China 2024: Military Standoff With India Ends in Ladakh, Long Freeze Over
BEIJING: It was a breakthrough year in India-China ties after a near freeze in their ties for over four years – the longest since...
‘We Should Try Again’: Punjab Assembly Speaker on Vajpayee’s Failed India-Pak Peace Initiative
LAHORE: "Even though the chance was missed, we should try again," says Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Ahmad Khan when asked about Atal Bihari Vajpayee's...
In Its Tiangong Space Station, China Sets New Spacewalk Record
SRINAGAR: On December 17, two Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong space station made history by completing a record-breaking nine-hour, six-minute spacewalk, international media reported....
Pak Govt, Imran Khan’s Party Agree to Continue Talks to Resolve Contentious Issues
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan government and the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party in their maiden meeting on Monday agreed to continue talks to address contentious issues,...
UN 2024: India Calls for Change at UN as Conflicts Persist
UNITED NATIONS: As the United Nations prepares to celebrate its 80th anniversary next year, India stressed that reform is "key" to the organisation's "relevance"...
Gaza is Now a Graveyard and There Is No Escape, say UN Aid Teams
UN News: Hunger, dire living conditions made worse by heavy winter rains and ongoing hostilities continue to endanger people’s lives in Gaza, which has become...
Russia Reaffirms Support to India’s Bid to Become Permanent Member of UNSC
NEW DELHI: India and Russia have decided to step up joint efforts in dealing with challenges of radicalisation and terror financing.
Ways to deepen cooperation...
Meditation Transcends All Religions, Borders: Leaders on First World Meditation Day at UN
UNITED NATION: Meditation transcends all religions and borders and is also a powerful instrument of diplomacy in the current global landscape marked by escalating...
AI Will Continue to Grow in 2025, But It Will face Major Challenges Along...
SRINAGAR: In 2024, artificial intelligence (AI) continued taking large and surprising steps forward.
People started conversing with AI “resurrections” of the dead, using AI toothbrushes and confessing to an AI-powered...
India Registers Strong Protest with Dhaka Over Comments by Bangla Govt Aide
NEW DELHI: India has lodged a strong protest with Dhaka over certain controversial comments by key aide of Bangladesh's interim government Mahfuj Alam.
In a...
Trump Says India Charges Lot of Tariff, Threatens to Impose Reciprocal Tax
WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump has said that India charges "a lot" of tariff, reiterating his intention to impose reciprocal tariffs in retaliation for...
Bitter Rivalry is Emerging in Middle East Between Two Old Adversaries Over Future of...
CANBERRA: The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria has opened a new front for geopolitical competition in the Middle East.
Now, however, instead of...
UN Envoy Calls for Increased Humanitarian Aid and Swift Economic Recovery in Syria After...
SRINAGAR: The United Nations' top envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, highlighted the urgent need for increased humanitarian assistance and swift economic recovery in the...
‘Pak Has Made Significant Progress in Countering Terrorist Financing,’ Says US State Department Report
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has made substantial progress in countering terrorist financing and addressing regional extremist networks, a US State Department report states while also highlighting...
Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina Involved in Enforced Disappearance: Bangladesh Commission
DHAKA: An inquiry commission set up by the interim government in Bangladesh has said that it found evidence implicating deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina...
