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Pakistan Defence minister Khawaja Asif. (Photo: File)

Pakistan warns India of a befitting response for surgical strike

The minister also claimed that India does not want to continue the process of negotiation with Pakistan and reduce the...

16 Jan 2017 8:00 PM IST

Medics and security officials work at the scene after an attack at a popular nightclub in Istanbul. (Photo: AP)

Five dead in shooting at Mexico music festival

The shooting appeared to have taken place inside the club, causing people to flee in panic.

16 Jan 2017 7:46 PM IST

The White House (Photo: AFP)

US: Key Congressional Panels given to all 5 Indian-American lawmakers

This is the highest number of Indian-Americans in the history of the US Congress.

16 Jan 2017 5:54 PM IST

The Ilyushin-18 plane carrying 32 passengers and seven crew made an emergency landing around 4:45 am Moscow time in the eastern Siberian region of Sakha. (Photo: Pixabay)

UK: Air hostess eats sandwich in flight, sacked for gross misconduct

The airhostess was sacked from the company for gross misconduct and theft after failing to ask her manager if the food...

16 Jan 2017 5:00 PM IST

China on Sunday handed over the two ships to the Pakistan Navy for joint security along the sea route of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) (Photo: AP)

2 ships given to Pak Navy for Gwadar security: China

The spokesperson said that it was part of normal military trade between the two countries and was not a donation,...

16 Jan 2017 3:43 PM IST

The agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations between India and Pakistan was signed on December 31,1988 and entered into force on January 27,1991. (Photo: AFP)

India's NSG membership can't be farewell gift: China to US

China has been blocking India's membership bid for the 48-member group despite backing from majority members.

16 Jan 2017 3:29 PM IST

The tail of a crashed Turkish Boeing 747 cargo plane lies at a residential area outside Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Kyrgyzstan plane crash: Pilot error' identified as cause

The Turkish Boeing 747 crashed just outside the Manas airport, killing at least 37 people.

16 Jan 2017 3:17 PM IST

US president-elect Donald Trump. (Photo: AFP)

Will 'take the gloves off' if Trump keeps challenging Taiwan policy:...

Earlier, the US president-elect told media that the long-standing policy was up for negotiation, in his latest comment...

16 Jan 2017 3:00 PM IST

An undercarriage of a crashed Turkish Boeing 747 cargo plane lies at a residential area outside Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Kyrgyzstan cargo plane crash kills at least 37

The Turkish Boeing 747 crashed just outside the Manas airport, killing people in the residential area.

16 Jan 2017 2:02 PM IST

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan. (Photo: AP)

Sharif's regime is going to end soon: Imran Khan

Khan said that PM's corruption was exposed in Panama leak, however, he is trying to escape the investigation in the...

16 Jan 2017 9:19 AM IST

Three-term Congressman Ami Bera, who is the senior most among all Indian American lawmakers in the House of Representatives, has been renominated to the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Science, Space and Technology Committee. (Photo: AFP)

5 Indian-American lawmakers get key Congressional panels

Kamala Harris, the first Indian-American to have been elected to the US Senate, has been made member of four powerful...

16 Jan 2017 8:47 AM IST

US President-elect Donald Trump.

Trump promises health care 'for everybody'

Trump has long lashed out at Obama's signature health care law, the Affordable Care Act, campaigning on a pledge to...

16 Jan 2017 8:41 AM IST