Blinken talks of 'reducing strategic dependencies' ahead of Modi visit

Washington (IANS) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday preambled Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming "historic" state visit saying central to emerging cooperation in critical technologies between the two countries such as semiconductors…

6 injured in Houston nightclub shooting

Washington (IANS) Six people were injured with one of them in critical condition in a shooting at a nightclub in Houston, while suspects remain at large, Texas authorities said.

"We had six victims here in a shooting. Apparently there was some…

Thousands of dead fish wash ashore in Texas

Houston (IANS) Thousands of dead fish have washed ashore on a beach along the Gulf Coast of the US state of Texas, local media reported.

The dead fish were found at the far end of Bryan Beach, near the mouth of the Brazos River, some 9.7 km…

Pak govt to wait and watch as Imran Khan gets exhausted from onslaught of cases

Islamabad (IANS) A member of the Pakistan's federal cabinet has revealed that the government's current strategy is to simply watch and wait for former Prime Minister Imran Khan to get "exhausted" from an onslaught of cases as party leaders…

Ukraine's long-awaited counter-offensive against Russia has started

Kiev (IANS) Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky appears to have confirmed that his country's long-awaited counter-offensive against Russia has started, according to a media report.

"Counteroffensive and defensive actions are taking place,"…

Trump indicted with 37 charges in classified documents case

Washington (IANS) The US Justice Department has charged former President Donald Trump with 37 counts in connection with his handling of classified documents from his presidency that he carried with him while leaving the White House at the end of his…

2 passenger planes collide at Tokyo airport

Tokyo (IANS) Two passenger jets appeared to have collided near a taxiway in Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Saturday, according to Japan's Transport Ministry.

At around 11 a.m., a Thai Airways flight departing for Bangkok and an aircraft…

Russia to withdraw from European armed forces treaty on Nov 7

Moscow (IANS) Russia will officially pull out of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) on November 7 this year, the Foreign Ministry announced in a statement.

As required, Russia has notified all participants of the CFE of…

Trump indicted in classified documents case

Washington (IANS) Former US President Donald Trump has been indicted with multiple federal criminal charges in connection with his handling of classified documents from his presidency.

Trump, who became the first former President in US history…

Ukraine dam breach to have disastrous economic, ecological consequences: Expert

Kiev (IANS) The breaching of a major dam in southern Ukraine and the susequent collapse of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant earlier this week, will lead to devastating economic and ecological consequences, an expert has said.

"Up to 1…