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Indian army and paramilitary soldiers leave the site of a gun battle with suspected rebels in Hajin Village, northeast of Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

US approves USD 75 million high-tech chemical protective gear for...

The Indian Government, it said, intends to use these defence articles and services to modernise its armed forces.

12 May 2017 10:25 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (Photo: AFP)

Indian tycoon Sajjan Jindal meeting back-channel diplomacy, Nawaz...

Jindal had the backing of some important Indian officials for the meeting to defuse ongoing tension between the two...

12 May 2017 9:54 AM IST

The Taliban leaders insisted they could only say whether or not the group will join talks after two or three months. (Photo: AFP/Representational Image)

Pak-based terror groups plan to attack India, Afghanistan: US

Coats said increasing numbers of cross-firing along the LoC might aggravate the risk of unintended escalation between...

12 May 2017 9:26 AM IST

President Donald Trump meeting with Russias Sergei Lavrov in the Oval Office were issued by the Russian state news agency TASS, and subsequently published by much of the global media (Photo: AFP)

Moscow releases Trump's photos with Russian envoy; White House fumes

The images -- issued by the Russian state news agency TASS, and subsequently published by much of the global media.

12 May 2017 8:46 AM IST

Chinas new Silk Road initiative is ramping up as President Donald Trump focuses on domestic issues, downplaying foreign affairs. (Photo: AP)

Why China's Silk Road' plan has spelt unease for India, US, Russia?

The work is part of a sprawling Chinese initiative to build a new Silk Road of ports, railways and roads to expand...

12 May 2017 8:35 AM IST

US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Trump asked FBI director thirce if he was target of investigations

Trump said he had asked Comey if he was the subject of counter-intelligence probes -- twice in conversations over the...

12 May 2017 8:12 AM IST

Dana Shell Smith

Envoy to Qatar losing sleep over news back in US

Qatar is a key US ally and home to Al-Udeid, the largest US airbase in the region, which houses around 10,000 troops.

12 May 2017 5:55 AM IST

French President-elect Emmanuel Macron (Photo: AP)

Emmanuel Macron dashes his ex-boss Valls' hopes for ticket

A total of 577 seats are up for grabs in the June 11-18 elections to the National Assembly.

12 May 2017 5:48 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (Photo: AP)

CIA special unit to focus on nuclear threat of North

The US has not ruled out a military strike to prevent Pyongyang from advancing its nuclear capabilities.

12 May 2017 3:16 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a Buddhist temple in Colombo on Thursday. (Photo: AFP)

PM prays at one of Lanka's oldest Buddhist temples

The Gangaramaya Temple is situated in the bustling inner-city Colombo, nearby the scenic Beira Lake.

12 May 2017 2:03 AM IST

French President-elect Emmanuel Macron (Photo: AP)

New faces, women dominate Macron's French revolution'

The promise of renewal is fulfilled, says Richard Ferrand.

12 May 2017 12:53 AM IST

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (File Photo)

European Union approves visa-free travel for Ukrainians

"YES, we did it!" Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko wrote on Facebook after the Brussels decision.

11 May 2017 9:08 PM IST