Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday said it was committed to implementing the Makkah defence agreement amid raging tensions in the Gulf region after what Saudi Arabia described as an attempted drone attack by Yemen’s Houthis against the Muslim holy city. The trilateral defence agreement, involving Pakistan, Turkiye and Saudi Arabia, was inked last month. The pact…
Washington: Power Minister Manohar Lal has met US Energy Secretary Chris Wright in Houston and discussed India’s nuclear energy expansion roadmap and other issues. Lal met Wright on Tuesday on the sidelines of the G20 Energy Abundance Ministerial in Houston, the power minister’s office said. Discussions covered India’s power infrastructure requirements for emerging areas such…
Washington: The US House of Representatives passed a bill that would authorise President Donald Trump to impose sanctions on Russia and steep tariffs on its trading partners in oil and gas, including India and China. The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, passed by the US Senate last month, was approved…
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to curb illicit poppy cultivation even as he identified India, China and Pakistan among 23 major drug transit and illicit drug producing countries and urged their respective leaders to address the issue. In a Presidential Determination to the US Congress, Trump said…
New Delhi: Prime Minister of New Zealand Christopher Luxon on Wednesday said the country’s parliament has passed the “landmark” free trade agreement with India. On April 27, India and New Zealand inked the trade pact, giving duty-free access to 100 per cent of India’s exports, including textiles, leather footwear, and gems and jewellery, to the…
Kathmandu: Two back-to-back earthquakes struck northwestern Nepal on Wednesday, authorities said. However, there have been no immediate reports of casualties or damage. According to the National Seismological Research Centre, the first tremor of magnitude 4.5 was recorded at 1:51 am (local time). The second quake, with a magnitude of 4.2, struck at 4:28 am (local…
London: Hundreds of fans gathered outside London’s tallest building, The Shard, on Tuesday to catch a glimpse of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, but the event was called off after the Metropolitan Police intervened, citing safety concerns. The cancellation left many fans, some of whom had queued for hours, disappointed. “For public safety…
Washington: The US House of Representatives voted to advance a bill that would authorise President Donald Trump to impose 100 per cent tariffs on India and other countries for buying oil and gas from Russia and extend existing sanctions on Iran. The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 cleared a procedural…
Washington: A US federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration new rule that would impose stricter limits on how long foreign students and journalists can study or work in America. The decision by the Massachusetts district judge on Monday will bring some relief to international students, including many from India, and came one day…
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping left for New Delhi on Saturday morning to attend the 18th BRICS Summit. He is scheduled to hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the summit. Xi left Beijing to attend the BRICS Summit at the invitation of Prime Minister Modi, state-run Xinhua news agency reported….
