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King Salman bin Abdulaziz, who has ruled the worlds largest oil exporter and close U.S. ally since 2015, was undergoing medical checks. (AFP)

Saudi King Salman admitted to hospital

The de facto ruler and next in line to the throne is the crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, who is popular among young...

20 July 2020 12:12 PM IST

A protestor holds an upside-down American flag in front of the Unisphere during a Justice Ride, supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. (AFP)

Thousands walk off job in US to protest racial inequality

Dubbed 'Strike for Black Lives', the protest demands sweeping action by corporations and government to confront systemic...

20 July 2020 11:53 AM IST

A view of Lukung in Eastern Ladakh. (PTI)

Indian-Americans protest over China's aggression along the LAC

Protesters marked their anger by displaying anti-China banners and sloganeering in front of the Chinese embassy in...

20 July 2020 10:26 AM IST

In remarks that lasted just over an hour, he denounced abortion, swore, called on random members to speak, appeared to be putting forward policy proposals on the fly, and made comments that left even those in attendance muttering in disbelief. (AFP)

Kanye West launches his presidential campaign with a rambling rally

At times, he even seemed to suggest he was more interested in disseminating a message than winning the presidency

20 July 2020 9:37 AM IST

$An H-2A rocket carrying the Hope Probe known as \Al-Amal\ in Arabic, developed by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to explore Mars, blasts off from Tanegashima Space Centre in southwestern Japan. (Handout photograph released by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries via AFP)$ World

UAE's Amal spacecraft rockets toward Mars in Arab world 1st

Named Al-Amal, or Hope, this is Arab world's first space mission, a major step for the oil-dependent economy seeking a...

20 July 2020 8:53 AM IST

Russias ambassador to Britain Andrei Kelin rejects virus vaccine hacking claims. (Photo- BBC Interview)

Russia's UK ambassador rejects coronavirus vaccine hacking allegations

Andrei Kelin said that there was no sense in the allegations made last week by the United States, Britain and Canada

19 July 2020 3:33 PM IST

Joe Biden , Former Vice President of the United States. (AFP Photo)

If elected, Joe Biden would help India get seat on UNSC: Ex-US...

The 77-year-old former US vice president is set to be formally nominated by the Democratic Party in August

19 July 2020 1:10 PM IST

Global deaths from COVID-19 surged past 600,000. (AP Photo)

6,00,000 people succumb to COVID-19 globally

While the U.S. leads global infections, South Africa now ranks as the fifth worst-hit country in the pandemic with...

19 July 2020 12:39 PM IST

The Mars landers hovering, obstacle avoidance and deceleration capabilities are tested at a facility at Huailai in Chinas Hebei province. China will launch their Mars rover and an orbiter sometime around July 23, 2020, in a mission named Tianwen, or Questions for Heaven. (AP)

China moves rocket into place for its 1st Mars mission

The mission is one of the most ambitious yet for China's space program, which advanced rapidly since its first crewed...

17 July 2020 2:33 PM IST

The quake struck about 12.50pm local time at a depth of 85 km (52 miles), according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and struck offshore 18 kms (11 miles) east-southeast of Wau.(Representational Image: AFP)

Quake of magnitude 7 hits Papua New Guinea

A warning for hazardous tsunami waves was issued briefly for coastal regions but later it was announced that the...

17 July 2020 1:53 PM IST

A flood affected woman and child take shelter at temporary structure near their submerged house along river Brahmaputra in Morigaon district, Assam, India. (AP)

Monsoon floods wreaking havoc in other South Asian countries too

As Indian states struggle with floods and collapsing buildings, situations are similar in neighbouring Nepal and...

17 July 2020 1:13 PM IST

Such a ban, if implemented, could hit the ruling Communist Party from the highest levels down to its rank-and-file and would be certain to draw retaliation against Americans who travel to China. (Representational Image:AFP)

US targets all Chinese Communist Party members for possible travel ban

Senior officials discussing the matter have begun circulating a draft of a possible presidential order, sources reveal

17 July 2020 11:26 AM IST