
Washington: Elon Musk has questioned Saudi Arabia’s role in Twitter Inc after Saudi Arabia’s Prince Alwaleed bin Talal tweeted his opposition to the billionaire...
India and Nepal’s “ever-strengthening” friendship and closeness will benefit the entire humanity amid the kind of global conditions that are emerging, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a special 20-minute address in Lumbini on the sidelines...
Kathmandu: Kenton Cool, a 48-year-old British national, has scaled the world’s highest peak Mount Everest for the 16th time, becoming the first non-Nepalese to do so, a media report said. Cool, who hails from Gloucestershire, a county in South...
Peshawar: Two Sikh businessmen were shot dead by the Islamic State terrorists in northwest Pakistan on Sunday, the latest targeted attack against the minority community members in the restive province bordering Afghanistan.
Islamabad: Signs of discontent among the constituents of Pakistan’s ruling coalition appeared early with PPP chairman and foreign minister designate Bilawal Bhutto Zardari linking his joining the federal cabinet with the induction of lawmakers...
Kuswait: Global warming is smashing temperature records all over the world, but Kuwait - one of the hottest countries on the planet - is fast becoming un-liveable. In 2016, thermometers hit 54 degree Celsius, the highest reading on Earth in...
Dhaka: Supporters of Bangladesh’s main opposition party have organised protests across the country demanding that their jailed leader be immediately allowed to go abroad for treatment. Khaleda Zia, the 76-year-old leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist...
Recently appointed Indian-American Chief of Staff to Acting Defence Secretary speaks about 9/11, Kashmir, safeguarding regional security in the Indian Ocean through the Quad and the UK-USA special relationship.
Dressed in a black suit, former film producer Harvey Weinstein arrived at a Manhattan court on Monday for the start of his landmark rape trial, met by celebrity accusers including Rosanna Arquette who helped fuel the #MeToo movement in the wake...
Sri Lanka’s new president endorsed amending the constitution to reduce the power of minority political parties, saying the country wasn’t suited to a system that creates unstable governments “constantly under the influence of extremism”.
Weeks after the election of hardliner Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the president of Sri Lanka, the prospects for justice and reconciliation between the different communities on the island lie in tatters.
India and Nepal’s “ever-strengthening” friendship and closeness will benefit the entire humanity amid the kind of global conditions that are emerging, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a special 20-minute address in Lumbini on the sidelines...
Kathmandu: Kenton Cool, a 48-year-old British national, has scaled the world’s highest peak Mount Everest for the 16th time, becoming the first non-Nepalese to do so, a media report said. Cool, who hails from Gloucestershire, a county in South...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a grand welcome by the diaspora in Germany, on his three-nation Europe trip.
Braving snow and rain, more than 200 members of the Indian diaspora and student communities in London gathered outside the Indian High Commission on Saturday 29 January afternoon, to protest the targeted anti-Muslim pogrom in Delhi which has...
Washington: Elon Musk has questioned Saudi Arabia’s role in Twitter Inc after Saudi Arabia’s Prince Alwaleed bin Talal tweeted his opposition to the billionaire...
Washington: US fashion brand Patagonia has placed an order to purchase 17,050 metres of Khadi Denim fabric worth nearly Rs 80,00,000, returning once again to buy the India-made fabric for the American market. Reports said Patagonia placing a...
NEW YORK: The South Asian community in New York has been shaken in recent weeks by a string of hate crimes against Sikh men in Richmond Hill, a neighborhood sometimes called Little Punjab that is home to a large Sikh community and a prominent...
WASHINGTON: Indians cornered nearly three-fourths of H-1B visas issued by the US to specialty foreign workers in 2021, continuing their stranglehold on this highly sought after professional ticket to work, live and, finally, settle down in America.
WASHINGTON: Sikh Marines filed a lawsuit against the Corps saying they were being forced to choose between staying in the service or following their faith....
Teen held in NY for attacks on SikhsA 19-year-old youth has been arrested in New York City and faces hate crime charges for his alleged involvement in attacks on three Sikh men in Queens, including the brutal assault of an elderly Sikh tourist...
The Brazilian military came in for stiff scrutiny after a lawmaker revealed it had purchased Viagra pills for the troops, drawing a flurry of jokes on social media. Congressman Elias Vaz said he had been informed through a freedom of information...
NEW DELHI: India is willing to commit up to another $2 billion in financial assistance to Sri Lanka while also supporting the island nation with food and...
Colombo: After weeks of defiance Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said he’s open to changes in the nation’s constitution to appease protesters...
In the 1890s, some 32,000 workers were brought from British India to East Africa for manual labour to build a railway line. Despite it being a foreign...