Pakistan forces again resort to heavy mortar shelling along LoC in Jammu

Pakistan forces again resorted to heavy mortar shelling along the Line of Control in Jammu district last evening.Defence sources told that Pakistani f...

Mike Pompeo sworn in as US Secretary of State after Senate Confirmation

Mike Pompeo has been sworn in as America's 70th Secretary of State, after the US Senate confirmed his nomination. Earlier yesterday, Pompeo, the forme...

US urges China to respect human rights of Tibet

The United States has urged China to respect the human rights and religious freedom of Tibet. A resolution in this regard was passed by the US Senate ...

Historic Inter-Korean Summit begins in truce village of Panmunjom

The leaders of North and South Korea are holding talks at the Demilitarised Zone that divides their countries in the historic Inter Korean summit in m...

Rajnath Singh chairs 23rd meeting of western zonal council in Gandhinagar today

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today chaired the 23rd meeting of Western Zonal Council at Gandhinagar. Out of the 16 issues discussed today, 14 wer...

Will issue ordinance on SC-ST Act if decision not in favour: Thawar Chand Gehlot

Union Minister for Social Justice Thawar Chand Gehlot has said if the Supreme Court's decision on a Centre's review petition on the SC-ST Act didn't g...

I-T dept says hoarding of cash by Govt contractors in Karnataka is one of reasons for recent currency crunch

The Income Tax department in Karnataka has said that hoarding of cash by Government contractors in Karnataka is one of the reasons for shortage of cur...

PM Modi to hold informal meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Wuhan today

Prime minister Narendra Modi will today join Chinese President Xi Jinping for an informal summit in the Chinese city Wuhan. Mr Modi landed at Wuhan Ai...

Saudi Arabia to send Syrians an additional $100 million of humanitarian aid

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia will provide an additional $100 million of humanitarian aid to alleviate the suffering of the people of Syria, through the King S...

Congress appoints Kamal Nath as president, Scindia as campaign chief

The Congress today appointed senior leader Kamal Nath as president of its Madhya Pradesh unit and Jyotiraditya Scindia as campaign committee chief ahe...

Pakistani Court Disqualifies Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif From Parliament

The Islamabad High Court on Thursday disqualified Pakistan’s foreign minister Khawaja Asif from parliament for not declaring the details of a foreign ...

Telangana SSC results 2018 to be announced today at 7 pm

The Telangana Board of Secondary Education, also known as the Directorate of Government Examinations, will declare the TS SSC Result 2018 or Telangana...

Russia Begins Production of Turkey’s S-400 Air Defense Systems

Russia’s Rosoboronexport General Director Alexander Miheyev said that Moscow had started to produce the S-400 missile defense systems purchased by Ank...

France won't leave Iran nuclear deal:Macron

French President Emanuel Macron has said, Paris will not leave the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and pushed for a comprehensive agreement with Tehran to addr...

Saudi Arabia wants cancellation of Visa Regime from BiH

Chairman of the Council of Ministers of BiH, Denis Zvizdic, met with Governor of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) Ibrahim Al Oma...

Philippines demands explanation as Kuwait expels envoy

Manila demanded an explanation on Thursday (Apr 26) after its ambassador to Kuwait was expelled, shocking Philippine authorities and deepening a diplo...

Saudi Arabia criticised over executions for drug offences

Saudi Arabia has executed 48 people in the past four months, half of them on non-violent drug charges, Human Rights Watch has said.The US-based group ...

24 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan

Kabul: At least 24 militants were killed and 36 injured as Afghan forces targeted Taliban positions in Balkh province on Thursday, said an army spokes...

India willing to enhance naval ties with Iran

In a meeting with Iran’s Deputy Defense Minister General Qassem Taqizade in Tehran on Wednesday, the Indian Navy commander pointed to the exchange of ...

USD 7 billion oil refinery being built in Oman

Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) chief executive Issam Kazim told Gulf News that Indian passport holders were a natural choice to r...

President Donald Trump to visit UK in July

Washington D.C.: United States President Donald Trump is set to visit the United Kingdom in July, according to two officials on Wednesday. The of...

Dubai Is Pushing for Indian Nations to Be Given UAE Visa on Arrival

Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) chief executive Issam Kazim told Gulf News that Indian passport holders were a natural choice to r...

Rahul Gandhi will release Assembly poll manifesto tomorrow

Congress President Rahul Gandhi will again pay a two-day visit to Karnataka from Thursday and release his party’s manifesto for the May 12 Assembly po...

Turkey Earns Over $500 Million net Investment in February

In February, the amount of net foreign direct investment (FDI) rose by nearly 12 percent year-on-year, from $457 million in the same month of 2017, wh...

Over 450 delegates attend Global Dubai Tea Forum

More than 450 international delegates, a 39 per cent increase in attendance from the previous event, are attending the Global Dubai Tea Forum being he...

Turkey to train Kenyan police in fighting crime

Turkey wants to train Kenyan police officers in fighting crime, including terrorism, the local head of Turkey’s state-run aid agency told Anadolu Agen...

Rising crude oil prices to hurt Modinomics? Nomura warns of worsening current account deficit

SC to consider Kathua rape murder accused's plea to transfer probe to CBI

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today agreed to consider a plea of two accused in the gangrape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua that the tr...

Sushma Swaraj meets President of Mongolia

ULAANBAATAR: External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj on Thursday met Mongolia's President Khaltmaagiin Battulga.Swaraj is on a two-day visit to ...

Maharashtra court orders attachment of actor Mamta Kulkarni's properties in drug racket case

THANE: A special NDPS court here has ordered attachment of properties of former Bollywood actor Mamta Kulkarni, who is one of the key accused in the m...