New-Delhi: Atleast five people were killed and several others were injured after a passenger train was derailed in Pakistan’s Punjab on Tuesday.The accident occurred at around 5:15 am when the train Rehman Baba Express was travelling from Karachi to Peshawar when it derailed in Sher Shah in Multan.The injured were shifted to Nishtar Hospital in…
Kathmandu: Nepal Home Minister Sudan Gurung will visit the Indian capital, New Delhi, next week to attend the BIMSTEC Home Ministers’ meeting, three sources privy to the visit told ANI.It will be the Home Minister’s first foreign visit since assuming office. As per the source from the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu, the invitation was extended…
Jerusalem: The Omani co-pilot who attempted to crash a flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv had planned to deliberately crash the aircraft into a building or another plane at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, according to reports in the Israeli media.Hamam Al-Hammami, an Omani first officer who is currently under arrest, reportedly told investigators in the…
Washington: A coalition of 22 US attorneys general has opposed the Trump administration’s proposal to impose a fee exceeding $100,000 on certain H-1B visa petitions, arguing that the measure is unlawful and would worsen shortages of teachers, doctors and nurses.The challenge is significant for Indian professionals and American companies that rely heavily on the H-1B…
New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with Foreign Ministers Ronald Lamola of South Africa and Mauro Vieira of Brazil who jointly condemned the Pahalgam terrorist attack last year and reaffirmed their commitment to zero tolerance for terrorism.The ministers of the three countries that form the IBSA Dialogue Forum met here on Thursday and,…
Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah has urged citizens to take precautions ahead of a spell of heavy rainfall expected from Friday to Sunday.Taking to X, the Prime Minister, who’s on his way to the US for the United Nations General Assembly, also cautioned people of thunderstorms, lightning, windstorms and the risk of floods, landslides…
United Nations: US President Donald Trump has reaffirmed his administration’s support for the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor, presenting the ambitious connectivity project as an alternative route for moving energy and goods across the region. Trump made the remarks during a multilateral meeting with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council on the sidelines of the United…
New Delhi: Contingents of the Indian Army and the United States Army are currently undergoing intensive joint training across multiple platforms and operational scenarios as part of Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2026.Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2026, the 22nd edition of the India-US joint military exercise, began on September 15.The ongoing drills focus on honing combat tactics, boosting…
Doha: Qatar is working with the United States and Iran to resume talks, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari said, noting that US officials have indicated that Washington wants a deal. Speaking on the sidelines of the Qatar Economic Forum in New York, Al Ansari said Qatar had been exchanging ideas with Washington and Tehran…
New Delhi: India and Nepal reviewed a wide range of trade, transit and connectivity issues during the meeting of the India-Nepal Inter-Governmental Sub-Committee (IGSC) on Trade, Transit and Cooperation to Control Unauthorised Trade held in New Delhi on September 16-17, according to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.The Indian delegation was led by Joint Secretary,…
