Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) The Republican-led US Senate on Thursday confirmed Kash Patel as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), making him the first Indian-descent American to head the premier investigating agency.
Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) Kash Patel is set to make history Thursday when the Republican-led US Senate votes to confirm him to head the FBI, the country’s premier investigating agency.
Taipei, Feb 20 (IANS) Asserting that democracy and academic independence are invaluable, Taiwan's President William Lai said on Thursday asked universities to be cautious about any exchanges with China. He was speaking at the 2025 National Conference for the University Presidents of Taiwan at an academic conference in Yilan.
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) In yet another sign of thawing ties between the two countries, a Chinese diplomat on Thursday hailed India's ascent in the Asia Power Index that was released last year.
Seoul, Feb 20 (IANS) North Korea on Thursday expressed outrage over the move by the United States to bolster another nuclear alliance in the Asia-Pacific region.
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Top analysts, politicians, diplomats and strategic affairs experts in India and its neighbourhood on Thursday backed US President Donald Trump's comments questioning the Biden administration's motive behind spending $21 million through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on voter turnout in India, $29M to "strengthening political landscape in Bangladesh" and $20M for "fiscal federalism" in Nepal.
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) India is unlikely to experience any major short-term consequences due to the US tariff on semiconductors, as it is not a major exporter of chips to Washington, the industry body said on Thursday.
New York, Feb 20 (IANS) As their war of words escalated, US President Donald Trump threatened Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky that there could be a deal with Russia to end the three-year Ukraine War without him.
Jerusalem, Feb 20 (IANS) Israel has received the list of the deceased hostages who will be released from Gaza on Thursday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Wednesday.
Dhaka, Feb 19 (IANS) The violent clashes at Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) in Bangladesh since Tuesday has left more than 100 students injured, local media reported on Wednesday.
