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MEA: Allegations of Islamophobia against India are based on stray...

Some influential individuals in the Gulf countries have been mounting a campaign against India and accusing it of...

30 April 2020 8:58 PM IST

A staff member of Aichi Prefecture, wearing protective gear as a preventive measure to curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, checks the body temperature of a passenger arriving at Nagoya railway station. (AFP)

Japan passes $240 billion virus package including cash handouts

Prime minister Shinzo Abe was forced into a U-turn on cash handouts, reversing an initial plan to offer means-tested...

30 April 2020 4:38 PM IST

Demonstrators wearing protective masks against the COVID-19 coronavirus, take part in a protest against the Israeli Supreme Courts intention to have a hearing on whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is allowed to form a government, in front of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem. (AFP)

Israelis rally against court hearing to disqualify Netanyahu

If the Netanyahu-Gantz deal unravel, which would plunge the country into a fourth election in just over a year

30 April 2020 3:59 PM IST

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Indian embassy in UAE opens online registration to help expats get...

Indian expatriate community is reportedly the largest ethnic community in UAE, constituting roughly about 30 per cent of...

30 April 2020 12:18 PM IST

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani chairs a cabinet session in the capital Tehran. Rouhani urged the International Monetary Fund to provide the country with a requested $5 billion emergency loan to combat its novel coronavirus. AFP photo

Rouhani warns US, says Washington should not plot against Iran every...

Last year too, Tehran and Washington have traded barbs over a spate of incidents.

29 April 2020 4:30 PM IST

Commuters wear face masks on the Mass Rapid Transit train as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Singapore

Singapore records 690 new Covid-19 cases as tally crosses 15K

Six are Singaporeans or permanent residents while the rest are foreigners with work permits.

29 April 2020 2:19 PM IST

A file image of an Afghan securityman standing guard on a Kabul street. (AFP)

Three killed as Taliban attacks Afghan special forces base in Kabul

Attacks takes place day after defense minister and commander of U.S. forces visit facility.

29 April 2020 1:15 PM IST

File image of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with US President Donald Trump. (AP)

Amid health speculations, Kim Jong-un remains a mystery to the world

What do we really know about the man who leads North Korea?

29 April 2020 12:53 PM IST

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will address the ceremonial parliament.

China to convene parliamentary session next month after Coronavirus...

The meeting involves bringing delegates from across the country by plane and train to Beijing.

29 April 2020 9:08 AM IST

South Korean soldiers wearing protective gears spray disinfectant as a precaution against the new coronavirus in Seoul, South Korea (AP)

South Korea sees Covid-19 crisis as opportunity to mend ties with...

The North has said there hasn't been a single virus case, but the claim is questioned.

28 April 2020 3:10 PM IST

Passengers arriving from Changsha in China are screened for the new type of coronavirus (Patrick Ngugi/ AP)

China to close Beijing Covid-19 hospital even as cases continue to...

The move to shut down the hospital comes after Wuhan recently closed 16 temporary hospitals.

28 April 2020 11:04 AM IST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (AP)

Netanyahu confident about annexing West Bank with US support

The annexation, which will kill chances of an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel, is likely to invite flak...

27 April 2020 12:16 PM IST