London: A record 15 Indian-origin politicians entered the UK's House of Commons on Friday after a historic election won by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Indian-origin candidates across both the ruling Conservative and Opposition Labour parties registered equally strong results of seven wins each

and floods. (AP) Two pensioners have been killed and tens of thousands of homes left without electricity as gale force winds and flooding hit southwestern France. Eleven departments remained on orange alert weather warnings late Saturday. A 70-year-old man died in the Pyrenees-Atlantique in t

In a strongly worded statement on the new citizenship law (CAB) — its first on the issue — the Trump administration Friday urged India to “protect the rights of its religious minorities” in keeping with its “Constitution and democratic values”. The statement, which was released by the US State De

  Over the weekend, India will host a combined session of the Delhi Dialogue and Indian Ocean Dialogue to highlight its open and inclusive approach to working for a cooperative, free and rules-based Indo-Pacific region. Here is an explainer on its significance: What is the Indo-Pacific

Madrid: Eight-year-old Licypriya Kangujam, known as Indian 'Greta' for her passion towards the fight against climate change has urged global leaders to take immediate action to save the planet and the future of young children like her. Speaking at the COP25 climate conference here, the young acti

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's India visit scheduled to begin on Sunday has been postponed, sources aware of the developments said. Guwahati, the planned venue for a summit between Abe and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been engulfed in violent protests over the controversial Citizenship Am

Eight people were killed and at least 24 critically injured when a devastating fire swept through an illegal plastics factory outside the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, police said Thursday. The fire started on Wednesday afternoon and quickly ripped through the ground floor of the Prime Patent Plasti

The world is getting hotter and more dangerous faster than previously thought, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said here at the COP 25 climate conference on Wednesday, urging the countries that carbon pollution must stop rising in 2020 to keep the Paris Agreement goals within realistic reach.

Finland's new prime minister - about to become the world's youngest serving premier - will have a finance minister two years her junior in a new women-led coalition cabinet, party officials said on Monday. Sanna Marin, 34, from the dominant Social Democrats, was chosen by her party as the sole ca

Khartoum: The mortal remains of the 14 Indians identified so far after the horrific fire tragedy at a ceramics factory here last week will be sent to India from Tuesday, according to the Indian mission here. The Indian Embassy, citing reports, had earlier said that 18 Indians were among 23 people

The US has completed implementation of H-1B electronic registration process for the 2021 cap season and the petitions for the most sought after work visa among Indian IT professionals will be accepted from April 1 next year, the country’s immigration agency has announced. The H-1B visa is a non-i

A military plane with 38 people on board disappeared on Monday while it was on its way to Antarctica, Chile’s Air Force announced, according to Reuters. “A C-130 Hercules aircraft took off at 16:55 [1.25 am Tuesday IST] from the city of Punta Arenas to the President Eduardo Frei Antarctic Base...

South Africa's Zozibini Tunzi is the Miss Universe 2019. Zozibini and Miss Universe Puerto Rico Madison Anderson were the top two contestants for the Miss Universe title. Miss Universe Mexico is the second-runner up. Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray crowned Zozibini Tunzi at the event held in Atlant

Wellington: A volcano erupted Monday on a small New Zealand island frequented by tourists, and a number of people were missing and injured after the eruption. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said about 100 tourists were on or near White Island when it erupted in the afternoon. "Some of those, at

SEOUL : North Korea said Sunday it had carried out a "very important test" at its space launch centre, as Pyongyang ramps up pressure on Washington over stalled nuclear talks. The announcement of Saturday's test at the Sohae satellite launch site came just hours after US President Donald Trump sa

Beijing: Authorities in central China say seven people have been killed and 13 injured in an explosion at a fireworks factory in Hunan province. The Liuyang city government says the blast occurred Wednesday morning due to ''illegal production.'' Such accidents are common, especially in the runup

The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25) opened in Madrid on Monday with the largest scientific community on climate science warning that the planet’s ability to adapt to and cope with how it is being treated is fraying and that the impact of the climate crisis is far more significant th

At least 18 Indians were among 23 people killed in an LPG tanker blast that destroyed a ceramic factory in Sudan, the Indian mission said here on Wednesday. Over 130 were injured. Sixteen Indians were missing after the incident at the Seela Ceramic Factory in Bahri area in the Sudanese capital Kh