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India, US to raise $100 billion annually to fight climate change

India and the US on Thursday reaffirmed their commitment to raising $100 billion annually from public and private sector sources to help develop the two countries’ efforts to tackle climate change. The climate crisis was the first topic of...

Death toll rises to 32 in multiple blasts at Kandahar mosque in Afghanistan

A week after the deadly suicide attack in a Shiite mosque in Afghanistan's Kunduz city, multiple explosions hit a mosque in Kandahar city during the Friday prayers, reported new agencies. A hospital spokesperson told news agency AFP that at least...

US-hosted, India-led summit identifies ransomware as major cybersecurity threat

Ransomware is an escalating global cybersecurity threat with “serious economic and security consequences”, said a group of 30 countries in a joint statement on Thursday after a key virtual meeting hosted by the US. India, Germany, Australia and the...

US ‘root cause’ of tensions, says North Korea’s Kim Jong Un

The leader of nuclear-armed North Korea, Kim Jong Un, has blamed the United States for tensions on the peninsula, state media reported Tuesday. The US is the "root cause" of instability, he said in an opening speech at a defence...

Pune-born cardiologist among 2 killed in California plane crash

An Indian-origin cardiologist was among the two people killed after the twin-engine plane owned by the doctor crashed in the US state of California causing a fire that swept through nearby homes and left a trail of destruction, several...

US does not want Pak to recognise Taliban govt before the international community: Report

The United States on Friday clarified that it does not want Pakistan to recognise the Taliban government in Afghanistan before the rest of the international community, people familiar with the developments told Pakistani media Dawn. US deputy secretary of state...

Chinese air intrusions over Taiwan challenges US military might in Indo-Pacific

The Chinese provocative actions against Taiwan this month to demonstrate its military clout before an exercising armada of US-UK-Japan warships in the vicinity are seen part of psychological operations by Beijing to challenge the West over self-declared control of...

‘Our commitment to Taiwan rock solid’: US warns China following airspace incursion bid

The United States termed the recent Chinese military activity near Taiwan as ‘provocative’. The White House in a statement said that it remains concerned regarding the recent incursions made by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army air force into Taiwan’s...

US has ‘honest concerns’ about Pakistan being a safe haven for terrorists

The US has “honest concerns” that Pakistan has been a safe haven for terrorists and the apprehensions it has had for a long time now are still valid, the Pentagon said on Thursday. In a news briefing, Pentagon press...

Top al Qaeda leader Salim Abu-Ahmad killed in US strike in Syria: Reports

Salim Abu-Ahmad, a senior leader of the al Qaeda terror outfit, has been identified as killed in a US drone strike in Syria last month, multiple reports said on Friday morning, citing Pentagon officials familiar with the matter. The...

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Kanpur crash: Driver Mohan claims he was behind wheel

The probe into Kanpur’s high-profile Lamborghini crash took a fresh turn on Wednesday after one Mohan, the alleged designated...