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Participants wave British and U.S. flags during a rally demanding electoral democracy and call for boycott of the Chinese Communist Party and all businesses seen to support it in Hong Kong. (AP)

UK and China fight over Hong Kong security law

Britain's decision to offer refuge to millions in Hong Kong, UK's former colony, was met with a stern telling-off by...

12 July 2020 1:00 PM IST

Covid-19 patients are being treated with oxygen at the Tshwane District Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa. (AP)

Austria wants EU coronavirus fund to go to 'poorest of the poor'

Austria is one of the 'frugal four' seeking changes to the European Union's planned coronavirus recovery fund

12 July 2020 12:08 PM IST

Protesters clash with riot police on the steps of the Serbian parliament during a protest in Belgrade, Serbia. (AP)

Fifth night of protests in front of Serbian parliament

This week's demonstrations were initially driven by frustration over economically stifling measures to contain the...

12 July 2020 11:48 AM IST

Medics conduct COVID-19 screening of residents at a camp, during the ongoing nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, at Dharavi in Mumbai. (PTI Photo)

Proactive screening helped curb Dharavi's COVID-19 spread: BMC

According to data, 82 percent of patients in Dharavi have recovered, bringing down the number of active cases to 166

12 July 2020 11:47 AM IST

A Pakistan International Airlines passenger jet is parked on the tarmac at a military base in Makassar, Indonesia. (AP)

US bans Pakistan International Airlines flights over pilot...

Pakistan last month grounded almost a third of its pilots after discovering they may have falsified their qualifications

12 July 2020 11:38 AM IST

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar. (PTI Photo)

BJP lost power in Maharashtra due to arrogance, says NCP chief

He also said that the Uddhav Thackeray-led alliance government consisting of Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress is doing fine

12 July 2020 11:24 AM IST

Separatist Hurriyat leader Ashraf Sehrai. (Photo- Twitter)

Separatist Hurriyat leader Ashraf Sehrai, Jamaat members detained in...

The police action comes days after veteran separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani announced his complete disassociation...

12 July 2020 10:59 AM IST

A buddhist monk pretends to screen an inflatable model of coronavirus. PTI photo

India's COVID-19 cases cross 8 lakh mark

PM Modi directed that real-time national-level monitoring and guidance be provided to all affected states with high test...

12 July 2020 10:59 AM IST

A man waves a Turkish flag outside the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia, one of Istanbuls main tourist attractions in the historic Sultanahmet district of Istanbul, following Turkeys Council of States decision. (AP)

World Council of Churches dismayed' at Hagia Sophia shift

US State Department said it was disappointed' by the decision and looks forward to seeing how Turkey plans to keep the...

12 July 2020 10:07 AM IST

BJP MP Vinay Sahasrabuddhe. (PTI)

BJP MP calls Uddhav Thackeray's decision on selective lockdown...

Sahasrabuddhe suggested the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government to take a few measures to revive the economy.

12 July 2020 10:03 AM IST

Air India withdrawn job offers for around 180 trainee cabin crew members amid the economic slowdown. (PTI Photo)

Coronavirus crisis: Air India cancels job offers to 180 trainees

Air India says it's 'discontinuing with training arrangement' because of the troubles in the aviation sector

12 July 2020 9:55 AM IST

People stand in front of banners depicting victims during the National commemoration of the Srebrenica Genocide on Het Plein in The Hague. (AFP)

Bosnians mark 25 years of Srebrenica genocide

The massacre of about 8,000 Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica stands out as Europe's only atrocity since World War Two...

12 July 2020 9:49 AM IST