At Least 19 Killed in Fighting Between Myanmar Army, Rebels

North Korea to Destroy Nuclear Test Site before US Summit

Ramadan bazaars help set the scene for the holy month

JEDDAH: With Ramadan almost upon us, preparations for the holy month are at their peak. Families are preparing food in advance for luscious iftars, de...

8 dead, nearly 40 wounded as bombs hit 3 Indonesian churches

JAKARTA: Three attacks including one by a suicide bomber disguised as a churchgoer targeted three churches in Indonesia's second largest city of Surab...

Muslim woman asked to remove burkha, stopped at Karnataka polling booth

A Muslim woman was stopped from entering the polling booth in Karnataka's Belagavi after she refused to remove the veil of her 'burkha' for identifica...

Controversial poster of Tej Pratap and Aishwarya Rai on their wedding.

A controversial poster congratulating Lalu Prasad Yadav's son Tej Pratap and Aishwarya Rai on their wedding has sparked a massive row online. What man...

Chandigarh International Airport was closed from today untill May 31

The Chandigarh International Airport was closed for all air traffic on Saturday until May 31 to carry out runway expansion and repairs, officials said...

Two people were killed and 41 injured as members of two communities clashed in Aurangabad, Maharashtra.

Two people were killed and 41 injured as members of two communities clashed in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, on Friday night.The 41 injured people also inc...

A 13-year-old boy was married off to a 23-year-old woman in Kurnool district to fullfill mom's wish.

A 13-year-old boy was married off to a woman ten years his senior at Upparahal village in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district late last month, police sa...

Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet abolishes stamp duty on sale of properties in women's name

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government today abolished stamp duty on sale of properties registered in the name of women.The state Cabinet, in a me...

Karnataka polls: 11 per cent polling recorded in first two hours

Bengaluru: About 11 per cent polling was today recorded in the first two hours of voting in Karnataka. which is witnessing a three-cornered contest am...

NASA plans to send mini-helicopter to Mars

Tampa: The US space agency said on Saturday it plans to launch the first-ever helicopter to Mars in 2020, a miniature, unmanned drone-like chopper tha...

KCR to meet with government employee unions on May 16

The Telangana government is likely to accept all demands put forth by state government employees’ unions. Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is likely...

Slow works at Mecca Masjid irks Waqf Board

The deadline to complete renovation work at Mecca Masjid, especially on its roof, before Ramzan has started, the Telangana State Waqf Board (TSWB) sai...

GHMC appeals to hoteliers to maintain Haleem quality

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), on Friday, appealed to hoteliers to take all precautionary measures while preparing the Ramzan special...

Met dept issues warning of thunderstorms in UP

The Met department has issued warning of thunderstorms accompanied with gusty winds for next twenty-four hours in several western and eastern district...

Iran crossed a red line, forcing his army to strike its bases in Syria: Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said, Iran crossed a red line, forcing his army to strike its bases in Syria. In a statement, Mr Ne...

US Secretary of State says US offers to help rebuild N Korea economy if it disarms

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said, if North Korea agrees to surrender its nuclear arsenal, Washington will work with Pyongyang to rebuild its...

NSA Ajit Doval holds talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval held talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow yesterday. They discussed a host of issues such ...

Govt departments earmark Rs.16,500 cr for Swachh Bharat Mission in 2018-19

Nearly 16 thousand 500 crore rupees have been earmarked by 71 Ministries and Departments of the Central Government for implementation of the Swachh Bh...

India and Peru signs an agreement in field of Renewable Energy at Lima

India and Peru signed an agreement in the field of Renewable Energy at Lima. The pact was signed in the presence of Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu an...

CRPF jawan martyred in encounter between terrorists & security forces in Pulwama

A CRPF jawan was martyred in an encounter between security forces and terrorists in Pulwama district in the wee hours today. A civilian was also ...

PM Modi says India supports united,strong & prosperous Nepal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, India's relation with Nepal is friendly based on cordial and deep-rooted ties between the people of two countri...

Polling for Karnataka assembly elections begins

Bengaluru: Polling for the high-stakes Karnataka assembly elections got underway this morning under a thick security blanket.In what is projected as a...

TDP workers demanding special status for Andhra Pradesh blocked BJP president Amit Shah

BJP President Amit Shah's convoy came under stone pelting at Alipiri here when he was returning after worship at the Balaji temple. Protesting the 'in...

Russian man died during deportation procedures in Delhi

A Russian man, whose visa had expired, died on Wednesday night after he was taken to the foreigners' registration office for deportation procedures in...

Sushma Swaraj met Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj met on Friday Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on launched Ayodhya-Janakpur bus in Nepal.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched Ayodhya-Janakpur bus in Nepal.The Indo-Nepal bus service from Nepal's Janakpur to Uttar Pradesh's Ayod...

Lalu Prasad was granted a six-week provisional bail on medical grounds in the fodder scam cases.

RJD president Lalu Prasad was granted a six-week provisional bail on Friday by the Jharkhand high court on medical grounds in the fodder scam cases, h...

Senior Mumbai police officer Himanshu Roy committed suicide at his home

Himanshu Roy, a senior Mumbai police officer involved in many high-profile investigations, committed suicide at his home on Friday.Himanshu Roy was an...