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US Vice President Kamala Harris

US Vice President Kamala Harris distances herself from President Joe Biden's comment about Trump supporters

Biden was commenting on a racist joke a comedian made at a Trump rally days earlier, likening Puerto Rico to an “island of garbage.”

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PM Modi, PM Trudeau

Two senior officials of Trudeau govt admit to leaking intel on India to Washington Post

Nathalie Drouin, Trudeau’s national security and intelligence adviser and Deputy Foreign Minister David Morrison confessed in front of a parliamentary panel on Oct 30 during a session of the Foreign Interference Commission.

Over 100 killed in Israeli strike on residential building sheltering displaced families in Gaza’s Beit Lahiya

Gaza government media office said the five-storey building that came under attack housed around 200 members of displaced families. At least 40 people are missing and dozens wounded, it said in a statement.

Hezbollah's new chief Naim Qassem

Naim Qassem to head Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah

Hezbollah's Shura Council elected Naim Qassem, 71, through its established process for choosing a secretary general.

US President Biden celebrates Diwali at White House, honors contributions by South Asian American community

The White House has a long tradition of hosting Diwali celebrations. President Barack Obama embraced the Diwali celebration after President George W. Bush started it in 2003 and is renowned for lighting a diya in the Oval Office.

Israel's ban on UNRWA operations threatens to worsen humanitarian crisis in Gaza amid escalating conflict

Israel's parliament (Knesset) on Oct 28 passed the legislation stopping the main UN relief agency from operating on Israeli territory and other areas under its control.

Modi-XI, Russian envoy to India

Russian envoy to India terms Modi-Xi meeting at BRICS summit a positive step for Indo-China bilateral ties

Asserting that the recently concluded BRICS Summit in the Russian city of Kazan was a "total success", he said the grouping is "not an exclusive but an inclusive platform".