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Not a single Rohingya from the 720,000 estimated to have fled a military crackdown in August last year has volunteered to return under a Bangladesh-Myanmar repatriation deal. (Photo: AFP)

Myanmar blames Rohingya repatriation failure on Bangladesh

A fresh push was to begin Thursday, with both governments vowing to repatriate nearly 3,500 Rohingya, but this again...

23 Aug 2019 7:25 PM IST

United Nations: India chooses to stay mum at UNSC's informal session

India was listed as a speaker and was to speak after Pakistan according to the roster of speakers.

23 Aug 2019 6:11 PM IST

The attack took place when Rashid, who is also the chief of Awami Muslim League (AML), came out from a hotel after attending an awards ceremony in London to smoke a cigar. (Photo: Twitter | @ShkhRasheed)

Pakistan minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad pelted with eggs, punched in...

The attackers claimed that they attacked him as he had been using 'abusive language' for PPP leader Bilawal Bhutto...

23 Aug 2019 5:52 PM IST

In the wake of the missile test, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday urged all member states to intensify efforts aimed at nuclear disarmament. (Photo: Twitter)

China, Pakistan targeted on persecution of religious minorities at...

India chose to stay mum in the informal session on religious conflict.

23 Aug 2019 5:01 PM IST

Fires in the Amazon have surged 83 percent so far this year compared with the same period a year earlier, government figures show. (Photo: AP)

Brazilian prez admits to farmers setting Amazon forest ablaze, tells...

'These countries that send money, they don't send it out of charity. They send it with aim of interfering with our...

23 Aug 2019 4:31 PM IST

Compared to divorced, widowed and never-married peers, who were up to 71 percent more likely to die. (Photo: Pixabay)

UAE woman seeks divorce from husband as she feels choked with his love...

The husband said he did not do anything wrong.

23 Aug 2019 3:59 PM IST

Demonstrators stand outside the Yuen Long MTR station during a protest in Hong Kong.(Photo: AP)

Hong Kong protests: YouTube shuts down more than 200 channels

Twitter and Facebook announced this week that they suspended nearly 1,000 active accounts linked to a coordinated...

23 Aug 2019 3:31 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)

US Secretary of Defence confirms death of Hamza Bin Laden

US media reported at the beginning of August that bin Laden was killed during the last two years in an operation that...

23 Aug 2019 3:11 PM IST

Priyanka Chopra

'Personal opinion': UNICEF rubbishes Pak complaint over Priyanka...

Chopra has been facing severe criticism since she tweeted hailing Indian armed forces.

23 Aug 2019 3:10 PM IST

In new India, the way in which action is being taken against corruption, dynasty politics, loot of peoples money, terrorism, this has never happened before, PM Modi said. (Photo: ANI)

'No place in new India for corruption': PM Modi declares at UNESCO in...

Modi said India is now surging ahead, 'mandate we got was not merely for running a govt but for building a new India.'

23 Aug 2019 2:56 PM IST

A source said that all airlines were intimated on the development a long time back and no flights will be scheduled during the affected time period. (Photo: ANI)

Qantas to test 19-hour 'ultra long-haul' Sydney to New York, London...

Three flights aboard Boeing 787-9 aircraft will take place from October, with up to 40 passengers and crew on the...

23 Aug 2019 2:54 PM IST

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that it takes very little to worsen a situation and he was a promoter of peace. (Photo: AFP)

'Ready to open Kartarpur Corridor,' says Pak's Shah Mehmood Qureshi

Qureshi said: 'Despite our tensions with India, we have decided go ahead with the Kartarpur Corridor.'

23 Aug 2019 2:01 PM IST