Bangladesh sends more Rohingya refugees to flood-prone island
DHAKA: A group of more than 1,700 Rohingya Muslim refugees set sail for a remote island in the Bay of Bengal with more readying to go on Saturday, a B...
Indian American Congressman Ami Bera re-named as Chair of House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee
In the US, veteran Indian-American Congressman Ami Bera has been re-elected as chairman of the House Foreign Subcommittee on Asia, Pacific, Central As...
India's vaccine production capacity is the best asset for today's world: UN chief
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called upon India to play a major role in the global Corona vaccination campaign. Talking to rep...
Pak's SC orders release of a militant convicted of beheading US journalist Daniel Pearl
Pakistan’s Supreme Court yesterday ordered the release of a militant convicted of beheading U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl. Pearl, 38, was kidnapped whe...
Consignment of Made in India Covisheild Reaches Sri Lanka: COVID-19 Vaccine
The consignments of Made in India COVID vaccines dispatched by India have reached Sri Lanka. In a tweet, External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar te...
Saudi Arabia eases Iqama rules
Jeddah: In a big relief for many expats, Saudi Arabia has allowed issuance and renewal of residency permits known as Iqamas for a minimum period of th...
Zuckerberg defends WhatsApp privacy policy
New Delhi: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has defended the upcoming WhatsApp privacy policy that has witnessed a massive backlash in India, saying that ...
US will not provide any concession to China over climate change: John Kerry
US Climate Envoy John Kerry has said that America will not provide any concession to China over Climate Change. He told reporters that the US has seri...
WHO led experts' team set to begin its investigations in Wuhan
The World Health Organization (WHO) team of 13 experts is set to start its field visits and conduct investigations into the origins of the coronavirus...
India announces pledge of USD 150,000 to UN Peacebuilding Fund for 2021
UNITED NATIONS: India has announced a pledge of USD 150,000 to activities of the Peacebuilding Fund this year and said that 2021 provides the internat...
US announces restoration of relations with Palestinians
United Nations: US President Joe Biden's administration announced Tuesday it was restoring relations with the Palestinians and renewing aid to Palesti...
US to purchase additional 200 million Covid vaccine doses: Biden
Washington: President Joe Biden has announced that the US will purchase an additional 200 million doses of the two coronavirus vaccines, an increase i...
US urges citizens to reconsider their travel to Pakistan, Bangladesh and not to visit Afghanistan
The US has urged its citizens to reconsider their travel to Pakistan and Bangladesh and not to visit Afghanistan. The state department issued sep...
Italian PM Giuseppe Conte resigns following criticism over spending in coronavirus cases
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has resigned - and it is not clear if he will be able to form and lead a new coalition government. Parties ...
US President Joe Biden reverses Donald Trump's ban on transgender people in military
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden signed an order Monday reversing a Trump-era Pentagon policy that largely barred transgender individuals from serving ...
Chinese leader Xi Jinping warns Davos forum against new Cold War
PARIS: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned global leaders at an all-virtual Davos forum Monday against starting a “new Cold War” while he championed m...
Trump impeachment goes to Senate
Washington: House Democrats delivered the impeachment case against Donald Trump to the Senate late Monday for the start of his historic trial, but Rep...
US updates travel advisory to citizens for Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan
Washington: Updating its travel advisory for three South Asian countries, the US has urged its citizens to reconsider their travel to Pakistan and Ban...
Liberation War fighter Lt.Col Quazi Sajjad Ali Zahir awarded Padma Shree
Bangladesh Liberation War fighter Lt. Col. (Retd.) Quazi Sajjad Ali Zahir and well known musicologist, Rabindra Sangeet exponent and academic Sanjida ...
Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli expelled from ruling Communist Party
Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has been expelled from the ruling Communist Party over his decision to dissolve the Parliament.The decision to expe...
Egypt signs agreement to receive 20 million AstraZeneca vaccines
CAIRO: Egypt has officially announced its deal for receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine developed by the UK’s Oxford University to reduce the COVID-19 in...
Portugal President Rebelo de Sousa wins new term
LISBON: Portugal’s center-right president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, won a second term on Sunday in an election marked by record abstention as the coun...
Netherlands anti-curfew protests spark clashes with police
THE HAGUE: Protests against a curfew to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the Netherlands degenerated into clashes with police and looting in cities acro...
US President Joe Biden to reinstate Covid travel bans: Official
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will re-impose a Covid-19 travel ban on most non-US citizens who have been in Britain, Brazil, Ireland and much of Eur...
Eight people injured in gas pipeline explosion in China
Beijing: Eight people were injured and three others went missing after a natural gas pipe exploded in northeast China’s port city of Dalian on Monday,...
Five people killed in mass shooting in Indianapolis
Indianapolis: Four people, a pregnant woman and her unborn child were killed in a shooting in Indianapolis, police said.“This does not appear to be a ...
Thousands take to streets protesting Brazil's Bolsonaro
Rio de Janeiro: Thousands of Brazilians took the streets for a second day Sunday to call for the impeachment of President Jair Bolsonaro, who is under...
Israel bans flights to prevent spread of Covid variants*
Tel Aviv: The Israeli cabinet has approved a ban on incoming and outgoing passenger flights to prevent the spread of new coronavirus variants.The shut...
SpaceX ridesharing mission launches record 143 satellites
San Francisco: Much like ride sharing via Uber on Earth, Elon Musk-run SpaceX has successfully launched its new cost-cutting rideshare mission with 14...
Pakistan ready to work with new US administration: Shah Mahmood Qureshi
Islamabad: Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Sunday that his country was ready to work with the new US administration and asser...
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