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Before visiting the site, Modi said, \This is the final resting place for 44 of the Indian soldiers who sacrificed their lives during World War I to liberate the city.\ (Photo: MEA India Twitter)World
Israel: Modi visits Haifa, pays homage to Indian World War I heroes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the cemetery on the last day of his visit to Israel.

6 July 2017 2:28 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, listens as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during their meeting at the King David hotel in Jerusalem. (Photo: AP)World
Pak closely follows Modi's Israel trip; concerned about its impact:...

An expert said India and Israel's growing defence cooperation would disturb strategic balance in the South Asian region.

6 July 2017 2:04 PM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: AP)World
Atmosphere not right: China rules out Modi-Xi Jinping meet at G20...

China and India have been engaged in a standoff in the Dokalam area near the Bhutan tri-junction for past 19 days.

6 July 2017 1:58 PM IST

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed the ICJ registrar at Peace Palace in The Hague that Ausaf would be the agent for Pakistan in the case. (Photo: videograb)World
Pak Attorney General to represent country in Kulbhushan Jadhav case at...

This also means that all future exchanges between Pakistan and the ICJ will be made through the Attorney General's...

6 July 2017 1:35 PM IST

US officials instituted the ban in March across 10 Middle East cities over concerns Islamic State fighters and other extremists could hide bombs inside of laptops. (Photo: AFP/Representational)World
After Gulf airlines, US lifts laptop ban from Qatar Airways

The laptop ban, along with Trump admin's travel ban on 6 Muslim nations, has hurt Middle Eastern airlines.

6 July 2017 1:00 PM IST

Brazilian President Michel Temer, seen at Alvorado Palace in 2016. (Photo: AFP)World
Brazil president presents graft defense, denies bribery

"He committed no crime," said his lawyer Antonio Claudio Mariz de Oliveira after filing the written defense.

6 July 2017 10:28 AM IST

Venezuelas President Nicolas Maduro. (Photo: AP)World
Venezuela govt backers beat opposition lawmakers in congress

The armed group broke through the gates of the only state institution still nominally controlled by the opposition.

6 July 2017 10:19 AM IST

Decades of neglect have left the landlocked countrys road system in ruins and safety regulations are rarely enforced. (File Photo)World
78 people killed, dozens injured in truck accident in Central African...

The accident occurred on Tuesday around 10 km outside the town of Bambari, around 300 km northeast of the capital...

6 July 2017 9:25 AM IST

President Mamnoon Hussain, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, and services chiefs congratulated the scientists and the nation over successful launch of the missile. (Photo: defence.pk)World
Pak claims of successfully launch of short-range ballistic missile...

Nasr is a high-precision weapon system with the ability to be deployed quickly, the army said.

6 July 2017 9:15 AM IST

The announcement followed a meeting by foreign ministers from the four nations Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in Cairo. (Photo: AP)World
Gulf crisis: Arab nations angry over Qatar's dismissal of their...

The four accuse Qatar of supporting terror groups and also of maintaining close relations with Shiite power Iran Saudi...

6 July 2017 8:40 AM IST

orth Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, is accompanied by Pak Pong Ju, right, Hwang Pyong So, second left, as he arrives for the official opening of the Ryomyong residential area, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo: AP/File)World
Kim Jong Un vows North Korea will 'demonstrate its mettle to US'

Kim told 'scientists and technicians that the US would be displeased to witness the DPRK's strategic option' on its...

6 July 2017 8:17 AM IST

US President-elect Donald Trump and Indian-American Nikki Haley, the Governor of South Carolina. (Photo: AP)World
Nikki Haley warns China on trade with North Korea if it wants US trade

US envoy to UN Nikki Haley said that 'the world has become a more dangerous place' and China has a key role in promoting...

6 July 2017 8:05 AM IST

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