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India-born Abhijit Banerjee, wife Esther Duflo, Michael Kremer win Nobel in Economics

India-born Abhijit Banerjee, wife Esther Duflo, Michael Kremer win...

Banerjee, 58, was educated at University of Calcutta, JNU and Harvard University, where he received his Ph.D in 1988.

14 Oct 2019 3:40 PM IST

We are committed to ensuring that Indians have access to the worlds best products, Trump said. (Photo: File)

Fake video depicting Trump lookalike killing media, critics played at...

CNN has confirmed the video was played at the conference and not in the main ballroom and has released a statement over...

14 Oct 2019 3:18 PM IST

The blast took place in Police District 3 (PD3) area in the city. (Photo: ANI)

3 mortar rounds land near Kabul's Parliament building

The Afghan government forces have been fighting the Taliban for almost two decades, with all the peace initiatives...

14 Oct 2019 2:33 PM IST

The New Orleans Saints have 1.5 million Twitter followers and Pope Francis has about 1.8 million on his English account alone. (Photo: AP)

Pope Francis mistakenly tweets support for US 'Saints' team

For the record, the Saints, those from New Orleans, beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 13-6 on Sunday.

14 Oct 2019 1:43 PM IST

Scott Morrison will be Australias new Prime Minister. (Photo: AP)

Australian PM's office accidentally sends confidential document to...

While Prime Minister Scott Morrison is yet to comment on the matter, Attorney-General Christian Porter downplayed the...

14 Oct 2019 12:54 PM IST

Hafiz Saeed, on numerous occasions been put on house arrest but was soon released despite the mounting number of terror allegations against him. (Photo: File)

US says Pak must prosecute top LeT operatives along with Hafiz Saeed

Pakistan's law enforcement agencies on Thursday arrested the 'top four leaders' of the banned LeT/JuD on charges of...

14 Oct 2019 10:31 AM IST

In this photo released by Chinas Xinhua news agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at a parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Peoples Republic of China, at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing. (Photo: AP)

Anyone attempting to split China will be crushed: Xi Jinping in Nepal

There have been concerns that Beijing can use the extradition treaty against Tibetan supporters of the Dalai Lama living...

14 Oct 2019 10:26 AM IST

Trumps announcement came a day after border agents in El Paso, Texas detained the largest single group of migrants ever. (Photo:AP)

Parody video featuring US Prez shooting, stabbing opponents shown at...

The video was shown last week at an American Priority conference at Trump's Doral Miami resort, the newspaper said.

14 Oct 2019 10:13 AM IST

Ecuadors ruling party candidate Lenin Moreno (Photo: AP)

Ecuador President, protesters reach deal to end violent unrest

'With agreement, mobilizations across Ecuador are terminated and we commit ourselves to restoring peace in country,'...

14 Oct 2019 10:10 AM IST

Boris Johnson (Photo: AP)

'There's a way forward for Brexit that could secure interests,' says...

Britain said the latest talks had been 'constructive' and there would be more talks on Monday.

14 Oct 2019 10:05 AM IST

This comes even as the Kurdish administration in northern Syria announced a deal with the Damascus government on a Syrian troop deployment near the border with Turkey to confront Ankaras offensive. (Representational Image)

US leaves 'high-value' ISIS detainees behind in Syria: report

Citing two American officials, newspaper reported that detainees could not be taken out before Pentagon decided to move...

14 Oct 2019 9:16 AM IST

eyewitnesses reported saying it sounded like a blast, after which plumes of smoke was seen billowing out from the building. (Photo: ANI)

Gas explosion kills 9, injures 10 in east China

The explosion Sunday morning gutted the restaurant and damaged neighboring shops in coastal Jiangsu province's Wuxi...

13 Oct 2019 7:18 PM IST