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Vehicles were stranded in various cities of Assam due to heavy blockade. (Photo: PTI)World
Bangladesh asks India to increase Guwahati security amid protests over...

The Foreign Ministry in Bangladesh said that Indian envoy Das met acting foreign secretary Ahsan at his office on...

13 Dec 2019 11:01 AM IST

Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Photo: AP)World
UK's Boris Johnson wins parliamentary majority

US President Donald Trump sent out a tweet as soon as reports of Johnson's new mandate emerged.

13 Dec 2019 10:33 AM IST

Boris Johnson (Photo: AP)World
UK destined for Brexit as election triumph on horizon for Boris...

An exit poll showed the Conservatives winning a landslide 368 seats, more than enough for a comfortable majority.

13 Dec 2019 9:22 AM IST

The transcript of a July 25 call Trump made with the Ukrainian president in which he asked him to investigate the son of his political rival Joe Biden has become the subject of a Democratic-led impeachment inquiry into the president. (Photo: File)World
'Chill Greta!' says Trump to teen climate activist, asks her to go to...

Time magazine named of Greta Thunberg as 2019 Person of the Year.

12 Dec 2019 8:58 PM IST

The Bangladesh Foreign Minister has cancelled his trip to India over prevailing situation following passage of the Bill. (Photo: Facebook)World
B'desh Foreign Minister cancels 2-day India visit amid Citizenship...

Momen was scheduled to arrive here at 5:20 pm on Thursday.

12 Dec 2019 3:26 PM IST

European Union and United Kingdom flags fly above the EU Commission offices in London. (Photo: AP)World
Voting begins in key UK poll to define future of Brexit

Up for grabs are all 650 seats in the British parliament, which has been deadlocked since the 2016 referendum on EU...

12 Dec 2019 1:21 PM IST

The volcano, a popular tourist day-tripper destination, erupted on Monday, spewing ash and steam over the island. (Photo: AP)World
Growing sense of desperation': New Zealand volcano death toll rises to...

The volcano on White Island was 'highly volatile' and could erupt again within days preventing recovery teams retrieving...

12 Dec 2019 1:01 PM IST

The United States said on Wednesday that it was removing Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet programme, a move long threatened and expected after Ankara began accepting delivery of an advanced Russian missile defence system last week. (Photo: AP)World
US reprimanded Pakistan for misusing F-16s: report

Report came months after the Indian Air Force shot down an F-16 jet of Pakistan Air Force during an aerial combat over...

12 Dec 2019 11:41 AM IST

Myanmar Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi, right, speaks during the Asia Europe Foreign Ministers (ASEM) meeting at Myanmar International Convention Centre Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. (Photo: AP)World
Myanmar's Aung Suu Kyi denies 'genocidal intent' in Rohingya case in...

'Regrettably The Gambia has placed before the court a misleading and incomplete picture of the situation in Rakhine...

12 Dec 2019 10:47 AM IST

\I have not yet forgotten what they (Sharifs) have done to Benazir Bhutto (his wife) and me. We forgave them and signed Charter of Democracy, but still Mian sahib (Nawaz) betrayed me and went to court in memogate in order to label me a traitor,\ Asif Ali Zardari said. (Photo: AFP)World
Ex-Pakistan Prez Asif Ali Zardari gets bail on medical grounds

His bail plea was filed over a month after former premier Nawaz Sharif was given a similar relief.

12 Dec 2019 10:42 AM IST

\This move is yet another attempt to effectively reduce Muslims in India to second-class citizens, said Congressman Andre Carson, who is one of the three Muslim members currently serving in the US Congress. (Photo: AFP)World
CAB attempt to reduce Muslims to second-class citizens in India: US...

'Today, we witness yet another potentially devastating move by the Prime Minister, as lawmakers enacted his draconian...

12 Dec 2019 9:40 AM IST

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (Photo: AP)World
Possible skin cancer after hospital visit, says Brazil President Jair...

The presidential office, however, said there is no sign that Bolsonaro has a cancer, adding that he had been to hospital...

12 Dec 2019 9:34 AM IST

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