Dec 28, 2024, at 10:30 pm
Canadian musician and Elon Musk’s former partner, Grimes, has spoken out about the growing anti-India sentiment on American social media, revealing that she was raised in a half-Indian household.
Dec 28, 2024, at 08:28 pm
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin extended an apology to Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev on Saturday over a "tragic incident" involving an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane that crashed in Russian airspace on Wednesday.
US slams Hong Kong for issuing arrest warrants, bounties targeting six overseas democracy activists
Dec 28, 2024, at 07:00 pm
The United States has criticised the Hong Kong government's action of issuing new arrest warrants and bounties targeting six overseas democracy activists.
Dec 28, 2024, at 06:29 pm
At least 19 Pakistani soldiers and three Afghan civilians died after heavy clashes erupted between security forces of the two neighbouring nations at the border crossing points, media reports said on Saturday.
Dec 28, 2024, at 05:34 pm
Fresh details of the Israeli airstrike on Sana’a airport, which occurred as Tedros Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) was preparing to fly out of the country, have been provided by Julien Harneis, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen.
Manmohan Singh was a man of exceptional intelligence, says former Canadian PM Stephen Harper
Dec 28, 2024, at 04:48 pm
Former Canadian PM Stephen Harper consoled the death of Manmohan Singh and described the two-time late Indian PM as an individual of 'exceptional intelligence, integrity, and wisdom'.
US issued over 1 million nonimmigrant visas to Indians for second straight year, says Embassy
Dec 28, 2024, at 03:14 pm
The US Mission in India on Friday said it issued more than one million nonimmigrant visas for the second year in a row, including a record number of visitor visas, underscoring the huge demand of Indians for travel to the United States.
UNICEF assessment reflects 2024 was one of the worst years in history for children in conflict
Dec 28, 2024, at 02:18 pm
The impact of armed conflicts on children around the world reached devastating and likely record levels in 2024, as per an assessment by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
'External interference' might have caused plane crash in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan Airlines claims
Dec 28, 2024, at 01:32 am
Azerbaijan Airlines said "external physical and technical interference" led to a major plane crash in Kazakhstan on Wednesday which left 38 people dead out of 67 on board, media reports said.
Pakistan: Two police constables die after unknown attackers target them in Shikarpur
Dec 27, 2024, at 06:40 pm
At least two police constables died in Pakistan's Shikarpur district on Wednesday when unknown attackers opened fire on them, media reports said.
Bangladesh: 17 Christian houses burned down in Bandarban on Christmas eve
Dec 27, 2024, at 04:44 pm
At least 17 houses belonging to the Christian community members were torched by unknown attackers on Christmas eve in Bangladesh's Bandarban region on the intervening night of December 24 and 25, media reports said.
South Korea: Lawmakers vote to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo
Dec 27, 2024, at 03:39 pm
Less than two weeks after the South Korean Parliament stripped President Yoon Suk Yeol of his power over his short-lived martial law, the country's lawmakers on Friday voted to impeach prime minister and acting president Han Duck-soo, plunging the nation into a political crisis.
Ukraine captures injured North Korean soldier who was fighting for Russia, claims South Korea
Dec 27, 2024, at 01:17 pm
South Korean spy agency has confirmed that Ukraine captured a wounded North Korean soldier who was sent to the country to support Russia's ongoing conflict against the neighbouring country.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus escapes unhurt as Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen airport
Dec 27, 2024, at 09:58 am
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and other UN staff members were present at the international airport in Sanaa when an Israeli airstrike hit it.
Dec 26, 2024, at 09:23 pm
A video showcasing a new Chinese stealth fighter jet, possibly a 6th-generation strike aircraft, has surfaced on social media, reported NDTV.
15,000 Taliban fighters march to Pakistani border after deadly airstrikes
Dec 26, 2024, at 07:46 pm
The tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have escalated dramatically, with reports of around 15,000 Taliban fighters marching toward the Pakistani border, media reports said.
Azerbaijan Airlines crash: Experts suggest possible missile strike by Russia near Kazakhstan
Dec 26, 2024, at 06:34 pm
Baku: Military experts have suggested that the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed near Kazakhstan's Aqtau on Christmas Day, en route from Baku to Grozny in Russia, may have been "accidentally struck" by a Russian surface-to-air missile or antiaircraft fire, media reports said.
Canada announces change to immigration system, likely to impact Indians seeking permanent residence
Dec 26, 2024, at 12:09 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Canada has announced some significant changes to its Express Entry immigration system which are likely to impact the Indians seeking to migrate to the North American country for better job opportunities.
Dec 25, 2024, at 11:43 pm
A total of 32 passengers have been rescued after a passenger plane with 67 onboard flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near Kazakhstan's Aktau city on Wednesday, media reports said.
President Zelenskyy describes Russian attack on Ukraine on Christmas Day as 'inhumane'
Dec 25, 2024, at 06:45 pm
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday described the Russian aerial attack on his nation on Christmas Day as 'inhumane'.
UN General Assembly approves $3.72 billion budget for 2025
Dec 25, 2024, at 05:16 pm
The General Assembly wrapped up the main part of its 79th session on Tuesday, approving a $3.72 billion budget for the United Nations in 2025 and adopting a new programme to support landlocked developing countries.
Twenty-seven survive after Azerbaijan Airlines flight with 67 onboard crashes in Kazakhstan
Dec 25, 2024, at 02:39 pm
At least 27 people are believed to have survived after a passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near Kazakhstan's Aktau city on Wednesday, media reports said.
Dec 25, 2024, at 01:49 pm
A passenger plane of Azerbaijan Airlines carrying over 70 people crashed near Aktau airport in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, media reports said.
Syria: Christmas tree set on fire by suspected 'Islamists', Christians protest
Dec 25, 2024, at 10:37 am
Christians demonstrated in several Syrian cities, demanding protection, after unidentified people set a Christmas tree on fire in Suqaylabiyah town on Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan strikes TTP camps in Afghanistan, Taliban government claims civilians killed
Dec 25, 2024, at 09:12 am
Pakistan on Tuesday said its fighter jets bombed four locations where camps of banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were located in Afghanistan's Paktika province which left several terrorists killed or wounded, media reports said.
Pakistan: People in Karachi facing gas crisis as chilly winter sets in
Dec 24, 2024, at 06:58 pm
People in Karachi are forced to buy expensive liquefied petroleum gas amid a severe crisis during cold chilling winter, media reports said on Monday.
US: Gay couple sentenced to 100 years in prison for sexually abusing two adopted sons
Dec 24, 2024, at 06:18 pm
Two allegedly gay men in the USA have been sentenced to 100 years in prison without parole for sexually abusing their two adopted sons.
WUC condemns Chinese sanctions against Uyghur and Tibetan organisations in Canada
Dec 24, 2024, at 06:08 pm
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has said it is appalled by the Chinese government’s decision to impose sanctions on the Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project (URAP) and 14 of its staff members and experts.
Wanted Indian drug smuggler killed in the US
Dec 24, 2024, at 12:44 pm
Washington/IBNS: Drug smuggler Sunil Yadav, who is wanted in the Indian state of Rajasthan, has been killed in a shootout at Stockton city of California in the United States, media reports said.