1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1070+ words) DUBAI: A lightning advance by Houthi rebels threatens a crucial Red Sea shipping route. Drone attacks blamed on Iraqi militias have forced the closure of a major pipeline, and Iran is still disrupting the Strait of Hormuz. It is a…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (519+ words) NEW DELHI: BRICS must expand trade in national currencies and work towards an inclusive global economic framework as excessive dependence on existing financial and trade systems has made emerging economies vulnerable to political shocks, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (460+ words) CHENNAI: If you’re in the mood for a good cup of coffee and live music on a Saturday morning, be it jazz, Carnatic or anything in between, Kat and Kin Coffee Roasters in Neelankarai could be just the place. What…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1056+ words) BAGHDAD: Iraq said attacks on a key Saudi oil pipeline were launched from its territory, as US President Donald Trump appeared to blame Iran. Meanwhile, the number of displaced people in Yemen is rising quickly after a swift advance by…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (449+ words) CHENNAI: The city’s informal workers are losing both working days and income due to heat-related illness, with 28.4% of workers surveyed in Vyasarpadi reporting that they had lost at least one working day because of heat-related illness, a community-led study has…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (365+ words) DT Next For a country that covets a high ‘international image’ and claims to be vishwaguru to the world, India is receiving no help from some of its citizens travelling abroad Videos of Indians behaving poorly in other countries…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (362+ words) WASHINGTON: An advertisement posted by the Department of Homeland Security asking “Mr Singh” to self-deport sparked off a controversy with advocacy groups terming it “racist” and “anti-American”. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) used AI-generated imagery on X to push…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (300+ words) BEIJING: At least 20 people were killed when a fire broke out on a foreign-flagged cargo ship undergoing repairs in the eastern Chinese port city of Qingdao, state media reported on Thursday. The blaze started at around 11.15 am at the state-owned…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (333+ words) DHAKA: Bangladesh authorities on Thursday granted five-hour parole to jailed Hindu rights leader Chinmoy Krishna Das to attend his mother's funeral, local media reported. The Hindu monk was arrested in November 2024 on sedition charges for allegedly disrespecting the national flag,…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (461+ words) NEW DELHI: Aviation watchdog DGCA has ordered drug tests for pilots across all airlines and the exercise is to be completed by July 2027, according to sources. Separately, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on Thursday said the Directorate General of…...