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People mourn the death of a family member who was killed in a deadly bomb blast Monday, during a funeral in Lahore, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan cracks down in PM's heartland after series of attacks

Punjab government has promised 'indiscriminate' action against all militants in the past.

20 Feb 2017 8:44 PM IST

The Munsiff court magistrate N.Suresh on Thursday awarded a six-week jail sentence for the Madurai district Collector and the Melur Tahsildar for not complying with a High Court order even after two years on a land patta issue.

China's top woman official sentenced to 13 years for graft

According to the court, Lyu accepted bribes worth 18.79 million yuan.

20 Feb 2017 8:27 PM IST

Representational image. (Photo: File)

Pakistani airstrikes target militant hideouts in Wucha Bibi, North...

The nation fought back after suicide bombings last week killed more than 100 people, including 88 worshippers at a famed...

20 Feb 2017 7:24 PM IST

Indian Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar. (Photo: PTI)

India's Foreign Secy to meet Chinese officials amid dispute on NSG,...

China last year put a technical hold twice on India's application to get Azhar banned by the UN.

20 Feb 2017 7:20 PM IST

Surgeons hope a donated organ from a recently deceased man will provide full function including urination, sensation and sex. The surgery requires joining nerves and blood vessels under a microscope. (Photo: Pixabay, representational image)

China says it has stopped harvesting organs, but evidence belies its...

In 2005, China publicly stated that its transplant system was built on harvesting organs from â€œexecuted prisonersâ€.

20 Feb 2017 7:05 PM IST

Pakistani stuntman Ghulam Farooq. (Photo: YouTube)

Watch: Pakistani stuntman bends iron rod with teeth, pulls loaded...

The 32-year-old daredevil has supposedly performed more than 50 life-threatening stunts.

20 Feb 2017 5:39 PM IST

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched a record 104 satellites from the spaceport of Sriharikota last week. (Photo: PTI)

China could learn space commerce from India: Chinese media lauds ISRO

China could learn India's tactics of working on low-cost and efficiency-driven measures, reported state-run Global...

20 Feb 2017 5:02 PM IST

Musharraf had said before leaving that he was going abroad to seek medical treatment for a spinal cord ailment which has now developed several complications. (Photo: AFP)

Afghan intel agency playing into India's hands, facilitating terror:...

Musharraf said his government was able to force India to discuss issues that New Delhi was unwilling to negotiate.

20 Feb 2017 4:32 PM IST

Pakistan Army Major General Asif Ghafoor. (Photo: File)

Pakistan army rejects report on Bajwa's 'read book on India' advice

The report said that Bajwa addressed senior army officers and recommended reading 'Army and Nation' by Steven Wilkinson.

20 Feb 2017 4:18 PM IST

Many of Pakistans transgender people earn their living by being called upon for rituals such as blessing newborns or to bring life to weddings and parties as dancers.(Photo: AFP)

Marriage, sex, and LGBT: Pakistan's third sex seeks a reformation

The status of khawajasiras -- also known as hijras -- is opaque in Pakistan to say the least.

20 Feb 2017 12:21 PM IST

Protested erupted after private news channels showed officials retrieving some body parts of the victims from garbage and taking them for proper burial. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan: Sufi shrine victims' body parts dumped in garbage, govt vows...

At least 88 people were killed and over 200 injured in the deadly suicide attack claimed by the ISIS.

20 Feb 2017 8:17 AM IST

Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu. (Photo: PTI/File)

India commits USD 340 million soft loans to Nepal

Prabhu also called on Nepal's President Bidya Devi Bhandari at Rastrapati Bhawan here and discussed key issues in the...

19 Feb 2017 9:44 PM IST