Category: World

Johannesburg: India has a major role to play in the remaking of the post-World War II world order, which is on the brink of collapse, South African Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Zuko Godlimpi told a gathering of captains of industry, academics and policy makers in Pretoria on Monday. The minister was delivering the…

Dubai: India on Monday issued an advisory, asking its citizens in Bahrain to remain vigilant, take due care, and adhere to the safety guidelines of the local authorities in view of the prevailing situation in the region. “Indian citizens are requested to follow updates and advisories issued by the Embassy of India in Bahrain and…

Lahore: Pakistan’s Law enforcement agencies on Sunday night shot dead four terrorists of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Punjab province. According to the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab Police, Dera Ghazi Khan district of Punjab (some 400 km from Lahore) narrowly escaped a major terrorist attack as four militants belonging to “Fitna Al-Khawarij” (TTP) were…

Kathmandu: The RSP led by young rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah ‘Balen’ was on Sunday headed towards a spectacular victory with over two-thirds of the seats in the general elections that saw the legacy parties face rout at the hustings in Nepal. Formed in 2022, the Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP) won 122 of the 165 directly elected…

Beijing:  India and China should view each other as “partners, not rivals” and “opportunity instead of threat”, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Sunday. Wang, at his annual press conference on the sidelines of the Chinese parliament, the National People’s Congress (NPC), said both countries should stick to the direction set by Prime…

Kathmandu:  RSP’s Balendra Shah on Saturday defeated four-time PM K P Sharma Oli by a huge margin and is set to form the next government in Nepal, decimating traditional political parties in the first general elections since last year’s violent Gen Z protests demanding generational change and a corruption-free regime. Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah ‘Balen,’ the…

Kathmandu: Rastriya Swotantra Party is leading in 23 seats, while Nepali Congress and CPN-UML are leading in three each as per the preliminary election results. Vote counting started late on Thursday night, according to the Election Commission. Counting is expected to be completed by Friday night. Nepal witnessed about 60% voter turnout during the elections…

New York/Washington:  Amid the escalating conflict with Iran, the US said it is issuing a temporary 30-day waiver to allow Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil. “President Trump’s energy agenda has resulted in oil and gas production reaching the highest levels ever recorded. To enable oil to keep flowing into the global market, the Treasury…

Colombo: Sri Lanka on Thursday allowed a second Iranian ship to dock at the eastern port of Trincomalee and evacuated all 208 personnel on board, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said, a day after another Iranian frigate was sunk near the island nation. In a televised address, Dissanayake said the vessel, IRINS Bushehr, had sought permission…