ISTANBUL, Apr 18: Dozens of people including journalists appeared before a court in Istanbul on Friday, accused of attending banned demonstrations and disobeying police orders to disperse during anti-government protests that were triggered by the jailing of the city’s opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu. Imamoglu, seen as the main challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s...
JENA (US), Apr 18: Amid rural Louisiana’s crawfish farms, towering pine trees and cafes serving po’boys, nearly 7,000 people are waiting at immigration detention centers to learn whether they will be expelled from the United States. If President Donald Trump’s administration has its way, the capacity to hold tens of thousands more migrants will...
LONDON, Apr 17: A review of defence ties, with a particular focus on enhancing defence industry collaboration and boosting the ‘Make in India’ initiative, were on the agenda of the 24th India-UK Defence Consultative Group discussions here this week. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and his British counterpart Permanent Secretary David Williams co-chaired the dialogue,...
NEW DELHI, Apr 17: Gold prices continued their upward trend for the second straight session, touched a new all-time high of ₹95,935 per 10 grams , climbing ₹274 on Thursday, driven by firm spot demand. On the the Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd., the precious metal contracts for June delivery hit the record high...
MOSCOW, Apr 16: The Russian Apex Court is expected to pronounce its verdict on Thursday on an appeal filed by the Prosecutor General’s Office seeking to lift a ban on the Afghan Taliban, a move towards full diplomatic recognition of the Kabul regime. Russia had proscribed the Afghan Taliban as a terrorist outfit in 2003....
NEW DELHI, Apr 16: Gold prices soared by ₹1,650 to hit an all-time high of ₹98,100 per 10 gm in the national capital on Wednesday (April 16, 2025) amid a global rush for safe-haven buying triggered by an escalated trade war between the U.S. and China. According to the All India Sarafa Association, the precious...
DUBAI, Apr 15: Iran’s supreme leader said on Tuesday that the first round of talks with the United States went “well”, in his first public comment on the negotiations, state television reported. The comments by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, while couched, represented his endorsement of the talks so far. “We are neither radically...
LONDON, Apr 14: Labour Party MP Tulip Siddiq, the niece of Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, has denied any wrongdoing after reports emerged of an arrest warrant issued by Dhaka’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Siddiq resigned as UK treasury minister in January this year, saying her family connections were becoming a “distraction” for the work...
NEW DELHI, Apr 14: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke on the phone with Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad al-Busaidi and discussed “recent regional developments”, amid the Omani-mediated nuclear talks between the US and Iran. In a post on X, the EAM said: “Appreciate the telecon with FM @badralbusaidi of Oman today. “Discussed recent...
BEIJING, Apr 11: Indian Ambassador to China Pradeep Kumar Rawat met Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong and exchanged views on bilateral ties and cooperation in various fields, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has said. The meeting took place on April 9, the ministry said in a press release on Thursday. The two sides exchanged views...
New Delhi, Apr 10 : Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, was brought to India on Thursday after being “successfully extradited” from the US, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said. The 64-year-old Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin landed in Delhi in a special plane on Thursday evening, ending days...
KYIV, Apr 10: Alleging that China is supplying manpower to Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that at least 155 Chinese nationals are fighting for Russia in the war. This came after two Chinese fighters were captured by the Ukrainian Army earlier this week, BBC reported. Addressing a press conference, Zelensky on Wednesday said his...
Modimodimodmodi NEW DELHI, Apr 6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people on Ram Navami on Sunday and wished that Lord Ram’s blessings always remain “upon us and guide us in all our endeavours”. The prime minister will be in Tamil Nadu’s Rameswaram later in the day and offer prayers at the Ramanathaswamy temple. “Ram Navami...
Kyiv, April 05: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday confirmed that the death toll from recent Russian strikes has reached 16 in Kryvyi Rih, including six children, while five others were killed in Kharkiv following a targeted drone attack. He further said that 34 people were also injured in the strike, which involved six “Shahed”...
New York/Washington, Apr 3: U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (April 2, 2025) listed the high tariffs charged by India on American products as he announced reciprocal tariffs on countries across the board, declaring a 26% “discounted reciprocal tariff” on India. “This is Liberation Day, a long-awaited moment. 2nd April 2025 will forever be remembered...
NEW YORK, Apr 1: India is amazing from space, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams said and voiced optimism that she will visit her “father’s home country” and share experiences about space exploration with people there. Williams made these remarks during a press conference on Monday. She was responding to a question on how India looked from...
WEST PALM BEACH (US), Mar 31: President Donald Trump said Sunday that “I’m not joking” about trying to serve a third term, the clearest indication he is considering ways to breach a constitutional barrier against continuing to lead the country after his second term ends at the beginning of 2029. “There are methods which you...
BANGKOK, Mar 28: A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand on Friday, destroying buildings, a bridge and a dam. At least 144 people were killed and 730 injured in Myanmar, where photos and video from two hard-hit cities showed extensive damage. The 7.7 magnitude quake, with an epicentre near Mandalay, Myanmar’s second largest city,...
ISTANBUL, Mar 23: A court formally arrested the mayor of Istanbul and key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday and ordered him jailed pending the outcome of a trial on corruption charges. Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was detained following a raid on his residence earlier this week, sparking the largest wave of street demonstrations...
HOUSTON, Mar 20: Indian-origin Arizona State Senator Priya Sundareshan has been nominated for the prestigious Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award by EMILYs List, recognising her bold leadership on issues like voting rights, environmental protection, and reproductive rights. As the representative for Arizona’s 18th Senate District, Sundareshan has emerged as a powerful voice in state politics,...
CANBERRA, Mar 20: Between 18,000 and 11,000 years ago, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere suddenly shot up. This caused rapid global warming, the mass melting of glaciers, and the end of the last ice age. Much of this sudden influx of atmospheric CO2 came from the Southern Ocean around Antarctica, highlighting the...