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Nepal PM Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba (Photo: AFP)

Nepal Parliament endorses laws barring criminals, corrupt from...

Nepal is set to hold two rounds of provincial and federal elections in November and December this year

5 Sept 2017 3:40 PM IST

The Ilyushin-18 plane carrying 32 passengers and seven crew made an emergency landing around 4:45 am Moscow time in the eastern Siberian region of Sakha. (Photo: Pixabay)

In last 5 years, over 500,000 Pakistanis deported around the world

India deported 12 Pakistanis in 2012; six in 2013; 13 in 2014; 10 in 2015; five in 2016; and three by June this year.

5 Sept 2017 2:46 PM IST

Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar: 125,000 Rohingya refugees flee Bangladesh; Suu Kyi under...

The latest violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state began on Aug 25, when Rohingya insurgents attacked dozens of police posts...

5 Sept 2017 2:11 PM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo: AP)

Russian president Putin warns of 'global catastrophe' in North Korea...

Putin's comments came after US called for the 'strongest possible measures' against N Korea for detonating what it...

5 Sept 2017 12:57 PM IST

Irma, now packing 140 mph (220 kph) winds, also threatens the US East Coast and Florida (Photo: AFP)

Caribbean islands, Florida brace for powerful Category 4 Hurricane...

People began to shop as early as last week as Irma neared and continued through the weekend.

5 Sept 2017 12:46 PM IST

As agreed at Astana that they will not let differences become disputes, Modi and Xi reaffirmed their former decision, S Jaishankar said. (Photo: Twitter/@MEAIndia)

Modi meets Xi: Peace and tranquility at border will promote Indo-China...

The Foreign Secretary said discussion between the two nations was seen as constructive and had a forward-moving...

5 Sept 2017 12:19 PM IST

In this undated image distributed on Sunday by Pyongyang shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at an undisclosed location. North Koreas state media said Kim inspected the loading of a hydrogen bomb into a new ICBM. (Photo: AP)

China has tools to pressure Kim Jong-Un but worries of consequences

Beijing tried to head off the latest nuclear test by warning Pyongyang that such an event would lead to even more...

5 Sept 2017 12:10 PM IST

Devbir Kalsi, his father Jasbir Kalsi and his mother Bhupinder Kalsi were arrested by police for beating and holding her captive Devbirs wife Silky Gaind (Photo: Hillsborough County Sherrifs office)

Indian-origin woman rescued after husband, in-laws beat her in US

The three could face deportation back to India. Gaind and her infant were put in a safe place, the sheriff's office...

5 Sept 2017 11:38 AM IST

South Koreas Hyunmoo II Missile system fire missiles during the combined military exercise between the U.S. and South Korea against North Korea (Photo: AP)

South Korea continues live-fire military drills after North Korean...

The most recent advance came Sunday in an underground test of what leader Kim Jong Un's government claimed was a...

5 Sept 2017 11:21 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Chinese President Xi Jingping on the sidelines of the BRICS summit. (Photo: AP)

After India decided to end Doklam standoff, Modi-Xi hold first...

The bilateral meeting, on the sidelines of BRICS, comes a week after standoff between both the countries at Doklam was...

5 Sept 2017 11:21 AM IST

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

US says North Korea 'begging for war,' pushes for tougher UN sanctions

The South's defence minister said Seoul believed the North had succeeded in miniaturising a bomb to fit into a missile.

5 Sept 2017 11:05 AM IST

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the Dialogue of Emerging Market and Developing Countries on the sideline of the BRICS Summit in Xiamen, China, on Sept 5, 2017. (Photo: AP)

Cooperation key to counter terrorism, cyber crimes, disaster...

The Prime Minister said bedrock of India's development lies on 'sabka saath, sabka vikas'.

5 Sept 2017 10:26 AM IST