PM Modi meets prominent Australian figures

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met several prominent Australian personalities, including Nobel Laureate Dr. Brian Paul Schmidt in separate meetings in Sydney.

Modi in a series of tweets, said, "Had an excellent conversation…

Pakistan's anti-corruption body grills Imran Khan for over 2 hours

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday sought the records of the funds related to the 190 million pounds settlement case, from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, who remains entangled in several…

20 kids dead as fire rips through school dorm in Guyana

Georgetown (IANS) At least 20 children died in their sleep after a fire ripped through a school dorm in Guyana, the media reported on Monday.

The fire occurred at around 11.40 p.m. on Sunday night at Mahdia Secondary School in central Guyana,…

PM Modi conferred with Papua New Guinea's highest civilian award

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Monday conferred with the Companion of the order of Logohu by Papua New Guinea, the nation's highest civilian award for championing the cause of unity of Pacific Island countries and spearheading…

6 border guards killed by 'terrorists' in Iran

Tehran (IANS) Six Iranian border guards were killed in armed clashes with members of a "terrorist" group in Saravan County in southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday.

According…

Pakistan's slant towards China, Iran seen as most likely reason for delay in IMF bailout

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan is deep in troubled economic waters and the only available lifeline, revival of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) $6.5 billion bailout, has become next to impossible, most likely because of the US frets over the…

Quad echoes India's 'no era for war' position on Russian-Ukraine conflict

Washington (IANS) Leaders of the Quad countries -- India, Australia, Japan and the United States -- on Saturday reiterated their call for resolution of the war in Ukraine through dialogue and diplomacy, saying "ours must not be an era of war", using…

Nine killed in stampede at soccer stadium in El Salvador

San Salvador (IANS) At least nine people were killed in a stampede at a football stadium in El Salvador's capital, San Salvador, local authorities said.

Seven men and two women, all over 18 years, died when a large number of fans tried…

Nepal PM aiming to create new history with upcoming India trip

Kathmandu (IANS) Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Saturday said he is aiming to create a new history during his upcoming visit to India.

Prachanda, as the Prime Minister is popularly known, is all set to embark on a four-day official…

US to back providing F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine: NSA

Hiroshima (IANS) US National Security Adviser (NSA) Jake Sullivan said that Washington will back providing advanced fighter jets, including F-16s, to Ukraine, as well as train pilots in the war-torn nation on how to fly them.

Addressing a press…