Washington, Nov 5 (IANS) In a landmark evening for the South Asian diaspora, three prominent candidates of Indian and broader South Asian heritage claimed resounding victories in high-stakes US elections, underscoring the community's growing political clout.
Washington, Nov 5 (IANS) US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has warned that the ongoing government shutdown is pushing the nation’s air travel system towards chaos, cautioning that air traffic controllers missing a second paycheck next week could lead to mass flight cancellations and even temporary airspace closures.
Washington, Nov 5 (IANS) The White House has said that US President Donald Trump has great respect for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and that the two leaders speak “pretty frequently.”
Brussels, Nov 4 (IANS) Indian and Belgian diplomats gathered in the ornate Egmont Palace for the third India-Belgium Foreign Office Consultations.
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to his official X platform on Tuesday to celebrate what he called a record leap in Indian higher education, declaring himself glad to see the number of Indian universities in the QS Asia University Rankings soar by 1,125 per cent over the past decade, from a mere 24 in 2016 to 294 this year.
Tel Aviv, Nov 4 (IANS) India and Israel deepened their strategic defence partnership on Tuesday when an MoU was signed during the 17th meeting of the JWG on defence cooperation held in Tel Aviv.
Dhaka, Nov 4 (IANS) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the possibility of the Muhammad Yunus led interim government employing "unlawful means" to secure electoral victories in favour of the two political parties it currently depends on -- radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizen Party (NCP) -- in February 2026 polls, local media reported.
Washington, Nov 4 (IANS) India’s maritime resurgence lies at the heart of the Quad’s strategic coherence and the Indo-Pacific’s long-term stability, a report said on Tuesday.
Quetta, Nov 4 (IANS) Two more Baloch civilians were extrajudicially killed by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, a leading human rights organisation said on Tuesday.
Dhaka, Nov 4 (IANS) Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman's recent unconditional apology for the party's past mistakes - the Islamist party had collaborated with Pakistan in genocide during the 1971 Liberation War - merits being called a "blanket apology" as there is no specificity of the crime committed and also a lack of taking responsibility, a report cited on Tuesday.
