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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: AP)

Extensive discussions in NSG to admit new nations: China

China maintains that there should be consensus about admitting non-NPT members into the grouping.

13 Jun 2016 6:41 PM IST

Orlando death toll revised down to 49 plus shooter: authorities

The situation evolved into a hostage situation before he was killed in a shootout with police.

13 Jun 2016 6:40 PM IST

Pakistan raising 17,280-strong force to guard CPEC

Twenty-two additional wings of Civil Armed Forces will be raised to guard the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Project...

13 Jun 2016 6:39 PM IST

Shocked, sad over Orlando shooting, says Pranab Mukherjee

Mukherjee is on the six-day visit to Ghana, Ivory Coast and Namibia, beginning on Sunday.

13 Jun 2016 4:26 PM IST

Over 8,000 arrested in Bangladesh anti-terrorist drive

Many of those arrested were suspected ordinary criminals with existing warrants against them.

13 Jun 2016 4:23 PM IST

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Pak has more nukes than India: Sweden think tank

Pakistan is believed to have 110-130 nuclear warheads.

13 Jun 2016 4:21 PM IST

ISIS claims Orlando nightclub shooter as 'soldier of caliphate'

29-year-old Omar Mateen opened fire at a gay nightclub in Orlando, leaving 50 people dead and 53 wounded.

13 Jun 2016 3:51 PM IST

Picking sides: A world of opinions on South China Sea case

Picking sides: A world of opinions on South China Sea case

United States has been building diplomatic pressure in the West and in Asia on China to abide by the Hague-based...

13 Jun 2016 3:46 PM IST

Wearing a dark suit, white shirt and black tie, Pistorius attended the hearing along with members of his family. (Photo: AP)

South Africa's Oscar Pistorius in court for murder sentencing

Steenkamp's relatives, including mother and father, were also present as proceedings opened in the High Court in...

13 Jun 2016 3:44 PM IST

Wearing a dark suit, white shirt and black tie, Pistorius attended the hearing along with members of his family. (Photo: AP)

South Africa's Oscar Pistorius in court for murder sentencing

Steenkamp's relatives, including mother and father, were also present as proceedings opened in the High Court in...

13 Jun 2016 3:00 PM IST

The tusks, estimated to be worth Singapore dollars 13 million (USD 9.6 million), were seized on four separate occasions

Singapore destroys tonnes of illegal ivory

Over 2,700 elephant tusks weighing 7.9 tonnes were fed into an industrial rock crusher before incineration.

13 Jun 2016 2:33 PM IST

The clerics under banner of Sunni Itehad Council (SIC) told a news conference in Lahore on June 12 that honour killing is kufr

Pakistani clerics issue fatwa against honour killing

It condemned recent honour killings in Lahore, Abbottabad and Murree, saying such incidents have shaken the whole...

13 Jun 2016 2:25 PM IST