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Russian court places Forbes journalist Mingazov under house arrest, says RIA

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court has ordered a journalist for the Russian edition of Forbes, Sergei Mingazov, to be placed under house arrest, Russia's state-owned RIA news agency reported on

Taiwan tracks 22 Chinese military aircraft, amid mounting tensions

Taipei , April 27 (ANI): Taiwan detected 22 Chinese military aircraft circling the island country from Saturday morning, the Ministry of National Defence said.The...

Iran says crew of Israel-linked ship to be released

(Reuters) - Iran’s foreign minister said the crew of a seized Portuguese-flagged ship linked to Israel have been granted consular access and are expected to be freed, Iranian media reported on

Solomon Islands opposition parties combine in race to form government

By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) - The two major opposition parties in the Solomon Islands struck a coalition deal on Saturday as they vie with former Prime Minister Manesseh Sogavare's party to form a

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf holds nationwide protests against election ‘rigging’ amid police crackdown

Islamabad , April 27 (ANI): Incarnated former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party held nationwide protests on Friday against alleged rigging and...

Kiribati to deport Australia-born High Court judge

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Kiribati has notified an Australian-born judge removed from High Court by parliament this week that he will be deported after 21 days, in a case a U.N. special

Russia hits Ukrainian energy facilities in three regions, Kyiv says

KYIV (Reuters) - Russia attacked Ukrainian energy facilities in three regions on Saturday, damaging equipment and injuring at least one energy worker, Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko

Four killed in attack on northern Iraq’s Khor Mor gas field, advisor to Iraqi Kurdish PM says

BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Four expatriate workers were killed in a drone attack targeting the Khor Mor gas field in Iraq's Kurdistan region on Friday, an advisor to the Iraqi Kurdish prime minister told

Ready to serve nine more years in prison rather than striking deal with people enslaving Pakistan: Imran Khan

Lahore, Apr 27 (PTI) Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has ruled out an agreement with those who have "enslaved" the country, saying...

US to “move immediately” Patriot missiles to Ukraine in USD 6 bn aid package

Washington DC , April 27 (ANI): United States has announced an additional aid of USD 6 billion to Ukraine, which will enable for procurement...

On Camera

Congress can’t deny Modi’s charge of Muslim quota. Karnataka & 2009 manifesto are proof

The issue of the Muslim quota has the potential to polarise SCs, STs, and OBCs along religious lines in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. It benefits the BJP.

Foreign policy resonating among more Indians in 2nd & 3rd tier towns of India, says EAM Jaishankar

Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.