Military seizes power in Myanmar
The Myanmar Military Tatmadaw has announced a one year state of emergency in the country. The Vice President Myint Swe has been made the a...
Thousands protest to demand release of Jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny
In Russia, thousands of people took part in unauthorised protests to demand the release of the jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny. A monitoring g...
State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, other leaders of Myanmar ruling party arrested
State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior leaders from the ruling party of Myanmar National League for Democracy (NLD) have been detained in ...
High Commission of India reopens all Visa centres in Bangladesh
All the Indian Visa Application Centres (IVAC) in Bangladesh have been reopened by the High Commision of India. Announcing this on Sunday, the High Co...
UK Opens Visa Scheme to Allow Hong Kong Residents to Become Citizens
A visa scheme to allow Hong Kong residents to come to the UK opened today, with some THREE LAKH people expected to apply. The visa, which is open to h...
Biden appoints Robert Malley as his top envoy for Iran
US President Joe Biden on Friday named Robert Malley, who represented Washington during negotiations for the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran, as his top...
India, World Bank sign 500 million dollar Programme to improve quality of school education in India
The Government of India and the World Bank yesterday signed a 500-million US dollar Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States Programme (...
WHO team begins Covid-19 investigation work, visits Wuhan hospital
A World Health Organization (WHO) team of 13 scientists began its investigation work into the origins of the COVID-19 yesterday after concluding a 14-...
Worried about power of social media companies: Antonio Guterres
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said he is "worried about the power of social media companies and called for creating a glob...
Bahrain: Made in India Vaccine Going to be of Great Help for People
Bahrain has said that the Made-in-India vaccine which it received yesterday is going to be of great help for their people. In an exclusive interview t...
Any military confrontation between India, Pak would be disaster of unmitigated proportion: Antonio Guterres
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said it is absolutely essential for India and Pakistan to be able to come together and serio...
Saudi crown prince announces plan for Riyadh
DUBAI: Riyadh aims to more than double its population and become one of the 10 richest cities in the world under ambitious plans unveiled by Crown Pri...
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...
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