Thursday, May 7, 2026

International

From festivals in Florida to touring Dracula’s digs in Romania, we round up the best destinations to visit this October. As summer abandons Europe again this October, eke out the last of the rays and raves in Ibiza, where nightclubs will be going out with a bang for the winter break. When the party finally stops head to the island’s north.

Australian PM makes a vulgar comment about Pamela Anderson

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Canberra, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison faced criticism following his "smutty" remarks about actress Pamela Anderson, after she asked him to help Wikileaks founder...

Israel demands ‘complete cease-fire’ in Gaza: Netanyahu

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Tel Aviv, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu  said Israel will continue to fight Hamas in Gaza before a "complete cease-fire" is achieved. "We are in...

Hindu homes burnt in Bangladesh after Facebook post supporting French president Emmanuel Macron

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Dhaka: The international controversy over cartoons of Islam's founder Prophet Mohammed has made its presence felt in Bangladesh as well. On Sunday, the homes of three...

At least 28 killed as Afghan bus hits ‘Taliban’ bomb

Herat, Dozens of passengers, mainly women and children, were killed in western Afghanistan early Wednesday when the bus they were travelling in hit a...

European Parliament approves a sweeping ban on single-use plastics

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New Delhi,  The European Parliament has overwhelmingly backed a wide-ranging ban on single-use plastics in an effort to tackle pollution in seas, fields and...

8 dead as US cold snap continues

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Washington, At least eight people have died in the US Midwest as the region shivers in the grip of its worst cold snap in decades,...

Twitter threatened with shutdown in Pakistan

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Islamabad, Micro-blogging platform Twitter has been asked by the Pak­istan Telecommuni­cation Authority (PTA) to comply with its requests to block objectionable content or face a...

PM Modi applauds Indian community for introducing cricket, Indian food-culture in Japan

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New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Japan and he also met the Indian community living in Japan. PM congratulated the Indian community...

Finland PM Sanna Marin does bold photoshoot, sparks controversy

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Helsinki: Prime Minister of Finland, Sanna Marin has sparked a raging controversy in her country with a bold photoshoot, which has caught everyone's eye and...

This Indian writer wins global book prize

London, Indian writer Annie Zaidi was on Wednesday announced as the 2019 winner of the USD 100,000 Nine Dots Prize, a prestigious book prize...