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India delaying talks to finalise agreement to operationalise Kartarpur corridor: PakWorld
India delaying talks to finalise agreement to operationalise Kartarpur...

The corridor is scheduled to operationalise on the occasion of the 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak.

25 April 2019 8:49 PM IST

Sri Lanka\s defence secretary resigns over Easter attacksWorld
Sri Lanka-'s defence secretary resigns over Easter attacks

Fernando handed over his resignation letter Thursday on a request made by President Sirisena, Colombo Gazette reported.

25 April 2019 7:11 PM IST

Sri Lanka deploys thousands of troops to look for suspects in Easter bomb attacksWorld
Sri Lanka deploys thousands of troops to look for suspects in Easter...

The president has asked the police chief and top defence ministry bureaucrat to step down, though neither has done so...

25 April 2019 12:25 PM IST

Putin, Kim Jong meet in Russia to ease Korean peninsula tension, boost economic tiesWorld
Putin, Kim Jong meet in Russia to ease Korean peninsula tension, boost...

-'In terms of bilateral relations, we have a lot to do to develop economic relations,-' Putin added.

25 April 2019 10:45 AM IST

Carlos Ghosn set for release after Japan court grants USD 4.5 million bailWorld
Carlos Ghosn set for release after Japan court grants USD 4.5 million...

Ghosn, ex-Nissan boss, could soon walk out of detention centre to prepare his defence against multiple charges of...

25 April 2019 9:11 AM IST

Sri Lanka\s Muslim community fears backlash after blastsWorld
Sri Lanka-'s Muslim community fears backlash after blasts

Muslims account for 10% of Sri Lanka’s population. They are second-largest minority after Hindus.

25 April 2019 2:17 AM IST

The accused received funding and guidance for the attack from Bahrum Naim, a radical Islamist linked to the January suicide attacks in Jakarta that left eight people dead. (Photo: AFP/Representational Image)World
Radical Islamist linked to blasts

He appears to be the round-faced cleric in the footage -- the only one of the eight figures depicted whose face is...

25 April 2019 2:08 AM IST

Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. (Photo: AFP)World
Bomber ‘studied in UK, Australia’

Most of attackers ‘well-educated,’ from ‘middle class’ and none of them is a foreigner.

25 April 2019 1:58 AM IST

US oil sanctions will be given a fitting reply: Iran leader Ayatollah Ali KhameneiWest Asia
US oil sanctions will be given a fitting reply: Iran leader Ayatollah...

Iran-'s supreme leader called the end of oil sanction waivers by the United States a hostile measure that won-'t be left...

24 April 2019 6:15 PM IST

1 Sri Lankan bomber studied in UK, Australia; 60 arrestedWorld
1 Sri Lankan bomber studied in UK, Australia; 60 arrested

The minister believes that after completing his studies in the UK, the bomber went to Australia to pursue...

24 April 2019 4:52 PM IST

My husband is mentally abused in detention: Ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn\s wifeWorld
My husband is mentally abused in detention: Ex-Nissan boss Carlos...

The elegant 52-year-old with long blonde hair has become a passionate spokeswoman for her husband, loudly proclaiming...

24 April 2019 2:00 PM IST

More Afghan civilians killed by US security forces than by insurgents: UNWest Asia
More Afghan civilians killed by US security forces than by insurgents:...

Afghan civilians are being killed in greater numbers by US and pro-government forces than by the Taliban and other...

24 April 2019 1:36 PM IST

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