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Attempt to -'conceal-' Russia-'s issues: Polish PM accuses Putin of...

-'President Putin has lied about Poland on numerous occasions, and he has always done it deliberately,-' Prime Minister...

30 Dec 2019 9:10 AM IST

People pray to mark the 15th anniversary of the earthquake and the resulting tsunami of 2004, at a cemetery containing mass graves in Indonesia on Tuesday. (Photo: AFP)

-'Tsunami nightmares keep haunting victims

Prayers held across Indian Ocean coast on anniversary.

27 Dec 2019 1:30 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that he holds no grudge against Nawaz Sharif and that the ailing former premiers health is more important than politics. (Photo: File)

India could carry out -'action of some sort-' in PoK, claims Pak PM...

PM said he had told army chief Gen Bajwa about the threats from India and the General -'told me that Pakistan is...

26 Dec 2019 8:55 PM IST

The Pakistan government has denied permission to PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz to travel abroad, saying those involved in any economic crime and institutional fraud could not be allowed to leave the country, according to a media report on Monday. (Photo: File)

Pak govt denies permission to Maryam Nawaz to travel abroad

Referring to the ECL rules, Awan said even if a person has valid travel document to proceed to any destination outside...

23 Dec 2019 12:08 PM IST

Anti-CAA protesters at the Gandhi statue at Parliament Square in London on Saturday. (Photo:PTI)

â€˜Worrisomeâ€™, could affect neighbours: B-'desh on citizenship law...

Protests are being held across India ever since a bill was introduced in Parliament earlier this month.

22 Dec 2019 3:25 PM IST

Afghanistans President Ashraf Ghani was on track to win a second term Sunday, after election officials announced he had scored a majority in presidential elections. (Photo: File)

Afghanistan-'s Ghani wins majority in presidential poll

Candidates have the opportunity to lodge any complaints before a final result is published.

22 Dec 2019 12:56 PM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Moscow had grounds to appeal a decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency to bar Russia from major sporting events, a move he said violated the Olympic charter. (Photo: AP)

Vladimir Putin hints at leaving Russian presidency in 2024

Putin indicated he was in favour of removing the word -'successive-' from a clause in the constitution.

20 Dec 2019 9:35 AM IST

the ruling party is further expected to discuss matters related to legislation regarding the extension of services of the army chief and the appointment of a chief election commissioner and other members of the electoral body. (Photo: ANI)

Imran Khan cuts short Geneva visit, calls meeting to discuss Musharraf...

The government, too, expressed its reservations to the verdict.

18 Dec 2019 8:40 PM IST

The accident took place near village Samroli in Udhampur district around 2 AM when the driver of the truck lost control over the vehicle while moving from Srinagar to Jammu with a Bhakerwal family, a police official said. (Photo: Representational)

Five dead, dozens injured in Hong Kong bus crash

Police said five people were certified dead at the scene with dozens injured.

18 Dec 2019 4:25 PM IST

On November 28, Bajwa got a six-month conditional extension from the Supreme Court, ending an unprecedented legal wrangle that shook the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan and pitted the powerful military against the judiciary. (Photo: File | AP)

-'Unbridled power can be dangerous-': Pak SC on General Bajwa-'s...

PM Khan had extended Bajwa-'s tenure through a notification in August, but the SC suspended it on Nov 26.

16 Dec 2019 8:50 PM IST

Stephen Biegun, the US special envoy for North Korea, arrived in South Korea on Sunday as Pyongyang stepped up pressure on Washington to make concessions to revive stalled denucleasisation talks ahead of a year-end deadline. (Photo: AP)

US envoy Stephen Biegun slams North Korea comments as -'hostile,...

Biegun said the US was -'fully aware of the strong potential for North Korea to conduct a major provocation in the days...

16 Dec 2019 1:55 PM IST

The pilgrims were returning home after visiting the famed Hindu Kalinchowk Bhagwati temple when the bus veered off the highway about 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of the capital, Kathmandu, police official Prajwal Maharjan said. (Photo: ANI)

14 pilgrims dead, 18 injured after bus drives off highway, crashes in...

Maharjan said police were investigating the cause of the crash but the roads were slippery because of winter rain.

15 Dec 2019 12:34 PM IST