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Demonstrators calling for a vote on Scotlands independence (Image: AP)

UK top court rules against Scottish independence vote plan

LONDON: The UK Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that Scotland does not have the power to hold a new referendum on...

23 Nov 2022 7:42 PM IST

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, File)

Every 11 minutes, a woman killed by an intimate partner or family...

Guterres-' remarks come in the backdrop of the recent Shraddha Walker murder case that has shocked India with its brutal...

22 Nov 2022 1:30 PM IST

A general view of the UN Security Council. (AFP)

France voices support for India, Germany, Brazil, Japan as permanent

United Nations: France has reaffirmed its support for India, Germany, Brazil and Japan as permanent members in an...

19 Nov 2022 4:38 PM IST

Nato banners at Nato headquarters in Brussels (Photo: Reuters)

In great relief, US officials say Ukraine fired missile that landed in...

Poland remains on high alert, Russia denies responsiblity

16 Nov 2022 1:03 PM IST

A file photo of US President Joe Biden (Photo: AP)

Biden convenes emergency Nato meet as a Russia-made missile falls in...

Russia denies its involvement in attack, Ukraine President calls it escalation of conflict

16 Nov 2022 7:48 AM IST

Finnish President Sauli Niinist¶ addresses the 77th UN General Assembly on September 20, 2022 in New York. (Photo by Yuki IWAMURA / AFP)

UN General Assembly calls for Russian reparations to Ukraine

94 countries backed the resolution, 14 opposed and 73 abstained

15 Nov 2022 6:01 PM IST

US President Joe Biden, left, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 leaders summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. (Image: AP)

G20 Summit: Modi opposes curbs on energy in global market

PM calls for resolving Ukraine crisis through diplomacy

15 Nov 2022 10:40 AM IST

Mehran Karimi Nasseri died after a heart attack in the airports Terminal 2F around midday, according an official with the Paris airport authority. (Photo: AFP)

Iranian who inspired -'The Terminal-' movie dies at Paris airport

PARIS: An Iranian man who lived for 18 years in Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport and inspired the Steven Spielberg...

13 Nov 2022 9:30 AM IST

People arrive at a reception center for displaced people in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Monday, May 2, 2022. Thousands of Ukrainian continue to leave Russian occupied areas. (AP/Francisco Seco)

Russia likely committed -'crimes against humanity-' by deporting...

Amnesty said it had been told by civilians they had endured -"abusive screening processes-" -- known as filtration

10 Nov 2022 8:09 AM IST

This photograph taken on November 7, 2022 shows the logos of social networks Twitter and Mastodon reflected in smartphone screens, in Paris. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP)

Defectors seek alternatives to Musk-owned Twitter

Twitter have vowed to move their online presence elsewhere, with German-owned Mastodon attracting the most attention

8 Nov 2022 12:08 PM IST

British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak (Photo- AP)

British PM Rishi Sunak reverses decision on COP27, says will attend...

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Wednesday that he will attend the COP27 climate summit in Egypt...

2 Nov 2022 4:46 PM IST

A file photo of labourers working at a grain market in Patiala. Indias economy grew by 13.5 per cent in the April-June period this fiscal -- the fastest in the last four quarters, as per official records released on August 31, 2022. (Image: PTI)

Global food concerns rise as Russia halts Ukraine grain deal

KYIV: US President Joe Biden has warned that global hunger could increase because of Russia's suspension of a...

30 Oct 2022 9:45 PM IST