Geneva/New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Indian and Pakistani security forces used “excessive” force in both sides of Jammu and Kashmir, killing and wounding civilians since 2016, a UN body said on Thursday, in a first-ever…
Chennai, June 14 (IANS) In a breather to the AIADMK government, the Madras High Court on Thursday gave a split verdict in the case of disqualification of 18 rebel-AIADMK MLAs. Chief Justice Indira Banerjee upheld…
Lahore, June 14 (IANS) Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday withdrew a conditional permission earlier granted to former President Pervez Musharraf to contest the upcoming general election after his counsel informed that the former military chief…
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) A major spurt in food and fuel prices in the country pushed the wholesale price index (WPI) for May to 4.43 percent, to nearly double over the 2.26 percent registered…
Seoul, June 14 (IANS) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday metwith South Korean President Moon Jae-in here to discuss the outcome of the historic summit between American President Donald Trump and North Korean…
San Francisco, June 14 (IANS) Facebook is bullish on eye-tracking technology tools that will let the social media giant detect users’ eye movement and emotions but has denied using it at the moment, the media…
Washington, June 14 (IANS) The US Federal Reserve has raised short-term interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, its second rate hike this year and the seventh since late 2015. “In view of…
Seoul, June 14 (IANS) The US hopes to see “major disarmament” by North Korea by the end of 2020, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says. His comments came on Wednesday, a day after an unprecedented…
Seoul, June 13 (IANS) South Korea’s presidential office hinted at the possibility of suspending the country’s joint military drills with the US, citing a need to assist denuclearization negotiations with North Korea. “We believe there…
Mumbai, June 13 (IANS) At least 90 residents were evacuated safely after a fire broke out on the 33rd floor of the Beaumonte Towers in the posh Prabhadevi area of Dadar here on Wednesday afternoon….
Washington, June 13 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the world should feel “safer” because North Korea poses no nuclear threat to the world. “Everybody can feel much safer than the day…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) After a hiatus of three years, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is back in ‘dharna’ mode with two sit-ins in the last 30 days. With the latest protest in the…
Lahore, June 13 (IANS) Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered former President Pervez Musharraf to return to the country by Thursday as it delivered a withering rebuke for his continued absence from court. Chief Justice…
Seoul, June 13 (IANS) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will personally brief South Korean President Moon Jae-in on the outcome of the historic summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and American President Donald…
Bengaluru, June 13 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday snatched the Jayanagar Assembly seat in Bengaluru from the BJP, with its candidate Sowmya Reddy winning by a narrow margin of 2,889 votes. At the end of…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday shared a fitness video after he was nominated in an online fitness challenge by Indian Cricket Captain Virat Kohli “Here are moments from my…
Washington, June 13 (IANS) US President Donald Trump slammed veteran Hollywood actor Robert De Niro on Wednesday calling the film star “a very low IQ individual”. In a series of tweets aboard the Air Force…
Pyongyang, June 13 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has accepted US President Donald Trump’s invitation to visit Washington after their historic summit in Singapore, Pyongyang state media reported on Wednesday. Kim and Trump held…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a video message released on Tuesday told Delhiites that he is protesting for them as he and three of his Ministers prepared to continue…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) High food and fuel prices lifted India’s May retail inflation close to the 5 per cent mark, even as the manufacturing sector pushed the country’s April industrial production higher by…