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Volkov said the raids were linked to their successful election strategy in Moscow which cut the presence of pro-government candidates in the city legislature by a half. (Photo: AFP)

Russia police raids homes and offices of opposition activists

Police appear to be targeting those who were part of Navalny's 2018 presidential election campaign.

12 Sept 2019 2:41 PM IST

Earlier this month, India and Pakistan had failed to finalise an agreement on the Kartarpur corridor following differences over key issues including Islamabads insistence on charge a fee for allowing pilgrims to visit Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib. (Photo: ANI)

Pak to charge Kartarpur pilgrims USD 20 as service fee

Pakistan has also shown unwillingness to allow presence of Indian Consular or Protocol officials at Gurdwara,' Indian...

12 Sept 2019 2:29 PM IST

The easy to wear and stylish anti-pollution mask features a skin-friendly silicone seal that allows the mask to fit on a childs face conveniently.

Beijing set to exit list of world's top 200 most-polluted cities:...

In first 8 months of this year, Beijing had average hourly PM2.5 concentration reading of 42.6 micrograms, 19.3 per cent...

12 Sept 2019 2:21 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

US lawmaker urges Congressional colleagues to attend Modi's Houston

The mega event, billed as 'Howdy Modi', has attracted great enthusiastic participation from Indian-American community.

12 Sept 2019 2:12 PM IST

Tensions have risen between France and Brazil after Macron tweeted that the fires burning in the Amazon basin amounted to an international crisis and should be discussed as a top priority at the G7 summit. (Photo: AFP)

Fires still erupting in Amazon; number of blazes in Brazil up 45 pc...

The Amazon is considered particularly important for its absorption of heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

12 Sept 2019 2:05 PM IST

The default line is for people of the Valleys majority Muslim community to be suspected of terrorism. (Photo: File)

Pakistan claims backing of 60 countries on Kashmir statement in UNHRC:...

The text of the statement was posted on the website of the Foreign Office after it was delivered to the UNHRC on...

12 Sept 2019 2:01 PM IST

Khan had also said that before his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government came into power, the governments did not have the political will to disarm militant groups operating on their soil. (Photo: ANI)

Pakistan has spent billions of Rupees on JuD, admits its minister

Brigadier (retired) Ijaz Ahmed Shah said that Imran Khan govt has spent billions on terror outfit to attach them to...

12 Sept 2019 1:58 PM IST

He added that the aid provided to Pakistan by foreign countries and international organizations to combat terrorism in its soil is instead being used to build madrassas for funding illegal activities and train suicide bombers for carrying out terror activities in the region. (Photo: ANI)

At UNHRC, Baloch activist terms Pakistan a 'breeding ground of...

This comes at the time when the Pakistan government has submitted a dossier in UNHRC over Kashmir.

12 Sept 2019 1:38 PM IST

The 48-year-old former Naval officer, Kulbhushan Jadhav, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism on April 11, 2017. (Photo: File)

'Kulbhushan Jadhav won't get second consular access,' says Pakistan:...

Pakistan first offered consular access to Jadhav on Aug 2 but India insisted that access should be 'effective and...

12 Sept 2019 1:37 PM IST

An English woman released a helium balloon into the sky over Birmingham, England, to commemorate the first anniversary of her fathers death. (Photo: AP)

British woman sets off balloon in memory of father, it lands 1700...

Gach's daughter Dominika told the AP that the family plans to frame the balloon and hang it on a wall.

12 Sept 2019 1:17 PM IST

During his speech, he also explained why he cancelled his peace talks with the Taliban. (Photo: PTI)

Trump vows to hit Taliban 'harder' than ever as US marks 9/11

Trump also warned militants of grave consequences if they ever carry attacks on America again.

12 Sept 2019 12:52 PM IST

E-cigarettes or vaping is considered a one-way bridge to increasing the number of smokers to smoke regular cigarettes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Trump administration announces plan to ban flavoured e-cigarettes

'We have a problem in our country, it's a new problem ... and it's called vaping,' Trump said.

12 Sept 2019 12:46 PM IST