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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

China steps up stimulus to recharge growth ahead of US tariffs

NEW DELHI: China indicated a change in policy focus towards consumption for 2025 - increasing state b

India adopts balanced approach to West Asia conflict: Jaishankar in Bahrain

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said India's approach to the conflict

Syrians hold cheerful rallies across Europe to celebrate fall of Assad

NEW DELHI: Thousands of jubilant Syrians rallied in Berlin and cities across Europe on Sunday, waving

Indian airlines hit by nearly 1,000 hoax bomb threats

NEW DELHI: India's airlines and airports received 999 hoax bomb threats this year as of 14 Novemb

Pakistan launches midnight crackdown on Imran Khan supporters after deadly clashes

NEW DELHI: Pakistani security forces launched a crackdown on Tuesday night, arresting several protest

UN says Taliban detained journalists over 250 times in Afghanistan since takeover

NEW DELHI: The United Nations' mission to Afghanistan said on Tuesday the ruling Taliban had arbi

Iran set to hold nuclear talks with France, Germany, UK

NEW DELHI: Iran said that it would hold nuclear talks in the coming days with the three European countries that i

Joe Biden-led US may stir crisis in Asia, says Russian minister

NEW DELHI: The United States, led by outgoing Democratic party leader Joe Biden is inciting Taiwan to stir instability in Asia region, a Russian mi

PM Modi meets his counterparts from Saint Lucia, Barbados, Bahamas & Antigua and Barbuda

NEW DELHI: On the sidelines of the Second India-CARICOM Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held productive discussions with the

US alarmed by 10,000 North Korean troops joining Ukraine war

NEW DELHI: The United States expressed concern over North Korea's decision to supply troops to Ru

Taliban officials to attend COP29 in Azerbaijan for the first time since 2021 Afghanistan takeover

NEW DELHI: Afghan Taliban officials will attend a major United Nations climate conference that starts

EAM Jaishankar holds talks with his Singaporean counterpart Balakrishnan

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held discussions with Singapore’s Foreign Mi

North Korea fires ballistic missile towards sea: South Korea

NEW DELHI: North Korea has launched a salvo of ballistic missiles towards the sea off the east coast

EAM Jaishankar says India actively working for peace in Russia-Ukraine, Israel-Hamas conflicts

NEW DELHI: India is actively working through diplomatic channels to pursue peaceful solutions to the

IMF official says Asia clearly the powerhouse of global economy

NEW DELHI: Asia, which is contributing 60 percent to global growth, is the powerhouse of the&nbs

Japan PM vows to continue ruling despite bruising loss

NEW DELHI: Japan's prime minister Shigeru Ishiba has vowed to continue ruling the country despite

Putin does not deny reports about North Korea troops

NEW DELHI: President Vladimir Putin on Thursday did not deny U.S. claims that North Korea had sent troo

PM Modi meets Chinese President Xi Jinping

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic

PM Modi meets Iranian President Pezeshkian

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian, President of the Islamic Republic

PM Modi departs for Russia to attend BRICS Summit

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed for a two-day visit to Kazan at the invitation of Vlad

India today is both a developing country and an emerging power: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the NDTV World Summit 2024 in New Delhi. Addressing t

N Korea to send troops to fight with Russia: Seoul

NEW DELHI: South Korea's spy agency says North Korea is set to send as many as 12,000 troops to f

N Korea declares S Korea hostile state after demolishing road connections

NEW DELHI: North Korea has officially labelled South Korea as a ‘hostile state’ in its constitution, furth

EAM S. Jaishankar in Islamabad to represent India at 23rd SCO Summit

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar arrived in Islamabad to represent India at the 23r

South Korea warns North Korea planning to blow up roads along heavily militarised border

NEW DELHI: North Korea is getting ready to blow up roads that cross the heavily militarised border wi

North Korea announces plan to block borders with South Korea, cut roads and railways

NEW DELHI: North Korea's military announced plans to "permanently shut off and block the sou