Washington: United States (US) President Joe Biden authorized federal support for New York state after a severe winter storm left at least 27 people dead in the Buffalo area and tens of thousands of residents without power, the White House said in a statement.
Belgrade: Serbian armed forces were on "the highest level" of alert, Defence Minister Milos Vucevic said Tuesday, highlighting the Balkan country’s increasingly strained relations with neighbouring Kosovo over recent shootings and blockades.
Seoul: South Korea’s president on Tuesday called for stronger air defenses and high-tech stealth drones while the military apologized for failing to shoot down North Korean drones that crossed the border for the first time in five years.
Pidie, Indonesia: Around 20 Rohingya have died at sea during weeks, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said, as boats carrying hundreds of the persecuted Muslims landed in Indonesia.
New Delhi: India's main opposition party Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said that Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party is using communal hatred as a weapon and spreading it across the country to divert the attention of people from real issues.
Chandigarh: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government at the Centre, saying that the possibility of the breaking up of India is increasing because of the Narendra Modi dispensation’s intention and policies.
Maharashtra: The Maharashtra Assembly unanimously passed a resolution stating that the government will pursue all necessary legal measures to bring “every inch” of Marathi-speaking regions along the Karnataka border within the state’s limits. The resolution stated that the state government will pursue an ongoing case in
New Delhi: Low temperatures and fog in New Delhi hit air and rail movement as a cold wave gripped the Indian capital with minimum temperatures dipping as low as 5.6 degrees Celsius (42 F).
New Delhi: India plans to deploy 120 tactical missiles on its uneasy borders with China and Pakistan, according to media reports on Tuesday. However, experts say the announcement is more likely a response to domestic opposition that has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being weak-kneed
New Delhi: In a country where the Panama Papers and fugitive billionaires have failed to cause ripples, a fraudulent job scheme has caught the nation’s attention. Reports on Tuesday spoke of a bizarre railway job scam that has been detected by Delhi Police wherein 28 unemployed