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Doval is expected to visit Beijing on July 26 to attend the meeting of the NSAs. (Photo: PTI/File)

NSA Ajit Doval to meet China's Prez along with BRICS NSAs amid Sikkim...

China currently holds the Presidency of the BRICS and is due to hold 2017 summit of the five-member group in September...

26 July 2017 6:33 PM IST

Denying husbands sex is psychological and emotional abuse: Malaysian MP

Denying husbands sex is 'psychological and emotional abuse': Malaysian...

Che Mohamad Zulkifly Jusoh, Muslim MP said that denying a Muslim man the chance to marry a second wife amounted to...

26 July 2017 5:42 PM IST

European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker (Photo: AFP)

EU raises 'concerns' over US sanctions vote against Russia

The legislation is aimed at punishing the Kremlin for meddling in the 2016 US presidential election, and Russia's...

26 July 2017 5:12 PM IST

President Donald Trump is taking his message directly to his ardent supporters. (Photo: AP)

Trump blames Obama for not taking action against Iran's control over...

Trump said the US has made tremendous strides against the Islamic State terror group in Syria, Iraq and other...

26 July 2017 4:52 PM IST

The resurgent Taliban have been ramping up their campaign against beleaguered government forces, underscoring rising insecurity in the war-torn country. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

26 soldiers killed, 13 injured as Taliban storms Kandahar army base

Casualties among Afghan security forces soared by 35 % in 2016, with 6,800 soldiers and police killed, according to US...

26 July 2017 4:23 PM IST

Sikkim, which became a part of India in May 1976, is the only state which has a demarcated border with China. (Photo: Representational/File)

China accuses US of trying to escalate Sikkim standoff

The article said that apart from India and China, some other countries like the US and Australia were trying to step in.

26 July 2017 4:01 PM IST

US House of Representatives. (Photo: AP)

Iran, Russia warns US after House votes for new sanctions

European firms working with the Russian energy sector, however, fear that the bill could end up hitting them.

26 July 2017 3:58 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)

Amid Gulf crisis, Qatar says new Saudi bloc blacklist 'disappointing'

The move by Arab states came despite mounting international pressure to compromise in their weeks-old boycott of their...

26 July 2017 3:39 PM IST

SIkh Kirpan. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

Get out of the bus: Police tells Sikh man in Australia to take off...

Police boarded a commuter bus in Auckland on Tuesday after a Sikh man was seen carrying a ceremonial knife.

26 July 2017 3:01 PM IST

US President Donald Trump speaks about the US role in the Paris climate change accord in the Rose Garden. (Photo: AP)

US House votes to slap sanctions on Russia, Iran, North Korea

The measure now heads to the Senate, where there is support for sanctions but debate about whether to include penalties...

26 July 2017 2:53 PM IST

In the book, he writes the Chinese navy are posturing aggressively against the US navy in the Philippines and the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea near Vietnam. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

US should help build Indian Navy to force China back down

An Indian Navy that has the capability of delivering nuclear weapons would cause China great concern.

26 July 2017 2:11 PM IST

Nawaz Sharif said that CPEC has emerged as core and flagship project of Chinas One Belt and One Road (OBOR). (Photo: AP)

India undermined spirit of SAARC by boycotting meet: Pak PM Sharif

Sharif was referring to the postponement of the 19th SAARC Summit that was scheduled to take place in Islamabad on Nov...

26 July 2017 12:56 PM IST