Saturday. On Friday, the first batch of Myanmar nationals who entered India “illegally” were deported, said…
The second-highest official of India’s Election Commission resigned suddenly on Saturday, days before the date of the country’s general election was expected to be announced. Arun Goel’s resignation as Election Commissioner leaves the Election Commission of India with only one…
ANKARA: The death toll from flash floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra has risen to 21, with tens of thousands of people fleeing to temporary government shelters, officials said on Sunday. The river overflowed its banks and…
ROME: Pope Francis said in the interview that Ukraine should have what he called the courage of a “white flag” to negotiate an end to the war with Russia that followed Moscow’s massive invasion two years ago that killed tens…
NEW DELHI: India says it has uncovered a “major human trafficking network” that lured young men to Russia with the promise of jobs only to force them to fight in the war in Ukraine. According to the Central Bureau of…
NEW DELHI: India has deported the first batch of Myanmar refugees who entered the country fleeing a military coup in 2021, the border state’s top minister said on Friday, weeks after India ended its visa-free policy on its border with…
HOUSTON, Texas: Donald Trump consolidated his grip on the Republican National Committee on Friday after his daughter-in-law and another ally took top leadership posts amid a debate among members over whether the organization should help pay his legal bills. RNC…
OTTAWA: Six people from Sri Lanka, including a mother and four young children, were killed in a knife attack in the Canadian capital of Ottawa late Wednesday, police said Thursday, shaking a country where mass killings are rare. Prime Minister…
