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Top US envoy Stephen E Biegun to be in India ahead of US-India 2+2...

It is expected to be the last major engagement between the US and India in the current tenure of the Donald Trump

10 Oct 2020 4:00 PM IST

A person out exercising in Melbourne amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. (AFP)

Australia reports no COVID-19 deaths for third day, hotspot faces...

Neighbouring New Zealand reported four new cases on Saturday, all returned travelers in quarantine

10 Oct 2020 3:40 PM IST

Students shout slogans to protest against an alleged gang-rape and stripping and torturing of a woman in the southern district of Noakhali during a demonstration in Dhaka. (AFP)

Bangladesh weighs death penalty for rapists as protests flare

Saturday's demonstrations were sparked by a video of a group of men stripping and attacking a woman for almost half an...

10 Oct 2020 2:32 PM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Pakistan court asks Sharif to appear before it to avoid being declared...

Sharif has been living in London since November last year after he was allowed to go there for a period of eight weeks...

10 Oct 2020 2:22 PM IST

An IAF aircraft flies in the Ladakh region amid India-China border tensions. PTI photo

China Study Group meets ahead of next Corps Commander-level meet on...

India will again ask China to disengage its troops from all stand-off points in Eastern Ladakh.

10 Oct 2020 1:59 PM IST

The posters were put up Friday night on the sidewalk of Shanti Path close to the embassy of China in the capitals diplomatic enclave Chankyapuri. (Image: Twitter)

Taiwan National Day posters near Chinese Embassy in Delhi removed

The Chinese embassy in India had issued guidelines to media to not violate New Delhi's 'One-China' policy during the...

10 Oct 2020 1:41 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh bypolls: Poll time reveals measure of love for guns in Chambal

Madhya Pradesh bypolls: Poll time reveals measure of love for guns in...

Come elections, the proud owners' of firearms stand in long queues before local police stations to deposit their...

10 Oct 2020 11:42 AM IST

Protesters demonstrate in the central square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. Sooronbai Jeenbekov, the embattled president of Kyrgyzstan, has moved to end the political turmoil that followed a disputed parliamentary election, ordering a state of emergency in the capital. (AP)

Kyrgyzstan president calls in military as protesters clash in streets

Earlier the president had said he was ready to resign once a new cabinet was appointed - which could happen on Saturday

10 Oct 2020 10:51 AM IST

The important Chinese market, which is very restrictive for foreign firms, represents a drop in the ocean of Microsofts business, accounting for barely 1.8 percent of its turnover, president Brad Smith said at the beginning of the year.

Microsoft to let employees work from home permanently: Report

In its memo, the company said it is possible for its workers to relocate across the United States or perhaps even...

10 Oct 2020 9:54 AM IST

Detained Australian writer Yang Hengjun. (Image: Twitter/@withMEAA)

Australian writer to face trial in China for espionage charges

Diplomatic relations between the two have deteriorated after China imposed trade reprisals in response to Australia's...

10 Oct 2020 9:44 AM IST

US President Donald Trump walks from Marine One after arriving on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, following campaign events in New Jersey. (AFP)

Trump to resume campaigning; second debate cancelled

Trump will address a crowd of supporters on Saturday from a White House balcony on a 'law and order' theme, an...

10 Oct 2020 9:30 AM IST

Pigeons fly near Holy Mother of God Cathedral in Stepanakert during a military conflict in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. Armenia and Azerbaijan say they have agreed to a cease-fire in Nagorno-Karbakh starting at noon Saturday. (AP)

Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh

The announcement follows 10 hours of talks between the diplomats in Moscow, which were sponsored by Russian Foreign...

10 Oct 2020 9:12 AM IST