Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, the Indian-origin South African jurist, has won the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote peace and uphold international law, the awarding committee said on Friday.
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) has suspended several major technology companies, including Microsoft, Infosys and Tata, from participating in the Permanent Labour Certification (PERM) programme, citing concerns that foreign hiring practices could adversely affect American workers.
Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday congratulated Canadian poet Anne Carson after she was awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature, calling it "an extraordinary achievement" and "a proud moment for Canada."
Sherbrooke, Que: Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday announced a $2 billion federal investment to retrofit one million homes across Canada, led by a new national rebate of up to $10,000 for households that switch to electric heat pumps.
The United States has suspended several major technology and IT outsourcing companies from the Permanent Labour Certification Programme (PERM), a key step in the employment-based green card process, in a move that could affect thousands of foreign workers, including Indian IT professionals.
Tel Aviv/IBNS: British pop star Boy George has announced a second concert in Israel, dedicating the November 7 performance to survivors and families of the Nova music festival, following the rapid sell-out of his first scheduled show in Tel Aviv.
A Chinese immigrant and his wife have been arrested in the US on charges of abusing at least 14 children born through surrogacy, media reports said.
US Congressmen Josh Gottheimer, Michael McCaul and Don Bacon have introduced a bipartisan resolution honouring Indian Captain Smit Machchhar and the crew and passengers of Flydubai Flight 1073, while condemning the alleged attempted attack on the aircraft last week.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has described the death of a Russian laboratory worker at a plague research centre in Siberia as a “cause for focus” but not alarm, while urging Russia to provide more information about the incident.
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday attributed the violent student protests that have erupted across France to “mass migration” and Islam, using the unrest to advance his right-wing narrative ahead of the crucial midterm elections.
The former U.S. Army major convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009 will be executed by firing squad, marking the first such execution in the United States since World War II, according to reports.
Abu Dhabi/IBNS: India's 'hero' pilot Smit Machchhar suffered a skull fracture after being struck by his co-pilot, who had allegedly attempted to crash the Tel Aviv-bound flydubai plane last week, NDTV reported.
Israel was prepared to shoot down a Flydubai passenger plane if it continued towards Tel Aviv following an alleged attack by the airline’s Omani co-pilot on Indian captain Smit Machchhar inside the cockpit on September 30, media reports said.
US Vice President JD Vance has questioned how the Omani co-pilot accused of attacking Indian Captain Smit Machchhar aboard a Flydubai flight on September 30 was allowed to return to the cockpit despite previous concerns about him.
Israel was prepared to shoot down a Flydubai passenger plane if it continued towards Tel Aviv following an alleged attack by the airline’s Omani co-pilot on Indian captain Smit Machchhar inside the cockpit on September 30, media reports said.
New Delhi: Three Indian nationals among the crew of the Turkish cargo ship MV Royad Mammadov are safe, India's embassy in Romania said, after the vessel was struck in the Black Sea on Monday in an attack that left two people dead.
The FBI has arrested a 34-year-old California woman after charging her with acting as an unregistered agent of China and surveilling the son of Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te and his family, according to media reports.
A British Airways flight from London to Chicago declared an emergency over Ireland on Sunday and began diverting back to London, according to flight-tracking data.
Pakistan's National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has raided two alleged illegal call centres in Lahore, detaining more than three dozen people, media reports said on Monday.
Omani co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami, who allegedly attacked Indian pilot Smit Machchhar during a cockpit fight on a Tel Aviv-bound flydubai flight, had reportedly expressed support for violence against women, along with other controversial views, in his past online interactions.
Omani pilot Hamam al-Hammami, who is under arrest and being interrogated in the United Arab Emirates, has reportedly told investigators that he planned to crash Flydubai Flight FZ1073 into Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport during the September 30 cockpit ordeal, according to media reports.
A British-Indian businessman and his former wife are facing extradition to the United States over allegations that they defrauded healthcare programmes of millions of dollars by supplying cancer drugs that had not been approved by a federal agency, media reports said.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Sunday confirmed that her government had lodged a strong protest with the United States following the arrest of a US Marine stationed in Okinawa on suspicion of robbery and murder of a local woman.
A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a local youth in Pakistan's Narowal district, highlighting concerns over the safety and security of women and children in the country.
A pharmaceutical plant owned by Indian-run Kusum Group in Ukraine's Sumy region was severely damaged in a Russian drone attack, leaving one person dead and several others injured, according to media reports.
The flydubai co-pilot accused of attempting to seize control of a Tel Aviv-bound aircraft and carry out a "terrorist attack" had previously completed a distance-learning aviation management course at a UK university, the institution has confirmed, Sky News reported.
Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday the creation of a Prime Minister's National Council on Artificial Intelligence, tapping researchers, entrepreneurs and investors to advise the government on adopting AI while protecting Canada's sovereignty over the technology.
The United Arab Emirates has described the attack by an Omani pilot on the Indian captain Smit Machchhar of Flydubai flight FZ1073 on September 30 with a crash axe as a "terrorist act", according to media reports.
A Hindu temple in Greater Cleveland, Ohio, US, was vandalised with bricks while priests and devotees were present inside, according to media reports.
British police have arrested and charged two Iranian nationals with terrorism offences over a suspected plot to attack the Jewish community in Manchester on the eve of Yom Kippur.
