NEW DELHI/GUWAHATI: Days before PM Modi is due to visit Manipur, two key peace deals – one with the Kuki-Zo Council for opening the arterial Imphal-Dimapur National Highway 2 for the movement of commuters and goods, and the second with two Kuki umbrella militant outfits for renewal of the suspension of operations (SoO), while maintaining…
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Thursday met Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing and the two sides reaffirmed their resolve to further strengthen their iron-clad, all-weather strategic cooperative partnership. During the meeting, the two sides also agreed to continue working closely on the next phase of the upgraded China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC 2.0), which includes…
Paving the way for the operation of a Japanese Shinkansen train on the Gujarat section of Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project, India and Japan Friday agreed to immediately commence signalling work, including the Japanese system, for introduction of a general inspection train and one set of the E5 series Shinkansen train. The govt plans to start…
Reducing a 50-day deadline set by him for Russia to reach a ceasefire, US President Donald Trump on Monday said that Vladimir Putin had only 10 or 12 days to agree to Ukraine peace deal or face sanctions. Making his frustration with Putin for prolonging the Ukraine war known, Trump said that there was no…
Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire to end their days-long border clashes, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Monday. The development came after Malaysia offered to mediate in the Thailand-Cambodia conflict, the deadliest in a decade. The Southeast Asian neighbours have accused each other of starting the fighting last…
US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to meet immediately to negotiate a ceasefire, following three days of deadly border clashes that have left more than 30 people dead and over 130,000 displaced. Trump, currently visiting Scotland, said via social media that he had spoken separately…
NEW DELHI: Strengthening of mutual cooperation to curb trans-border criminal activities, improve border infrastructure and ensure effective disaster management dominated discussions at the Indo-Nepal home secretary-level talks held here on Tuesday.Leading the Indian side was Union home secretary Govind Mohan, while the Nepali side was led by his counterpart Gokarna Mani Duwadee.During the talks, both…
Logo of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Mumbai: In a big development that indicates that the decks have finally been cleared for holding the Asia Cup in UAE in September, TOI has learnt that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have agreed to virtually attend the Annual General Meeting…
Liverpool’s summer spending spree might just have one final twist left — and it involves a fresh face from the Bundesliga. With just days left in the transfer window, the Premier League champions are closing in on a deal for Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike. Talks between the two clubs have progressed rapidly, with Liverpool…
Israel on Wednesday night unleashed a series of heavy airstrikes in the heart of Damascus, targeting Syrian Defence Ministry headquarters and striking close to the presidential palace. The strikes followed Israel’s warning to Syrian forces to withdraw from southern Syria, where clashes have erupted with the Druze minority. The United States has now stepped in,…