New Delhi: The Sri Lankan President’s office has contradicted the statement attributed to President Maithripala Sirisena by Pakistan and issued a statement on being misquoted. The Pakistani High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Shahzad Chaudhary on Tuesday met President at the request of the former to brief him of India’s internal decision of August 5 to […]
PARIS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday arrived in France on the first leg of his three-nation tour during which he will have a summit interaction with President Emmanuel Macron to further boost the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership. Prime Minister Modi was received by the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian at […]
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that other countries will need to take up the fight against Islamic State militants, citing Russia, Pakistan, Iraq, and Iran as examples. Earlier this year, US-backed forces reclaimed the last remaining territory once held by Islamic State militants in Syria. Since then, however, there has been concern about […]
LOS ANGELES: Mumbai-based dance group V Unbeatable’s flips and tricks helped it enter semi-final of “America’s Got Talent”, a popular reality competition series. “Prepare to FLIP cause @v_unbeatable has made it to the Semifinals! #AGTResults,” a tweet was posted by the official handle of the show. The troupe comprises around 29 members aged between 12 […]
Islamabad: Pakistan said on Thursday that there were many offers of mediation on Kashmir, but any progress will be possible only if India accepted them. Tensions between India and Pakistan spiked after New Delhi abrogated provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution to withdraw Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and bifurcated it into two Union […]
During his 2016 presidential campaign, Trump had said that he will end the birthright citizenship. US President Donald Trump threatens to end birthright citizenship (File photo) President Donald Trump has threatened to end what he called the “ridiculous” US policy of birthright citizenship, which gives citizenship automatically to those born in America, as he sought […]
Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday accused non-governmental organizations of burning down the Amazon rainforest to hurt his government, as a growing global outcry against the wildfires raged through social media. Presented without evidence and disputed by environmental and climate experts, Bolsonaro’s comments enraged critics and fanned a growing social media campaign over the […]
Pakistan is on the verge of being blacklisted by the Asia-Pacific Group, one of the regional affiliates of anti-money laundering watchdog FATF. Pakistan has submitted its compliance report on 27-point action plan committed with the FATF to the APG. After being placed on the grey list by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Pakistan is […]
Kosovo’s Parliament was disbanded on Thursday, opening the way to the country’s President to set the date for an early general election. The 120-seat Parliament held an extraordinary session on Thursday, deciding by 89 votes in favour of disbanding the Parliament. There was one vote against and two people abstained. In July, Prime Minister Ramush […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi left on a three-nation tour on Thursday with France being his first stop, followed by UAE and Bahrain. In Paris, PM Modi is scheduled to hold bilateral talks in French President Emmanuel Macron with counter-terrorism and defence topping the agenda of discussions. He will arive at Charles de Gaulle […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday left the national capital for France to attend bilateral and multilateral programmes there. From France, Modi will travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE and Bahrain before returning to France to attend the G7 Summit. Modi’s five-day visit to the three nations is scheduled between August 22 […]
The United States has no evidence that India is running afoul of American sanctions on Iran, a top US diplomat said on Tuesday. “We have no evidence that India is running afoul of US sanctions,” Special US Representative to Iran, Brian Hook, told reporters at the Foreign Press Centre. Hook was responding to a reporter’s […]
WELLINGTON: As New Zealand lawmakers vigorously debated fuel prices in parliament this week, speaker Trevor Mallard called for order while feeding baby Tutanekai his bottle. The six-week-old son of Labour MP Tamati Coffey and his husband, born via a surrogate mother last month, was being cuddled by his father in the debating chamber on Wednesday […]
JAKARTA: Indonesia has blocked internet access in unrest-hit Papua over fears that a stream of offensive and racists posts online will spark more violent protests in the region, the government said Thursday. Riots and demonstrations brought several Papuan cities to a standstill this week, as buildings were torched and street battles broke out between police […]
The federal budget deficit is expected to balloon to more than $1 trillion in the next fiscal year under the first projections taking into account the big budget deal that President Donald Trump and Congress reached this summer, the Congressional Budget Office reported on Wednesday. The return of $1 trillion annual deficits comes despite Trump’s […]
Washington: The US and India will hold two key meetings this week, including an intersessional of the 2+2 Dialogue, to discuss ways to advance cooperation on critical diplomatic and security priorities and building on the shared vision for the Indo-Pacific region. The US will host the intersessional meeting of the US-India 2+2 Dialogue in California […]
On Thursday, Acting Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells and Assistant Secretary of Defence for Indo-Pacific Affairs Randall Schriver are to meet with their Indian counterparts at Monterey, California, for an Intersessional Meeting of the US-India 2+2 Dialogue of defence and foreign affairs officials. On Friday, the two US officials are […]
China on Wednesday objected to the US decision to sell 66 F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, saying it will impose sanctions on American companies linked to the deal. “China condemns the decision by the United States. We have already made solemn complaints to the US and call on Washington to fully recognise the serious dangers […]
The house in north-west London where B R Ambedkar lived as a student in the 1920s may be closed as a museum next month following the decision of the local council to refuse permission for it to be converted into a museum. Purchased by the Maharashtra government in September 2015 for 3.1 million pounds, the […]
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his administration was in “meaningful” talks with Democrats about gun legislation after the latest mass shootings, but congressional aides downplayed the discussions as low-level and not very productive. Democrats have accused Trump of reversing course after he initially voiced support for tougher background checks following the latest shootings to […]
Rabbits love getting stroked on their nose pic.twitter.com/aYOZGAY6kP — Dan Quintana 🐰 (@dsquintana August 18, 2019 On August 18, Twitter user Dan Quintana posted a short video of an animal on Twitter (added above that said, “Rabbits love getting stroked on their nose.” The video sparked an enormous debate on Twitter, since the “rabbit” does […]
Sao Paulo/Brasilia: Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday accused non-governmental organizations of setting wildfires in the Amazon rainforest to damage his government`s image after he cut their funding. Bolsonaro, who has shocked environmentalists with plans to open the Amazon to business interests, said NGOs could be behind the record number of wildfires this year, […]
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was “seriously looking” at ending the right of citizenship for America-born children of non-citizens. “We are looking at birthright citizenship very seriously. It’s frankly ridiculous,” Mr. Trump said, responding to a question on the birthright citizenship that grants automatic citizenship to those born in the US. “Birthright […]
Washington: Countries like India, Iran, Russia and Turkey would have to fight against terrorists in Afghanistan at some point of time, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, ruing that the job against terrorist is being done only by the United States some 7,000 miles away. Trump said that other nations currently are making very […]
Washington: A US MQ-9 drone was shot down by a surface-to-air missile in the south of Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Tuesday, according to a US official. “The US believes that the missile was provided to Houthi rebels by Iran,” the official told CNN. The official said it was immediately unclear whether the drone was being […]