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United Nations: India on Friday condemned the use of violence in Myanmar and said it is cognisant of the serious impact of its political instability and the potential of its spill over beyond borders as it called for a "greater...

Moscow: Japan's move to designate the Southern Kuril Islands as originally Japanese territories in textbooks may have an impact on Russia-Japan relations, Russian Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday.According to Zakharova, Moscow drew attention to the new...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said it will close criminal cases against two Italian marines who shot dead two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast in February 2012, only after the compensation amount of Rs 10 crore...

New Delhi: The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country on Friday exceeded 9.43 crore, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.Cumulatively, 9,43,34,262 vaccine doses have been administered through 14,28,500 sessions, as per the...

Washington: The United States has blacklisted seven Chinese supercomputing entities for allegedly engaging in military modernization efforts that pose a threat to US national security, the Commerce Department said in a press release on Thursday.“The Department of Commerce’s Bureau...

Washington: The United States is ready to lift sanctions imposed on Iran so as to resume mutual compliance with the 2015 nuclear agreement, said State Department spokesman Ned Price.In a press briefing on Wednesday Price said “We are prepared...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday received his second dose of COVID-19 vaccine at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here."Got my second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS today," the PM wrote on Twitter."Vaccination...

Washington: The Biden administration is considering expelling Russian diplomats over alleged meddling in the US presidential election and cyber attacks against the United States, Bloomberg reported citing three people familiar with the matter.The report on Wednesday said the US...

Wellington: New Zealand on Thursday temporarily imposed a travel ban for all travellers from India, including its own citizens, following the surge in COVID-19 cases.The temporary suspension will start from April 11 and will remain in place until April...

Tel Aviv: Israel notified the US that it is responsible for the Tuesday attack on an Iranian cargo ship affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps off the coast of Eritrea in the Red Sea, an American official told...