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Egyptian national Eman Ahmed is carried on a stretcher towards an ambulance on Thursday. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

World's heaviest woman, Eman Ahmed, dies in Abu Dhabi hospital

Eman was in Mumbai earlier this year to undergo weight-loss surgery.

25 Sept 2017 1:48 PM IST

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner (Photo: AP)

Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner used personal email for some WH...

The use of a private email account to discuss govt matters is politically freighted issue that factored prominently in...

25 Sept 2017 12:06 PM IST

On Sunday, Myanmars army said it had discovered two mud pits filled with 28 Hindu corpses (Photo:AFP)

Mass grave unearthed: Myanmar troops search for more Hindu corpses

The vast majority -- more than 430,000 -- are Rohingya Muslims who fled across the border to Bangladesh.

25 Sept 2017 11:24 AM IST

Hindu Council of Australia called on MLA to voluntarily take the advertisement off air. (Photo: Youtube grab)

Highly insulting: Hindu community in Australia protests lamb ad...

IFA president Nihal Agar said on Sunday the MLA had not listened to the Indian community's earlier concerns when the ad...

25 Sept 2017 10:52 AM IST

After winning Angela Merkel said We will not let one single attack on German democracy stand. (Photo: AP)

Fourth win in a row: Angela Merkel makes history in German poll

Merkel however faces tricky prospect of forming a coalition with two new partners after voters weakened her...

25 Sept 2017 9:32 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)

Will not admit those we cannot safely vet: Trump adds N Korea to new...

New rules, which will impact citizens of Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen, will go...

25 Sept 2017 9:17 AM IST

James Mattis (Photo: AP)

James Mattis arrives in Delhi today, will hold crucial talks

Trump while announcing his new Afghan policy had asked India to do more to help Afghanistan with its developmental...

25 Sept 2017 6:35 AM IST

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif with Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif. (Photo: AFP)

Shehbaz in contention' to replace Abbasi as Pak PM

PML-N leaders said that Shahbaz was being considered for the top job to settle differences in the party.

25 Sept 2017 6:16 AM IST

Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, wait to receive handouts near Balukhali refugee camp, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

Mass grave of 28 Hindus killed by Rohingya militants discovered:...

A senior police officer in northern Rakhine said they had been 'buried with 10-15 bodies in each hole.'

24 Sept 2017 8:56 PM IST

Subramanian took a few blows on his head but was still standing after the match ended. (Photo: Facebook/Pradip Subramanian)

Indian-origin bodybuilder dies in Singapore an hour after maiden kick-...

The match was called off in five minutes after the referee noticed Subramanian's nose bleeding and declared Lim the...

24 Sept 2017 7:38 PM IST

Prince Harry formerly served in the British army and flew Apache attack helicopters in Afghanistan. (Photo: AFP/File)

Fight us if you're man enough: ISIS fighter challenges Prince Harry in...

The royal's visit to the city-state in June was overshadowed by an ISIS-claimed terror attack in London.

24 Sept 2017 6:53 PM IST

About 250 students of a state-owned school carried the train of the 3.2-kilometre (two-mile) long saree worn by the bride as she and the groom walked down a main road in the central district of Kandy on Thursday, local media reported. (Photo: AFP)

Sri Lankan couple deploys 250 students to carry 3.2 km long saree,...

The students were from a school named after Central Province Chief Minister Sarath Ekanayaka who was a special guest at...

24 Sept 2017 6:12 PM IST