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The Army headquarters at Chennai is probing the blast in an iron scrap shop at Pothamettupatti village near Manaparai on June 29, amid reports that the explosion that killed a worker and grievously injured three others was caused by a stolen military rocket shell that was sold as scrap by some army men.

Roadside bomb kills 3, injures 26 in northwestern Pakistan

Anwarul Haq, a senior local government official, confirmed the casualties, telling AFP that the injured have been taken...

11 Aug 2017 2:31 PM GMT

In this file photo, Chinese navy vessels take part in a drill. (Photo: AP/ File)

Chinese Navy eyes Indian Ocean as part of PLA's plan to extend amid...

The sprawling base on the coast of the South China Sea is one of the three major bases of PLAN, which now is poised to...

11 Aug 2017 1:49 PM GMT

EAM Sushma Swaraj meets with FM of Bhutan Damcho Dorji on sidelines of BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers meet (Photo: MEA India Twitter)

Amid Sikkim standoff, Sushma Swaraj meets Bhutanese foreign minister

There was no official word on as to what was discussed between the External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Bhutanese...

11 Aug 2017 11:47 AM GMT

Pakistans Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal

Pak minister travels with commoners in PIA flight

Pakistan Interior minister Ahsan Iqbal walked into the lounge like any other passenger and hopped in a car and headed...

11 Aug 2017 11:44 AM GMT

North Korea has previously threatened pre-emptive attacks on its enemies including South Korea. (Photo: AFP)

North Korea, US playing reckless game: Chinese daily asks Beijing to...

'Beijing is not able to persuade Washington or Pyongyang to back down at this time,' the Global Times said.

11 Aug 2017 8:35 AM GMT

Sikkim standoff: India sending signal of possible military clashes, says China

Sikkim standoff: India sending signal of possible military clashes,...

Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said that the Indian armed forces are strong enough to meet any challenge to the country's...

11 Aug 2017 2:57 AM GMT

Pakistan's Mother Teresa', Pfau, passes away

She died after a prolonged age-related illness.

10 Aug 2017 10:04 PM GMT

The ongoing Doklam standoff between India and China has to be seen in the larger context.

China won't make any 'compromise' to end Doklam standoff: Chinese army...

India and China have been locked in a face-off in the Doklam area of the Sikkim sector for the last 50 days.

10 Aug 2017 2:50 PM GMT

Rescuers work at a tourist site in Zhangzha in Jiuzhaigou county in southwestern Chinas Sichuan province. A strong earthquake shook a mountainous region in southwestern China near a famous national park, killing people and knocking out power and phone networks. (Photo: AP)

Death toll in China quake rises to 20, 431 people injured

More than 60,000 people have been evacuated from the area amid continuing aftershocks, state media said.

10 Aug 2017 9:06 AM GMT

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said the Indus Water Treaty was a mutually agreed arrangement between India and Pakistan brokered by the World Bank and no one country can unilaterally separate itself from the treaty. (Photo: PTI)

Constructive India-Pakistan IWT talks have raised hopes of solution:...

India and Pakistan held secretary-level talks over the Indus Waters Treaty last week in Washington.

10 Aug 2017 8:13 AM GMT

Its no secret that New Delhi suspects that the proposed road that China wants to build through Doklam in Bhutanese territory will bring Chinese troops closer to Indias Chickens Neck that connects the heartland with Indias north-eastern states.

Chinese army expert says India-China should ink new border pact in...

India and China have been locked in a face-off in the Doklam area of the Sikkim sector for the last 50 days.

10 Aug 2017 7:57 AM GMT

Many communities in Nepal view menstruating women as impure and in some remote areas they are forced to sleep in a hut away from home during their periods, a custom known as chhaupadi. (Photo: Pixabay/Representational)

After teen's death, Nepal criminalises isolation of menstruating

The new law stipulates a three-month jail sentence or a 3,000 rupee fine, or both, for anyone forcing a woman to follow...

10 Aug 2017 7:17 AM GMT