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Ramsanjivan Gupta paid the bail amount but was unable to provide surety, due to which he has been languishing in jail.

Indian-American responsible for USD 150,000 fraud gets 40 months in...

Anandkumar Jayantila Nayee conspired with others to defraud victims in an Internal Revenue Service impersonator scam.

16 Aug 2017 5:23 PM IST

Northeast Nigeria is a hotbed of activity by the Boko Haram jihadist group, involving shootings, bombings and kidnappings. (Photo: AP)

28 killed, 82 hurt in suicide bombing at Nigerian camp

Ibrahim Liman, the head of a local anti-jihadist militia force, confirmed the details of the attack.

16 Aug 2017 4:44 PM IST

Aditya Motwane, a well-known Mumbai-based wedding planner (Photo: Facebook)

Aditya Motwane, Salman sister's wedding planner, held for carrying...

Aditya Motwane, a well-known Mumbai-based wedding planner, was detained on suspicion that he had consumed drugs.

16 Aug 2017 3:47 PM IST

Top American lawmakers on Indias Independence Day called for enhancing the Indo-US partnership. (Photo: AP)

Trump lauds contributions of Indian-Americans on Independence Day

Trump said that the US and India shared an enduring bond of friendship based on the mutual values of democracy and...

16 Aug 2017 2:17 PM IST

China already has 300 PLA soldiers at the standoff site. On the Sikkim side of the border, the Indian Army has deployed about 350 soldiers. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

PLA peaceful on border, we're unaware of row with Indian Army in...

The skirmish in Ladakh comes at a time when India and China are locked in a face-off in the Doklam area of the Sikkim...

16 Aug 2017 1:53 PM IST

newly-elected Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, takes oath from Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain at the Presidential palace in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Pak PM Abbasi expands cabinet, appoints 5 special assistants

With the new induction, Abbasi's cabinet has grown to 57 members, including ministers, ministers of state, advisors and...

16 Aug 2017 1:12 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)

'Lot of time' needed to rebuild trust in Gulf: Qatar FM on diplomatic...

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said regional relations had been transformed by the dispute.

16 Aug 2017 12:52 PM IST

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

Iran not allowed to use nuclear deal to hold world hostage: US envoy...

Haley commented after Iranian Prez Rouhani warned that the 2015 nuclear agreement with the US and five other world...

16 Aug 2017 12:35 PM IST

This combination of photos show North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) on April 15, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea and US President Donald Trump in Washington on April 29. (Photo: AP)

Hit brakes on threatening each other: China to US, North Korea

China is North Korea's main economic partner and political backer, although relations between Beijing and Pyongyang have...

16 Aug 2017 12:17 PM IST

The relationship between India and South Africa is truly special it stands for peace in a time of turmoil said South African Minister of Post and Telecommunications Siyabonga Cwele. (Photo: Facebook)

India's struggle against colonialism an 'inspiration' for Africa, says...

The minister said both India and South Africa had issued a ten-year business visa to facilitate trade relations.

16 Aug 2017 12:00 PM IST

India and China have been locked in a prolonged standoff in the area in the Sikkim sector since June 16 after Chinese troops began constructing a road near the Bhutan trijunction. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

India a typical regional hegemon, controls Bhutan, Nepal: Chinese...

A Chinese state-run daily, Global Times said 'India has also interfered with the diplomacy of Nepal and other south...

16 Aug 2017 11:48 AM IST

The G5 Sahel is united in the face of terrorism said Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. (Photo: AFP)

Sahel nations united against jihadism: Mali Prez after terror attacks

Keita is current chairman of the G5 Sahel group a coalition of five western-backed Saharan countries that have pledged...

16 Aug 2017 11:25 AM IST