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Myanmar blames Rohingya repatriation failure on Bangladesh

Myanmar blames Rohingya repatriation failure on Bangladesh

A fresh push was to begin Thursday, with both governments vowing to repatriate nearly 3,500 Rohingya, but this again...

23 Aug 2019 7:25 PM IST

2 govt hospitals in Pak deny specialised ambulance facility to Sharif

2 govt hospitals in Pak deny specialised ambulance facility to Sharif

A defibrillator helps save life by giving a high-energy electric shock to the heart of a patient in case of cardiac...

23 Aug 2019 1:52 PM IST

Malaysian authorities recover drugs worth USD 161 million in biggest bust till date

Malaysian authorities recover drugs worth USD 161 million in biggest...

Malaysia is a key transit point for illegal narcotics, with authorities seizing record amounts of crystal...

23 Aug 2019 1:26 PM IST

China â€˜will not sit idlyâ€™ if US sells F-16V fighter jets to Taiwan

China â€˜will not sit idlyâ€™ if US sells F-16V fighter jets to Taiwan

China pledged sanctions against US in July when Trump admin said it was considering a USD 2.2 bn sale of tanks and air...

23 Aug 2019 1:10 PM IST

$Pompeo is \poisonous plant\ of American diplomacy: North Korea foreign minister$ World

Pompeo is -'poisonous plant-' of American diplomacy: North Korea...

The North-'s blistering rhetoric may dim the prospect for an early resumption of nuclear negotiations between the...

23 Aug 2019 1:01 PM IST

$\Chernobyl on ice\: Russia launches world\s first flaoting nuclear reactor$ World

-'Chernobyl on ice-': Russia launches world-'s first flaoting nuclear...

The reactor-'s trip is expected to last between four and six weeks, depending on the weather conditions and the amount...

23 Aug 2019 10:26 AM IST

Sri Lanka desists from speaking on Kashmir, Pak envoy apprises Sirisena

Sri Lanka desists from speaking on Kashmir, Pak envoy apprises...

However, four out of five permanent members in the United Nations did not support Pakistan contentions over India-'s...

23 Aug 2019 8:10 AM IST

$\All the forces\: China\s global social media push over Hong Kong protests$ World

-'All the forces-': China-'s global social media push over Hong Kong...

China denounced the moves by Twitter and Facebook on Tuesday, saying it had a right to put out its own views.

22 Aug 2019 2:55 PM IST

Death toll mounts to 81 in Kabul wedding blast

Death toll mounts to 81 in Kabul wedding blast

An explosion rocked the west of Kabul on August 17 when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a wedding reception.

22 Aug 2019 2:25 PM IST

To a query on the proposed bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, Sreedharan, who had spent about 36 years with Railways, expressed his satisfaction over the progress of the Nagpur Metro Rail project.

Japan bullet train runs at 280 km/hr with one of its doors open

-'The conductor checked the carriage and found that the door was completely open,-' a company spokesman told news agency...

22 Aug 2019 11:00 AM IST

Court extends 14-day physical remand of Maryam Nawaz in Chaudhry Sugar Mills case

Court extends 14-day physical remand of Maryam Nawaz in Chaudhry Sugar...

Maryam had appeared before NAB on July 31 to record her statement in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills reference.

22 Aug 2019 10:01 AM IST

Fifth India-Nepal Joint Commission meet concludes, MoU signed on food safety

Fifth India-Nepal Joint Commission meet concludes, MoU signed on food...

In addition, the commission agreed to expedite the early completion of remaining projects, the ministry said.

22 Aug 2019 9:04 AM IST