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Harris promises tougher immigration, fentanyl controls at border

By Trevor Hunnicutt DOUGLAS, Arizona (Reuters) -Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris visited the U.S.-Mexico border for the first time in her 2024 presidential campaign on Friday, calling for

Philippines, US, Australia, Japan, New Zealand to hold joint maritime activity in South China Sea

MANILA (Reuters) - Australia and the Philippines said their militaries would conduct a joint maritime activity with Japan, New Zealand and the United States in the exclusive economic zone of the

Storm John dumps nearly one meter of rain on southern Mexican state

By Troy Merida ACAPULCO (Reuters) -Storm John started dissipating over Mexico's Pacific coast on Friday and was downgraded to tropical depression, but its remnants poured a deluge of almost 100 cm (39

At least 43 dead as Helene cuts destructive path through southeastern US

By Rich McKay, Joseph Ax and Andrew Hay ATLANTA (Reuters) -Tropical Depression Helene brought life-threatening flooding on Friday to wide sections of the U.S. Southeast, where at least 43 people have

EAM Jaishankar meets counterparts from Denmark, UAE, Singapore at UNGA

New York , September 28 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, on the sidelines of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly...

Iran’s foreign minister accuses Israel of using US bombs in Beirut

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi accused Israel of using several U.S. "bunker buster" bombs to strike Beirut on Friday. "Just this morning, the Israeli regime used

Harris calls for more immigration controls at border, tougher fentanyl measures

By Trevor Hunnicutt DOUGLAS, Arizona (Reuters) -Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris visited the U.S.-Mexico border for the first time in her 2024 presidential campaign on Friday, calling for

Israeli Air Force conducting strikes on Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut

Tel Aviv , September 28 (ANI): The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has launched targeted strikes against Hezbollah terrorist strongholds in Beirut, following precise intelligence...

“Partnership between India and US is certainly strong”: Pentagon’s Sabrina Singh

Washington DC , September 28 (ANI): Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh asserted that the partnership between India and the US is strong. She...

South Korea’s foreign minister says Russia engaging in illegal arms trade with North Korea

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Foreign Minister said Russia is engaging in illegal arms trade with North Korea, reiterating statements by the United States, Ukraine and independent analysts that

On Camera

Tirupati controversy shows temples can’t run as public sector units. They must be privatised

A private temple could make crores by selling better laddus and investing in goshalas and captive production units to control quality.

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Indian envoy in Oman dons Army combat print for photo ops, sparks controversy

Ambassador Amit Narang wore combat uniform at closing ceremony of India-Oman joint military exercise. Only serving personnel can wear service uniforms, say veterans.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?