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Saudi Arabia has temporarily halted production at two Aramco oil facilities that were attacked by Yemeni rebels, interrupting about half of the companys total output, the energy minister said on Saturday. (Photo: screengrab)

Saudi suspends oil production after drones attack on Aramco plants

Saudi Arabia, a key ally of Washington, has repeatedly accused Iran of supplying arms to the rebels.

15 Sept 2019 8:34 AM IST

On Friday, Kovind led the delegation-level talks along with his Swiss counterpart Ueli Maurer and witnessed the signing and exchange of MOUs/agreements between two countries. (Photo: ANI)

President Kovind unveils Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Switzerland

Speaking on the occasion, Kovind said, 'Mahatma Gandhi's life teaches us many things'.

14 Sept 2019 9:59 PM IST

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Netanyahu finds support in Trump in upcoming elections

Trump spoke with Netanyahu to discuss the possibility of moving forward with a formal mutual defense treaty between the...

14 Sept 2019 9:52 PM IST

The announcement comes after the US government offered a USD 1 million reward for information leading to Hamza bin Ladens capture as part of its Rewards for Justice program. (Photo: AP | File)

Osama's son Hamza bin Laden's death confirmed by Trump

Hamza bin Laden, designated heir of Al-Qaeda, was killed in a counter-terrorism operation along the Afghanistan-Pakistan...

14 Sept 2019 7:20 PM IST

Drone attacks targeted two major Saudi Aramco processing facility and oilfield in eastern Saudi Arabia Saturday, the Interior Ministry said, sparking a huge fire at one of the sites before dawn. (Photo: File)

Yemeni rebels attack Saudi Arabia's Aramco oil plants

The attacks come as Saudi Arabia, accelerates preparations for a much-anticipated initial public offering of Aramco.

14 Sept 2019 6:21 PM IST

Pakistan has conveyed to India that people travelling through the Kartarpur corridor on Saturday will also have to pay the USD 20 fee, sources said Friday. (Photo: File)

Kartarpur: 5000 pilgrims can visit daily; free pick and drop, medical...

The Kartarpur corridor along the India-Pakistan border is nearly four kilometers away from Gurdaspur in Punjab, India.

14 Sept 2019 4:00 PM IST

Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of the Mission in the Congo Leila Zerrougui offered her condolences to the family and friends of the peacekeeper, as well as to the people and Government of India. (Photo: Representational | Twitter)

Indian peacekeeper's body found in Congo lake

Lieutenant Colonel Gaurav Solanki, deployed with the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, had gone to Lake...

14 Sept 2019 3:00 PM IST

Fights erupted in Hong Kong on Saturday with political rivals trading blows in a mall and Beijing supporters using Chinese flags to assault opponents on a street, deepening the citys polarisation after months of pro-democracy protests. (Photo: AFP)

Fights break out as Hong Kong's polarisation deepens

Fights later broke out between pro-China and pro-democracy supporters in Amoy Plaza, a shopping centre on the other side...

14 Sept 2019 2:37 PM IST

Cole won the 1990 World Press Photo award for his picture of a man in a white shirt, carrying a shopping bag in each hand, striding out into the road the day after troops killed hundreds of pro-democracy protesters in the heart of Beijing. (Photo: Social Media)

Photographer who shot iconic Tiananmen Square 'tank man' dies at 64

American authorities confirmed the death of 64-year-old Charlie Cole in Bali, where the Texan had been a long-time...

14 Sept 2019 1:55 PM IST

Acting on the FIR, the police arrested the accused from the airport upon his return in May 2019.

Senior Canadian intelligence officer arrested on charges of spying

He was a top advisor to former RCMP commissioner Bob Paulson, and had control over counter-intelligence operations.

14 Sept 2019 11:52 AM IST

US University head admits giving approval of gift from Jeffrey Epstein

Epstein was arrested in New York in July on multiple charges of trafficking underage girls for sex. He killed himself on...

14 Sept 2019 11:51 AM IST

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump. (Photo: AP)

'Don't vape,' Donald Trump, wife Melania tell teen son Barron: report

This move comes after 6 people died in the United States and hundreds of others have fallen ill with mysterious lung...

14 Sept 2019 11:42 AM IST