Sri Lanka presidential election today; first after 2022 crisis

New Delhi (IANS) India’s neighbour Sri Lanka will elect its new President on Saturday in the island nation’s first election after its economic collapse in 2022. 

As many as 38 candidates are in the fray for the top job in an election that will…

Quad still focussed on maritime security, says US

Washington (IANS) The Quad group of India, Australia, Japan and the US may appear to have whittled down the security cooperation part of its remit but increased cooperation in maritime security had picked up pace out of public limelight as has defence…

Russia ready to defend Arctic interests amid NATO drills: FM Lavrov

Moscow (IANS) Russia is prepared to defend its interests in the Arctic, even through military means, as NATO increases its military exercises in the region, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying. 

"We…

Attacks on tribals in B'desh: PM Modi urged not to hold talks with Muhammad Yunus at UNGA session

Agartala (IANS) Indian Chakma leaders on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to hold any dialogue or meeting with the Chief Adviser of the interim Bangladesh government, Muhammad Yunus, at the ongoing session of the UN General Assembly. 

Death toll from 2nd wave of communication device explosions in Lebanon rises to 14

Beirut (IANS) The death toll in explosions of wireless communication devices across Lebanon on Wednesday rose to 14, with injuries up to 450, said the Lebanese Health Ministry.

Explosions were heard Wednesday afternoon in Beirut's southern…

On same page with Cong-NC: Pak minister on Article 370

New Delhi (IANS) Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has stated that Pakistan's Shehbaz Sharif government and the Congress-National Conference alliance in India are aligned on the issue of restoring Article 370 in Jammu & Kashmir. 

Asif…

India's major terror threats come from ISIL, Al-Qaeda-linked groups in J&K: FATF report

Paris (IANS) The most frequent and significant source of Terror Financing (TF) in four of the six theatres of conflicts of India comes from outside the borders of country, the latest Mutual Evaluation Report released by global Financial Action Task…

Death toll from device explosions in Lebanon rises to 37, injuries near 3000

Beirut (IANS) The death toll in explosions targeting pagers and handheld radios across Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday has risen to 37, whereas the injuries came at 2,931, Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad said on Thursday. 

Tuesday's…

Hezbollah vows retaliation after exploding pagers kill at least 9, leave 3,000 injured

Beirut (IANS) Hezbollah has vowed to retaliate against Israel after pagers used by its members exploded across Lebanon simultaneously, killing at least nine people and leaving almost 3,000 injured in a dramatic and unprecedented attack at a time of…

Philippines: 20 dead, 14 missing in cyclones, monsoon

Manila (IANS) At least 20 people have died, and 14 others are missing due to the combined effects of the southwest monsoon as well as two recent tropical cyclones Ferdie and Gener, the Philippine authorities said on Wednesday. 

The National…