US President May Use OPCON Transfer to Reduce US Troops in Korea
US President Donald Trump reportedly views the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) to South Korea as a possible way to reduce or withdraw American troops from the Korean...
MEA Secretary Meets Somali President, Conveys Greetings from PM Modi
MEA Secretary Sripriya Ranganathan met Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, conveying greetings from President...
China Tightens Internet Censorship as Universities Intensify Student Surveillance Measures
China is tightening internet censorship as universities intensify surveillance of students using VPNs to...
Tibetan Leader Accuses China of Interfering in Dalai Lama Succession
Tibetan leader Penpa Tsering has accused China of attempting to control the selection of...
Microsoft Apologises After Major Global Outage Disrupts Outlook and Teams
Microsoft apologised for a major global outage that disrupted services including Outlook, Teams and...
Russia, Iran discuss bilateral ties, Syrian crisis over telephone call
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Irans President Ebrahim Raisi discussed bilateral relations and the situation in Syria in a phone call.
The leaders...
Australia: BAPS Swaminarayan temple attacked, defaced with anti-India graffiti in Melbourne
Melbourne: A Hindu Temple in Australias Melbourne was allegedly attacked and vandalized by Khalistan supporters, The Australia Today said in a report.
The walls of...
Uranium-tainted package originating from Pakistan seized at UK’s Heathrow Airport, sparks bomb scare
London: A consignment containing several kilograms of uranium, which can be used to make bombs to inflict mass devastation, originating in Pakistan, was seized...
Wings clipped: Self-exiled Jack Ma stripped of voting power in his Ant Group hrs after appearance in Thailand
Shanghai: Soon after Chinese business magnate Jack Ma resurfaced in Thailand after making appearances in Japan, Ant Group, in which he had a controlling...
Pakistan: PML-N leader cautions against alleged land grabbing in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB)
Muzaffarabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Raja Farooq Haider has cautioned against alleged land grabbing in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB).
He also called for the restoration of...
Manchester Museum to reopen on February 18; new gallery on South Asia
Manchester, UK/IBNS: Visitors to the United Kingdom (UK), especially those from south Asia, now have a spectacular attraction to add to their itinerary ...
Association claims 7 million people laid off in Pakistan textile industry
Islamabad: About seven million people in textile and textile-related industries have been laid off due to dwindling exports and the governments failure to end...
Canada imposes sanctions on former Sri Lankan presidents Mahinda Rajapaksa and Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Ottawa: The Canadian government has imposed sanctions on four Sri Lankan state officials, including former presidents Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa, over...
Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft to be sent to International Space Station
Moscow: The Soyuz MS-23 rescue spacecraft will be sent to the International Space Station (ISS) via unmanned mode on February 20, the Soyuz MS-22...
Ukraine crisis: Air raid warnings issued in Kharkiv Region
Kiev: Air raid warnings have been issued in Ukraines Kharkiv Region and the Kiev-controlled part of Russias Zaporizhzhia Region, according to the online air...
Afghanistan: Taliban directs women owners to close their shops in Balkh
Balkh: Several women, who run shops at a market in Balkh region of Afghanistan, have been directed by the Talibans vice and virtue department...
Japanese PM Fumio Kishida to visit Italy
Tokyo/Rome/UNI: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will pay an official visit to Italy on Tuesday to discuss bilateral relations and international issues, including Ukraine.
The...
UK Foreign office ‘supporting’ families of two missing British nationals
London/UNI: The UK Foreign Office provides support to the families of two British nationals missing near the city of Soledar in Donbas, where clashes...
US struggles to supply effective counter drone systems to war-hit Ukraine
Washington/UNI: The United States struggles to supply the Ukrainian troops with effective counter drone systems to address the modern aerial threat, the Wall Street...






