Peshawar: Two policemen, including an SHO, were killed after militants attacked a police station in northwest Pakistan, police said. The militants attacked the Bargai police station in the militancy affected southern Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province with heavy weaponry on Sunday. In the attack, one personnel died on the spot and the injured…
Washington: The nomination of Vice President Kamala Harris as Democratic presidential candidate has brought tremendous energy and enthusiasm into the presidential elections, a top party leader said Sunday, adding that she has brought in a lot of joy and hope. “Madam Vice President Kamala Harris as a nominee of the Democratic Party has brought such…
Kuwait City: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday called on Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Muhammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah and Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah and discussed ways to take the bilateral ties to a higher level. Jaishankar, who arrived here on Sunday on a day-long visit, appreciated Sheikh Sabah’s perspectives on the deepening…
New York: India’s ingenuity, from manufacturing safe vaccines to its Digital Public Infrastructure, is helping not just Indians but the whole world, Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates said as he flagged off the first India Day celebrations in the Seattle area. Gates, Chairman of the Gates Foundation, flagged off the first India Day…
Moscow/Paris: Leaders from across the world, including French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin, greeted India’s leadership and the people of the country as it celebrated its 78th Independence Day on Thursday. While most of the leaders from the South Asian neighbouring countries invoked enduring friendship rooted in history and strengthening of bilateral…
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump talked about Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping in an interview with Tesla CEO Elon Musk saying “they’re at the top of the game”. “They love their country, it is a different form of love,” he said. Elon Musk and former US president Donald Trump sat down for…
Houston: In a powerful yet peaceful display of solidarity, over 300 Indian Americans and Bangladeshi-origin Hindus gathered at Sugar Land City Hall in Houston on Sunday morning to protest the horrific acts committed by Islamist extremists targeting Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh. The air was thick with emotion as attendees united for a cause…
Washington: : African American Kamala Harris, with Indian roots and Vice President of the United States and the Democratic presidential nominee, has gained ground nationally and also in several key battleground States. Harris, 59, not only continues to be on a fundraising spree, taking her campaign coffers to an unprecedented level but also has been…
Dhaka: Thousands of minority Hindu community members staged massive protest rallies in Bangladesh’s capital and the north-eastern port city of Chattagram on Saturday, the second consecutive day, demanding protection amid nationwide vandalism that saw attacks on temples and their households and businesses. Demanding special tribunals to expedite trials of those who persecute the minorities, allocation…
Dili (Timor-Leste): President Droupadi Murmu was conferred the Grand-Collar of the Order of Timor-Leste, the country’s highest civilian award, by her counterpart José Ramos-Horta on Saturday. Murmu, 66, received the award for her achievements in public service and dedication to education, social welfare and women empowerment, her office said in a post on X. President…
