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Banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, who carries a bounty of USD 10 million announced by the US for his role in terror activities, has been under detention since January. (Photo: File | AP)

Little evidence against Hafiz Saeed, had to set him free: Pak diplomat

Pak Ambassador to the US responding to the strong US criticism of the release of Saeed from house arrest in Pakistan.

6 Dec 2017 9:21 AM IST

US President Donald Trump tweeted: Making America Safe is my number one priority. We will not admit those into our country we cannot safely vet. (Photo: AP)

SC allows Don's travel ban to go into full effect

New York Immigration Coalition says ruling unacceptable as it descriminates based on race.

6 Dec 2017 6:33 AM IST

Mallya, who was arrested by Scotland Yard on an extradition warrant in April 2016, has been out on bail on a bond worth 650,000 pounds. (Photo: PTI | File)

Mallya has a 'fraud case', prosecution tells court, no proof, says...

Vijay Mallya's trial is scheduled to end on December 14, with Wednesday and Friday marked as non-sitting days.

5 Dec 2017 8:11 PM IST

British Prime Minister Theresa May Theresa May speaks during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels. (Photo: AP)

Britain still very confident' of Brexit divorce deal: finance minister

This is a very complex set of negotiations, there are many moving parts in it, there are many parties involved,' Philip...

5 Dec 2017 6:44 PM IST

Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

In a first, Trump shrinks 2 national monuments by half,...

Trump Previous presidents including Woodrow Wilson and William Howard Taft reduced some monuments but were never...

5 Dec 2017 5:35 PM IST

The development puts pressure the GCC, a group of American-allied Gulf Arab nations formed in part in 1981 as a counterbalance to Shiite power Iran. (Photo: AP)

Amid dispute with Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia form new group separate...

Saudi Arabia did not immediately report on the new partnership.

5 Dec 2017 4:28 PM IST

President Donald Trump will dispatch his top diplomatic and military advisors to Pakistan in the coming weeks. (Photo: AFP | File)

With delay in Trump's decision on Jerusalem, Saudi warns of heightened...

Donald Trump's keenly awaited decision on whether to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem stands...

5 Dec 2017 3:56 PM IST

CPEC was launched in 2015 when President Xi Jinping visited Pakistan and it now envisages investment of around USD 50 billion in different projects of development in Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Amid charges of graft, China stops funding for CPEC projects: report

The decision by the Chinese government is likely hit over Rs 1 trillion-worth road projects of the Pakistan's National...

5 Dec 2017 3:32 PM IST

The United Nations Security Council in session (Photo: AP)

UN envoy bound for North Korea as tensions soar

Feltman arrived in China Monday as Beijing is one of the few transit points to North Korea in the world.

5 Dec 2017 3:00 PM IST

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned that US investments in China would bear the brunt of any trade war. (Photo: AP)

Amid rumours of his ouster, Tillerson meets EU, NATO counterparts

The EU has been ramping up economic sanctions on the North in a bid to force it to the negotiating table - but with no...

5 Dec 2017 2:31 PM IST

Masood Khan, former Pakistani Ambassador to the UN, who is now president of Pak-Occupied Kashmir, rued that India has veto on the talks between the two South Asian neighbours. (Photo: AFP)

Kashmir issue sidelined in global community due to India's influence:...

Khan alleged that the UN is not acting on its own resolution because of India.

5 Dec 2017 12:53 PM IST

The IWF maintains a dynamic global list of websites and URLs which contain Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). (Representational Image)

Indian-origin man from Canada jailed for seeking sex with minor girl

Dilbagh Singh, from Ontario, Canada, had pleaded guilty to the charges.

5 Dec 2017 11:38 AM IST