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India and Nepal agree to jointly check cross-border smuggling of gold, narcotics & fake currency

NEW DELHI: India and Nepal have decided to strengthen measures to check cross-border smuggling of gold, narcotics, fake currency n

Vietnam to crack down on Chinese goods shipped to US via its territory

NEW DELHI: In a bid to avoid steep U.S. tariffs, Vietnam is set to crack down on Chinese goods being ro

Trump threatens 50% tariff on Chinese imports amid rising global market turmoil

NEW DELHI: President Donald Trump has issued a warning to China, threatening to impose a 50% tariff on Chinese imports to the U.S.

China accuses US of ‘economic bullying, unilateralism’ over tariffs

NEW DELHI:  China has accused the United States of "economic bullying, unilateralism, and protectionism" in response to a new round

PM Modi, Bangladesh Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus hold 40-minutes bilateral talks

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Bangladesh's Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus at the side

PM Modi visits Thailand for BIMSTEC Summit, to travel to Sri Lanka next

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Thailand on Thursday on a two-day visit

China says launches military exercises around Taiwan

NEW DELHI: China has launched large-scale military drills around Taiwan, escalating tensions and incr

Indian GDP doubled to USD 4.2 trillion over the last decade: IMF

NEW DELHI: India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has doubled in size over the last ten years, ac

India and Malaysia hold bilateral meeting to strengthen trade and economic cooperation

NEW DELHI: Union Minister of State for Commerce & Industry and Electronics & Information Tech

Syria, Lebanon agree on a ceasefire after tense border clashes

NEW DELHI: Syria and Lebanon agreed to a ceasefire late Monday after Syrian forces loyal to the new g

PM Modi holds bilateral talks with his New Zealand counterpart Luxon

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with his New Zealand counterpart Christo

Pakistan train hijack: 27 separatists killed, 155 passengers rescued

NEW DELHI: Security forces in Pakistan’s Balochistan province have killed at least 27 separatis

North Korea fires missiles as South, US launch military drills

NEW DELHI: North Korea has fired several ballistic missiles as South Korea and the United States init

UN to halve Rohingya food aid in Bangladesh amid funding crunch

NEW DELHI: The United Nations has warned that it will be forced to halve rations for about one million Rohingya refugees 

China expresses willingness to work with India on strengthening bilateral ties

NEW DELHI: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has reiterated China’s willingness to collaborate with India to advance bilatera

China will work to firmly advance reunification with Taiwan, says Premier Li Qiang

NEW DELHI: Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivered a speech on Wednesday, kicking off the annual National People's Congress and hig

Israel accused of violating humanitarian law by Egypt, Qatar for stopping Gaza aid

NEW DELHI: Israel faced sharp criticism as it stopped the entry of all food and other supplies into G

Bangladesh should not normalize terrorism: Jaishankar

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, during his meeting with Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Advisor Touhid Hossain in M

India to transform into high-income country by 2047: Report

NEW DELHI: India is set to transform into a high-income country with a projected GDP of $23–$35

Qatar Amir in India to deepen trade, energy and tech ties

NEW DELHI: The Amir of the State of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani arrived on a two-day state visit to India.

Mob destroys family home of ousted PM Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka

NEW DELHI: A mob in Bangladesh demolished the family home of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in its capital city of Dhaka. The

Taiwan bans government departments from using DeepSeek AI

NEW DELHI: Taiwan has banned its government departments from using Chinese startup DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence (AI) s

India lodges protest with Sri Lanka over firing during apprehension of Indian fishermen

NEW DELHI: An incident of firing by the Sri Lankan Navy during the apprehension of 13 Indian fishermen in the proximity of Delft I

Indian Foreign Secretary and Chinese Foreign Minister hold talks in Beijing

NEW DELHI: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held discussions with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing, further advancing the

Xi and Putin hail tightening ties in call hours after Trump inauguration

NEW DELHI: Chinese leader Xi Jinping vowed to take his country’s ties with Russia to a new

Foreign Ministers of India and Japan discuss bilateral relations

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar held a bilateral meeting with the Foreign Minister of Japan Takeshi Iwaya i

Israel releases 90 Palestinian prisoners, Hamas releases 3 hostages in landmark Gaza ceasefire

NEW DELHI: The Israel Prison Service said that it released 90 Palestinian prisoners early on Monday (

Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan, wife Bushra Bibi convicted in al-Qadir Trust case

NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was sentenced to 14 years in prison, and his wife Bushra

India welcomes Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, calls for sustained humanitarian assistance in Gaza

NEW DELHI: India on Thursday welcomed the ceasefire deal reached between Israel and Hamas and reitera

India and Afghanistan hold first top-level talks

NEW DELHI: India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, in Du

Maldives Defence Minister to visit India, hold talks Indian counterpart on military cooperation

NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is set to hold a bilateral meeting with his Maldivian counterpart, Moha

China earthquake: Scores dead as tremor strikes Tibet

NEW DELHI: At least 95 people have been confirmed dead and 130 are injured after a major earthquake s

Arrest warrant issued for impeached S Korea president Yoon

NEW DELHI: A Seoul court has issued an arrest warrant against South Korea's

South Korea plane crash kills 179 with investigation into cause under way

NEW DELHI: Scores of people were killed on Sunday when a passenger jet crash-landed at an airport in

India observes seven-day national mourning to honour ex-PM Manmohan Singh

NEW DELHI: The Central government has declared seven days of state mourning across India, starting De

Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash: 29 passengers, including 2 children, survive crash in Kazakhstan

NEW DELHI: An Azerbaijani flight carrying 67 people on board crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, with

Bangladesh launches $5 billion corruption probe against family of Sheikh Hasina

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh has launched a probe into the alleged $5 billion embezzlement connected to a Ru

Malaysia approves new search for missing flight MH370

NEW DELHI: The Malaysian government says it has agreed in principle to resume the search for a passen

PM Modi speaks to his Netherlands counterpart Schoof

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to his Netherlands counterpart Dick Schoof.
They

Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026: Muhammad Yunus

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who heads the caretaker government install