New York: Commander of the Houthi forces has announced Houthis are ready for a “long-term confrontation” with the United States and Britain. This comes after Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed to have hit an American Navy ship in the Gulf of Aden with a missile on January 28. The attack was in response to Israel's war...
Toronto: Canada has announced it will implement an intake cap on the number of applications accepted for study permits for international students which is expected to result in 35% reduction in those numbers this year as compared to 2023. This was announced by Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller, who said the...
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that there will be no military withdrawal from Gaza or the release of thousands of jailed militants, two key demands of Hamas in ongoing indirect ceasefire talks. During an event in the occupied West Bank, he once again vowed that the war would not end without...
An Indian company, Jeeva Universal Organization that's focused on renewable energy production has entered into a long term partnership with Vietnam’s Institute of Innovation and Strategy (ISAI) and Vietnam’s Institute for legal support, talent, and business development (RamBon). Jeeva has a unique approach to solving some of the most pertinent problems facing energy production...
More than 200 Hindu outfits based in the United Kingdom on Thursday welcomed the January 22 consecration ceremony in Ayodhya, saying the "historic moment" would mark the culmination of nearly five centuries of "dedicated efforts by countless devotees". In a joint statement, the outfits said they hoped households in the UK would celebrate the "homecoming" of Lord...
Beijing: China’s population fell by 2 million people in 2023 in its second straight annual decrease, as births dropped for the seventh straight year and deaths jumped following the end of Covid-19 restrictions, the government said Wednesday. The number of deaths rose by 690,000 to 11.1 million, more than double the previous year’s increase. Demographers...
Islamabad: Pakistan’s air force launched retaliatory airstrikes early Thursday in Iran allegedly targeting militant hideouts, an attack that killed at least nine people and further raised tensions between the neighboring nations. The tit-for-tat attacks Tuesday and Thursday appeared to target two Baluch militant groups with similar separatist goals on both sides of the Iran-Pakistan border....
Davos: About a dozen Indian lounges dominated the main Promenade street of Davos as the snowcapped resort town hosted the five-day World Economic Forum annual meeting, which ended Friday. The Indian Government delegation was led by Smriti Irani, the Minister of Women and Child Development along with Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum and Natural...
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces a crunch vote on his troubled Rwanda Bill after two Tory deputy chairmen resigned to join the biggest Conservative rebellion of his leadership. The PM is battling to see off another major revolt as MPs decide whether to back the legislation aimed at saving the government's flagship...
