"Considering the importance of the project, the Indian government has agreed to grant the entire estimated cost of the project,” a statement said. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/mFXYykU
24-year-old Sahil Sharma sentenced to life for murdering wife Mehak Sharma in London, devastating family and community from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/oX4AD0q
The White House says U.S. President Joe Biden has again spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/lRW0TCt
The Ram Temple Trust and the Ayodhya district administration have pledged to provide the holy water on request from those behind the construction of the Sita Amma temple. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/asLzUOp
Aerial photos posted by Chinese state media have shown the wide devastation of a part of the southern city of Guangzhou after a tornado swept through the day before, killing five people, injuring dozens others and damaging over a hundred buildings from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/GKYb9XB
Heartwarming story of Pakistani girl Ayesha Rashan’s successful heart transplant in India highlights challenges faced by heart patients in neighbouring countries from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/0BKj1J7
Musk said this month Tesla may make FSD available to customers in China "very soon" from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/XyCWKk9
Blinken said its supply of so-called dual-use goods was "having a material effect in Ukraine." from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/bB4k3Er
The U.S. assessment was based on a range of information, including some classified intelligence, and an analysis of public facts from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/123JCcY
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz faces legal trouble for wearing police uniform at passing-out parade from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/QSdckJW
Burkina Faso suspends BBC and VOA for coverage of mass killing by armed forces, warns other media outlets from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/8C5daWj
Meeting Mr. Blinken in Beijing, Mr. Xi said the two countries had “made some positive progress” since he met with U.S. President Joe Biden last year, from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/2znkdmU
The United States and China are butting heads over a number of contentious bilateral, regional and global issues as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets senior Chinese officials, including President Xi Jinping from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/UFbfdvh
Bushra Bibi allegedly given toilet cleaner in food, health deteriorated, medical tests delayed, targeted for being PM’s wife from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/L0wbVfU
Sri Lanka aims to boost economic ties with India through tourism, as President Wickremesinghe emphasises strategic cooperation opportunities from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/h6gwDuM
The airspace was gradually reopened after more than three hours, but delays would continue throughout the day from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/hJ2SG1a
To fight absenteeism, France is launching a vast media campaign to encourage its citizens to get out and vote from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/4f2TQOx
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's visit to Pakistan was the first by any head of state to Islamabad after the February 8 general election. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/NzP5VOX
The new rules make currently-fragmented air quality indices across the EU comparable, clear and publicly available. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/5ltbRD4
Mr. Subianto’s rivals alleged that his victory had depended on large-scale fraud and widespread state interference. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/wApIsca
Hezbollah has stepped up its rocket attacks on Israeli positions in recent days, with the latest assault targeting beyond the border area that the group usually strikes from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/MXK14Fb
Columbia University canceled in-person classes and police arrested dozens of students at New York University and Yale as tensions over Israel's war with Hamas continue to grow on U.S. college campuses from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/O8LtoGM
Senior U.S. State Department official emphasises regular high-level consultations between U.S. and India on democracy and human rights from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/NXlvOgp
U.K. bans plastic-containing wet wipes to reduce waterway pollution, with retailers and manufacturers urged to go plastic-free from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/MnFRDzY
Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister accuses Joe Biden of disparaging comments, sparking tensions as China seeks regional influence from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/XBjTzxZ
He said he was “confident” that the plan complied with all of Britain’s international obligation from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/cxV2I69
Raisi is visiting Pakistan months after the cordial ties between the two neighbours suffered a setback when Tehran carried out airstrikes against alleged militant hideouts in the restive Balochistan province from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/WGK5x1o
The Russian Navy used the ship for deep-sea work, including raising submarines and sunken cargo, and was one of the oldest in service, Ukraine said. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/3SbZ75P
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hinted at such steps when asked by a reporter in Italy about reports that his department had recommended cuts in military aid to an Israeli unit involved in violent incidents in the West Bank. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/YecS0w9
The Russian authorities have written to the Pakistan embassy to prevent such violations and ensure all Pakistani rice exporters follow phytosanitary standards to ensure the safety of agricultural products traded between the two countries. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ciKxta9
Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight killed 18 people, including 14 children from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/jobi2H5
Officials in Thailand say about 1,300 people have fled from eastern Myanmar into Thailand as fresh fighting erupted at a border town that has recently been captured by ethnic guerillas from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/1Sy0f4E
More than 60 countries, including the U.S. and Russia, are going to the polls this year, but in none of these places are women amongst the likely contenders for power from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/GURNqok
“The political objective is de-escalation,” Mr. Tajani said in a closing press conference from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/4mCzrki
On April 18, Indonesia had shut a provincial airport and evacuated hundreds of people from the vicinity of the Ruang volcano after it belched explosive plumes of lava, rocks and ash for days. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/qcBdZNt
Indian embassy in UAE advises rescheduling non-essential travel due to unprecedented rains causing massive flooding in Dubai. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/P0iqrhj
The Consulate also said it is in touch with UAE authorities and the airlines to facilitate stranded passengers from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/X4snEHQ
This is the first formal inquiry ordered against Gen Faiz, who resigned in November 2022, four months before his retirement. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/sy27I4G
Mr. Sunak reiterated the U.K.’s “steadfast support” for regional stability and told the Israeli leader that Iran had miscalculated its move, being isolated on the global stage as a result from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/a71vsqb
During the hearing on Wednesday, SHC CJ Abbasi highlighted that the “law does not empower the Interior Ministry to act on reports forwarded by intelligence agencies” from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/IxfA6aB
The latest Russian bombardment came as the war stretched into its third year and approached what could be a critical juncture as a lack of further military support from Ukraine's Western partners increasingly from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/1IsMrRq
The Trypilska thermal power station was destroyed by Russian missiles on April 11. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/YwJpXHN
Sri Lanka has already reached an “in principle agreement” with its bilateral creditors, including India and Paris Club members, part of the country’s Official Creditor Committee, and is hoping to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with them soon. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/0KnDjYl
Pakistan’s nuclear modernisation efforts continue amid economic turmoil, driven by its contentious relationship with India from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/3tfFW2Z
We take a look at Iran and Israel’s conflict as Israel shoots down Iranian drones and missiles from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ma86YQ3
BKU to hold a "mahapanchayat" on April 17 where a "collective decision" could be taken regarding the polls. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/nfXJzhe
Supply chain disruption is certain though hope is being maintained that both Iran and Israel will not blow up the situation from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/MiqYeLI
The dead and two survivors were evacuated from two landslide-hit villages in Tana Toraja regency, South Sulawesi province on April 13 evening, said local disaster agency head Sulaiman Malia. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/JUOFYy3
Iran launched a wave of drone and missile attack on Israel on Sunday night in retaliation against the April 1 air strike on the Iranian embassy compound in Damascus from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/92wBT1c
The attack, according to the mission, was “conducted on the strength of Article 51 of the UN Charter pertaining to legitimate defence” from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/pN5KAOF
Iranian military seized a cargo ship with Israeli links near the Strait of Hormuz, with 17 Indian crew members on board from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/6SGvEMn
“Contingency routes, which are kept available to ensure operational continuity during such eventualities, are being used,” said a Vistara spokesperson from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/K6JpYHo
Russian emergency services on April 13 were working in the rubble in hopes of saving civilians trapped underneath the debris of their homes in Tokmak from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/MQlbqjG
The incident comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and the West, particularly after a suspected Israeli strike on the Iranian Consulate in Syria. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/TdINtQp
The Trypilska plant, which was the biggest energy supplier for the Kyiv, Cherkasy and Zhytomyr regions, was struck numerous times, destroying the transformer, turbines and generators and leaving the plant ablaze. from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/BAke0aO
Russian businessmen Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven won a court case Wednesday over a European Union decision to sanction the pair for their alleged role in Russia’s war against Ukraine from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/pN940Qd
Iran is "threatening to launch a significant attack on Israel," U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday, pledging "ironclad" support for its top regional ally despite diplomatic tensions over Israel's military conduct in Gaza from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/dcvn70O
O.J. Simpson, cleared by a Los Angeles jury in what the U.S. media called "the trial of the century," had died on April 10 after a battle with cancer, his family posted on social media on April 11 from World News: Top International Headlines Today | The Hindu https://ift.tt/AdnaVtN
Prior to her role as the U.K.’s cyber security chief, Ms. Cameron was the Director General of the U.K.’s Northern Ireland Office from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/sIKV5Q3
Mr. Khamenei said the April 1 strike, which levelled the five-storey Iranian consulate building in the Syrian capital, had run roughshod over international agreements providing for the inviolability of diplomatic premises. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/eLKux3k
Initial exit polls suggest South Korea’s liberal opposition parties are expected to win a landslide victory in Wednesday’s parliamentary election from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/32r7NJH
Hamas took 253 people as hostages in their October 7 attack which killed at least 1,200 people. Of the hostages, 129 are still in captivity. Some of them are believed to be dead. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/YxNvdct
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest serving Prime Minister, is finding himself in a spot as the war on Gaza has enters the seventh month. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/i2Sh9x5
The United States has said a ground operation into Rafah would be a mistake and has demanded to see a credible plan to protect civilians. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/MrFnsh3
Russian state news agency Tass said the ministers would ‘discuss the situation in Ukraine and the Asia-Pacific region, issues of bilateral cooperation and interaction in the international arena’ from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/PGbTscR
Sudan's war between the military, under Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the RSF, commanded by his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, began last April 15 from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/I4FHzPr
The six-month mark has been met with growing frustration in Israel, where anti-government protests have swelled and anger is mounting over what some see as government inaction to help free about 130 remaining hostages from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/SY8kGN2
During the visit, his interactions with government officials, civil society members and think tanks focused on issues such as sustainability, multilateralism, accessibility, and digital public infrastructure. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Pj9CK7M
Ms. Maryam, however, expressed her government’s resolve to provide fool-proof security to the Chinese nationals working on development projects in Punjab from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/DzQvaAJ
Iran's response "will be carried out at the right time, with the necessary precision and planning, and with maximum damage to the enemy so that they regret their action," chief of staff Mohammad Bagheri said from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/y0NviWd
Overall, Russia fired 32 Iranian-made Shahed drones and six missiles at Ukraine overnight, according to the air force commander. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/zDNW7su
The losing candidates say the election was marred by irregularities and are asking the Constitutional Court to annul the results and order a revote in separate lawsuits. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/4zTlDBG
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) came into being on April 4, 1949. A quiz on the intergovernmental military alliance from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/SF3lp8Q
New Delhi has urged all parties to avoid actions that go against “commonly accepted principles and norms of International Law” from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/PrM80b1
“India lost 1.9 years of life expectancy due to COVID-19, resulting in a net gain of 7.9 years of life expectancy between 1990 and 2021,” the study showed. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/5MDUKHb
Amid growing anger at the longest serving Israeli Prime Minister’s handling of the war in Gaza, thousands of protesters taking to streets demanding his resignation and prosecutors pushing ahead with a corruption trial against him, many wonder how long the veteran politician can stay in power. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/hqNF1sZ
The declaration was widely expected following similar actions by neighbouring Zambia and Malawi, where drought linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon has scorched crops, leaving millions of people in need of food assistance from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/SsVRE7t
In the past, Iran’s response to Israeli attacks has been muted, for two possible reasons: Iran doesn’t want to give Israel an open regional war and Iran’s military doctrine is rooted in avoiding direct confrontation with bigger powers from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/k2QOomN
Taiwan earthquake leaves 7 dead, 50 missing in minibuses, and 70 trapped in the country’s strongest quake in 25 years from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/FEIeiHp
The Masquerade nightclub, which was closed for renovations, was on the ground and basement floors of a 16-story residential building in the Besiktas district on Istanbul’s European side from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ovwAdcq
The victims worked for the U.S.-based World Central Kitchen, which has been delivering food aid to war-torn Gaza by sea from Cyprus from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/dx3G0U6
Cyprus’ Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said the charity is suspending its operations in Gaza out of respect for the victims as well as to review its security protocols from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/zBVjq9N
Ekrem Imamoglu defeated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s chosen candidate in the country’s economic powerhouse despite a concerted effort to unseat him by the veteran president from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/wUVMi7G
A video on Hong Kong’s new security law that the country unanimously passed on March 19 which carry penalties of imprisonment, even up to life. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/rVlCcey
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘X’ post has rekindled the issue of ‘ceding’ Katchatheevu Island to Sri Lanka in 1974, also an issue in which INDIA bloc allies Congress, DMK and MDMK are not on the same page from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/1bm8pcf
The two were sentenced in the case by an Islamabad accountability court on January 31, days before the general elections. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/2jV9NQH