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The agreement signing ceremony took place at the Kartarpur Zero Point at the Pakistan-India border in Narowal. (Photo: File)World
Kartarpur corridor to have 80 immigration counters for speedy...

The agreement will allow 5,000 Indian pilgrims daily to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib.

28 Oct 2019 6:29 PM IST

The Prime Minister stressed that a government collapse would drag Iraq into further turmoil. (Photo: ANI)World
63 killed, over 2,590 injured in Iraq as anti-government protests...

The protests were a resumption of anti-government demonstrations that started in the first week of October.

27 Oct 2019 10:54 AM IST

As many as a million Chileans protested peacefully in Santiago in the biggest rallies yet since violence broke out a week ago over entrenched inequality in Chile. (AFP)World
Deja vu for Indians

Masses were spontaneously protesting in the streets of the capital Santiago and several stations set ablaze.

27 Oct 2019 12:53 AM IST

A Hong Kong court has banned people from publishing a wide range of personal details about police officers and their families, including photos, in a bid to halt \doxxing\ by pro-democracy protesters. (Photo: AFP)World
Police detain 26 at anti-government protests in Kazakhstan

Hundreds of Kazakhs have taken to the streets in recent months to voice fears over Chinese investment in the oil-rich...

26 Oct 2019 7:19 PM IST

A Hong Kong court has banned people from publishing a wide range of personal details about police officers and their families, including photos, in a bid to halt \doxxing\ by pro-democracy protesters. (Photo: AFP)World
Hong Kong court bans publishing police details, including photos

Earlier this month the city-'s pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam used a colonial-era emergency law to ban protesters from...

26 Oct 2019 11:55 AM IST

Torrential rain that caused flooding and mudslides in towns east of Tokyo left at least seven people dead and added damage in areas still recovering from recent typhoons, officials said Saturday. (Photo: AFP)World
At least 10 killed, 3 missing in flood, mudslides from strong rain in...

Two weeks ago, Typhoon Hagibis caused widespread flooding and left more than 80 people dead or presumed dead across...

26 Oct 2019 11:30 AM IST

The 69-year-old Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo was rushed to the Services Hospital in Lahore from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) office late on Monday night after a massive drop in his platelet count. (Photo: File)World
Lahore High Court grants bail to ailing Sharif on medical grounds

The three-time premier-'s lawyer Ashtar Ausaf told the court that his condition is -'extremely serious-'.

25 Oct 2019 7:13 PM IST

Good talk with Deputy Foreign Minister Ababu Namwamba of Kenya on our developmental cooperation and African partnership, Jaishankar wrote on Twitter. (Photo: ANI)World
Jaishankar meets Deputy Foreign Minister of Kenya, discusses...

India is a founding member of NAM, which is one of the largest gatherings of world leaders.

25 Oct 2019 4:21 PM IST

The Chinese consular official, Tong Xuejun, told state broadcaster CCTV on Thursday that he had met with British police. (Photo: Twitter)World
UK police yet to confirm identity of 39 found dead in truck: China

In Britain-'s largest murder probe in more than a decade, the local police force have arrested the truck-'s driver on...

25 Oct 2019 2:16 PM IST

Pakistani women rights activist Gulalai Ismail, who is currently in the US on Thursday said that her father was picked up by men wearing militia dress in Peshwar. (Photo: Twitter/ Gulalai Ismail)World
‘Father picked up by men in militia dress in Peshawar’: Pak...

She has become new face of hope for oppressed minorities in Pakistani, raising voice against Islamabad’s atrocities on...

25 Oct 2019 10:32 AM IST

Commercial and residential property prices have been fuelled by an influx of money from wealthy mainland Chinese investors and developers. (Representational Image)World
Hong Kong tycoon buys million dollar parking space amid looming...

The HK USD 7.6 million (USD 970,000) price tag is more than 30 times the average annual wage in Hong Kong.

24 Oct 2019 4:20 PM IST

Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah Al-Saud has been named the new foreign minister in a partial Cabinet reshuffle and Saleh bin Nasser bin Ali Al-Jasser has been named as the countrys transport minister. (Photo: ANI)World
In third reshuffle in less than a year, Saudi Arabia appoints new...

The reshuffle in Saudi is seen amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

24 Oct 2019 3:09 PM IST

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