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Army Chief General Bipin Rawat. (Photo: PTI)

Need national military strategy, Army spending considered a 'burden':...

General Rawat stressed that India's true potential will be realised when both economic growth and might of the army go...

4 May 2017 6:39 PM IST

US President-elect Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

Beijing is putting pressure on North Korea, says Trump

Trump assailed the failed launch as a show of disrespect towards its ally China.

1 May 2017 5:58 AM IST

UN calls on Afghanistan to take on terrorists

UN calls on Afghanistan to take on terrorists

On the human rights front, the UNSC requested continued support efforts to strengthen the protection of children harmed...

19 March 2017 12:53 PM IST

Qatar said it had received the demands on June 22 with just 10 days to meet them, which would mean they would have until Sunday to comply. (Photo: AFP)

UN tells Qatar to mend fences with Gulf neighbours

Qatari Foreign Minister met with Security Council members on Friday to discuss the rupture in ties with Saudi Arabia and...

4 July 2017 9:53 AM IST

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj meets her Netherlands counterpart Bert Koenders in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

India, Netherlands seek to strengthen trade ties

The statement said the Dutch minister expressed strong support for India's permanent membership of the UN Security...

10 May 2017 5:45 AM IST

U.S. UN Ambassador Nikki Haley. (Photo: AP)

US envoy to UN says would talk to North Korea if missile, nuclear...

Washington and Beijing the North's sole diplomatic and military ally are working on new Council resolution targeting...

17 May 2017 11:27 AM IST

A picture of Hwasong-12, a new type of ballistic missile, launched from an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Photo: AP)

New missile can carry N-warhead: North Korea

That would require a flight of 8,000 km or more and technology to ensure a warhead's stable re-entry into the...

16 May 2017 3:46 AM IST

French President-elect Emmanuel Macron gestures as he speaks during a victory celebration outside the Louvre museum in Paris. (Photo: AP)

Emmanuel Macron to be sworn in as French president

Macron will then make a speech in the Elysee reception hall in front of about 300 guests, officials and family members.

14 May 2017 1:19 PM IST

Islamic State fighters (Photo: AFP)

UN sanctions splinter group of Pakistani Taliban

Pakistan on Friday welcomed the UN Security Council's decision to sanction Pakistan Taliban group Jamaatul Ahrar.

8 July 2017 7:12 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Photo: AFP)

Make appropriate amendments: Russia blocks UN sanctions on N Korea

The draft statement included a strong condemnation of launch, setting the stage for a draft resolution on tougher...

7 July 2017 8:05 AM IST

US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

To punish North Korea, US considers sanctions on Chinese companies

The look at the sanctions comes as Washington seeks to respond to N Korea's test of an ICBM that could strike the US.

6 July 2017 8:50 PM IST

Small children foaming at the mouth and in agony after Chemical attack in Syria. (Photo: AP)

Don't blame Syria for chemical attack without visiting: Russia to US

The attack sparked outrage around the world as photos and video of the aftermath were widely broadcast.

27 July 2017 10:59 AM IST