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The two countries need “in-depth” and “comprehensive” dialogue, China’s top diplomat said. Washington: China’s top diplomat voiced hope Thursday for more stable relations with the United States after months of turbulence as he paid a rare trip to Washington to prepare a potential visit by President Xi Jinping. President Joe Biden has invited Xi to…
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(FILES) In this photograph taken on May 17, 2022, Matiullah Wesa, head of PenPath and advocate for girls’ education in Afghanistan, speaks to children during a class next to his mobile library in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar Province. | Photo Credit: AFP An Afghan activist who campaigned for girls’ access to education was released…
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Ten fighters from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) were killed, Iraqi Kurdish authorities said Thursday, as Turkey said it launched renewed air strikes on northern Iraq. Turkey has intensified its cross-border air raids against Kurdish targets in northeastern Syria and northern Iraq in retaliation for an October 1 suicide bombing in Ankara which injured two…
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Nawaz Sharif returned home from self-imposed exile last week (File) Islamabad: A Pakistan High Court on Thursday admitted former three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s appeal against his conviction in two corruption cases, his lawyer said. The decision will allow Nawaz Sharif to contest his sentences, which have been pending since his ouster as premier in…
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Mallikarjun Kharge had officially taken over as the Congress president on October 26. New Delhi: As Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge completed one year in office, the party on Thursday said that it has made “significant progress” under his leadership, and that he has been instrumental in revitalising the organisational structure. Mr Kharge was elected as…
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Rishi Sunak will host AI companies representatives, political leaders and experts next week (File) London: Britain will set up the world’s first artificial intelligence (AI) safety institute, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday before he hosts a gathering next week of representatives of AI companies, political leaders and experts. The institute “will advance the…
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Let’s do it: India will look to Kohli and Bumrah to continue their form as the tournament progresses. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA A few days in the lap of the Himalayas must have done a world of good for the Men in Blue. The break after Sunday’s triumphant World Cup contest against New Zealand…
MEA says it will continue to extend all consular, legal assistance to the Indians. (File) New Delhi: With eight former Indian Navy personnel being handed death penalty in Qatar, the Congress on Thursday said it expects that the Centre will use its diplomatic and political leverage with the Qatar government to ensure that the Indians…
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The 2012 case pertains to conspiracy hatched by members of Indian Mujahideen (Representational) New Delhi: A special NIA court here on Thursday sentenced an operative of the proscribed Indian Mujahideen to 10 years’ imprisonment in a terror conspiracy case of 2012, an official said. Syed Maqbool was convicted under various sections of the Unlawful Activities…
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CS Raazen Ekka is an MBBS degree holder and a former Indian Army doctor (Representational) Bhubaneswar: With Odisha assembly elections barely six months away, Congress MLA CS Raazen Ekka was on Thursday found treating patients and prescribing medicines at a community health centre (CHC) at Rajgangpur in Sundergarh district. Mr Ekka, a doctor by profession…
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