OIC condemns Houthi attacks on Mecca, Medina region
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned what it described as “heinous attacks” launched by the Houthi group on the holy city...
Saudi crown prince seeks Egypt's backing as Houthi attacks rattle Red Sea oil routes
Cairo, Sep 16: Saudi Arabia's crown prince sought backing Tuesday from the president of Egypt, his ally across the Red Sea, as the...
US admits deploying space weapons for first time
Srinagar, Sep 15: The United States has, for the first time, acknowledged deploying space weapons in Earth’s orbit, with US Secretary of the...
US judge blocks Trump administration's new visa rules for foreign students, journalists
Washington, Sep 15: A US federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration new rule that would impose stricter limits on how long...
President Xi, PM Modi reach most important consensus that India-China should be partners: Wang...
President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have reached “most important consensus” during their meeting on the margins of BRICS summit that China...
Pakistan court orders blocking passports of KP CM, 24 lawmakers of Imran Khan's party
Peshawar, Sep 15: An Islamabad anti-terrorism court has ordered the blocking of passports of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi and 24...
Houthis seize 2 strategic Red Sea islands, and other Mideast developments
Dubai, Sep 15: Yemen's Houthi rebels have seized the strategic islands of Greater and Lesser Hanish in the southern Red Sea, bolstering the...
Saudi pipeline hit by drones to be out of service for weeks, further restricting...
Cairo, Sep 15: A crucial Saudi oil pipeline that was struck in an attack will be mostly out of service for weeks as...
Nepal seeks Chinese help to rebuild flood-damaged Rasuwagadhi road
Nepal has sought China’s assistance to rebuild the Syaphrubesi-Rasuwagadhi road, a key trade route with its northern neighbour, that was severely damaged in...
Yemen's Houthi rebels seize more key islands in southern Red Sea, tighten grip on...
Cairo, Sep 14: Yemen's Houthi rebels captured more strategic islands in the southern Red Sea, Yemeni government and Houthi officials said on Monday,...
Fighting in Yemen intensifies as Houthis launch more attacks on Saudi Arabia
Aden, Sep 14: The conflict in Yemen intensified on Sunday, as government forces launched attacks against Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea...
World’s water cycle speeding up, raising flood and drought risks: Study
Climate change is accelerating the movement of water through the atmosphere, potentially intensifying rainfall extremes while worsening water stress in vulnerable regions, a...
Iranian cargo ship struck; talks between Tehran, neighbours postponed
Cairo, Sep 14: An Iranian cargo vessel was struck early Sunday off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media said,...
Trump downplays need to check AI development, says he doesn't want to cede edge...
Dublin, Sep 14: President Donald Trump on Sunday played down the need for his administration to check the development of artificial intelligence, saying...
Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen claim new attacks on Saudi Arabia
Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen overnight claimed new attacks on neighbouring Saudi Arabia, as Yemen's Saudi-backed government described the rebels' swift advance along the...
PM meets 15 world leaders
New Delhi, Sep 13: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held 15 sit-down bilateral meetings with heads of states or heads of governments in the last...
Nepal flood death toll reaches 1,388
Kathmandu, Sep 13: The death toll in Nepal flash floods climbed to 1,388 on Sunday as more bodies were recovered from the eight...
Iranian commercial vessel hit near Strait of Hormuz, one killed, three injured
CAIRO, SEPT 13: An Iranian commercial vessel was struck by a projectile early Sunday near Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, leaving one...
Saudi Arabia has few options as it faces mounting threats from Iran, allies
Dubai, Sep 13: A lightning advance by Houthi rebels threatens a crucial Red Sea shipping route. Drone attacks blamed on Iraqi militias have...
Search underway for Indonesian passenger ship carrying 240 people after it loses contact
Jakarta, Sep 13: Indonesian rescuers launched a search operation Sunday after a passenger ship carrying 240 people lost contact in the Java Sea...
PM Modi wishes Israeli PM Netanyahu on Jewish new year
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday greeted their Israeli counterparts and the Jewish community on their new year.
Modi conveyed...
Border peace essential for India-China ties: PM
New Delhi, Sep 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday conveyed to Chinese President Xi Jinping that peace and tranquillity along the frontier remains...
Pahalgam echoes through BRICS
New Delhi, Sep 12: The BRICS grouping strongly condemned the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack in its 'New Delhi Declaration' adopted on Saturday and...
China Southern Airlines to resume Guangzhou-Delhi flights after 6 years
Beijing, Sep 12: China Southern Airlines on Saturday announced that it will resume regular passenger services on the Guangzhou-New Delhi route from September...
Saudi Arabia shuts down pipeline as Houthis seize island, opening new front in Iran...
Cairo, Sep 12: Saudi Arabia said Friday it shut down a major pipeline a day after it was attacked by drones, and Yemen's...
PM Modi, Putin push ties towards USD 100-billion trade
New Delhi, Sep 11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held wide-ranging talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, focusing on enhancing annual bilateral trade...
Iran will not surrender to bullies: President Masoud Pezeshkian
Iran will not surrender to “bullying” and “arrogance” and will stand firm to protect its national interests, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on...
PM, Iranian President back dialogue, diplomacy
New Delhi, Sep 11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi...
Ahead of Modi-Xi meeting, Beijing says India and China should handle differences properly
Beijing, Sep 11: Ahead of President Xi Jinping's visit to India for the BRICS summit and bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi,...
Saudi airstrikes hit rebel-held Mokha airport in Yemen, Houthi broadcaster says
Cairo, Sep 11: Saudi airstrikes hit the rebel-held Mokha airport in Yemen on Friday, an Iranian-backed Houthi broadcaster reported, a day after the...
Islam poses no serious danger to Europe, but Islamism and anti-Muslim fear do: report
Srinagar, Sep 11: Europe is witnessing growing anxiety over Islam and Muslims, but fears of an Islamic takeover of the continent are unfounded,...
US marks 25 years since the September 11 attacks, 'moments that divide time'
New York, Sep 11: Americans are commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the...
Trump rejects Saudi request to strike Houthis as group advances towards Red Sea chokepoint
Srinagar, Sep 11: US President Donald Trump rejected a request from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to order strikes against Yemen’s Iran-backed...
PM Narendra Modi addresses International Space Summit in Paris, France
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday addressed the International Space Summit held in Paris, France, via Video conference.
The Prime Minister thanked President Emmanuel Macron...
Coxon's ‘kill us all’ warning joined by six more AI insiders over four days
Srinagar, Sep 10: Former Anthropic and OpenAI researcher Jacob Coxon's warning that people building advanced artificial intelligence “earnestly believe that it could kill...
Chinese President Xi to visit India for BRICS summit
Beijing, Sep 10: Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit India this week to attend the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, the foreign...
Iran-backed Houthis seize Al-Makha, close in on strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait in Red Sea
Srinagar, Sep 10: The situation in the war-torn Middle East continues to deteriorate as Iran-backed Houthis, in the latest development, have taken control...
Flight carrying Zelenskyy to Norway delayed in Moldova because of drone incursion
Moldova, Sep 10: A flight scheduled to carry Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from Moldova to Norway was delayed when authorities closed Moldova's airspace...
India sends fresh tranche of relief material, equipment aboard C-17 to flood-ravaged Nepal
India on Wednesday sent a fresh tranche of humanitarian aid comprising 35 tonnes of relief material and equipment onboard a C-17 transport aircraft...
New Apple CEO unveils latest iPhone lineup
Cupertino, Sep 9: Apple is unveiling its latest generation of iPhones, widely expected to include a foldable version, on Wednesday at an event headlined...
Nepal floods: 275 Indian nationals remain missing, says MEA
Two hundred seventy-five Indians remained missing while 166 others were rescued following the devastating flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border, the Ministry of...
PM Modi congratulates Meloni on becoming longest continuously serving PM in Italy’s postwar history
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday congratulated Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on becoming the longest continuously serving Prime Minister in Italy’s postwar history.
The...
Nepal floods: 5-year-old among 3 Indians rescued from Trishuli Bazaar area
New Delhi, Sep 04: Three more Indian nationals, among them a five-year-old child, have been rescued from the flood-hit Trishuli Bazaar area of...
India votes in favour of UNGA resolution endorsing new world map
United Nations, Sep 05: India has voted in favour of a UN General Assembly resolution aimed at correcting the world map to promote...
Putin orders 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv as US envoys visit Russia, Ukraine
Moscow, Sep 5: Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv, the Kremlin said Saturday, as US envoys Steve...
Nepal floods: DNA testing offers last hope to families searching for missing loved ones
When Amrit Diyali saw a human hand washed downstream by floodwaters, he was struck by how closely it resembled his younger brother Raj...
US ambassador calls violent Israeli settlers ‘terrorists’ after weeks of West Bank unrest
Jerusalem, Sep 06: The United States ambassador to Israel condemned Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank again on Saturday, calling the...
Nepal Floods: Rescuers continue search for missing as identification of dead remains challenge
Kathmandu, Sep 06: Rescuers in Nepal continued searching for those missing, as authorities faced continuing difficulties in identifying the dead, 11 days after...
US military says it destroyed 5 Iranian oil tankers; Tehran hits back at American...
Washington, Sep 09: The US military said it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday in response to the latest attacks on its...
Nepal rescuers continue search for missing as identification of dead remains challenge
Kathmandu, Sep 6: Rescuers in Nepal continued searching for those missing, as authorities faced continuing difficulties in identifying the dead, 11 days after devastating...
