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The question is how will this issue get resolved. I dont think that Modi will be forced to retract due to national interests. It is better for us to understand that this issue cannot be solved by diplomacy. We need to do something as this is unacceptable, he said. (Photo: Twitter | @ZafarHilaly)

Either proxy war or war can resolve Kashmir issue: Pakistan diplomat

Hilaly's comments come amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan after New Delhi earlier this month revoked...

17 Aug 2019 7:15 PM IST

Ironically, after this decision was announced, Pakistan pledged its political, diplomatic and moral support to Kashmiris. (photo: ANI)

Rajnath Singh's remark on 'no first use' policy irresponsible and...

The statement appears to have rattled Pakistan, which has never had adopted the same policy itself.

17 Aug 2019 5:06 PM IST

US President Donald Trump and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: AFP)

US cuts USD 440 million financial aid to Pakistan: report

The aid was disbursed under Pakistan Enhanced Partnership Agreement (PEPA) 2010, reported Express Tribune.

17 Aug 2019 4:48 PM IST

US President Donald Trump said he was having dinner on Friday with Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook of Apple Inc, a company the president has criticised for not manufacturing more of its products in the United States. (Photo: AFP)

Apple to spend 'vast' money in US: Trump ahead of dinner with Tim Cook

Trump has said he wants Apple and other manufactures to move their production from China and other countries to the...

17 Aug 2019 3:27 PM IST

The UN Security Council on Friday began a rare closed door meeting to discuss India revoking the special status of Jammu and Kashmir after Pakistan, backed by its all-weather ally, China, requested closed consultations on the issue. (Photo: File)

UN Security Council snubs China, Pakistan; ends Kashmir meeting...

'Pakistan raising Kashmir at the UN doesn't have any traction. There was no outcome,' sources said.

17 Aug 2019 2:49 PM IST

The US diplomat noted that the vitality of the bilateral partnership between New Delhi and Washington is an important factor in determining whether Beijing ultimately succeeds in reshaping Asia to its purposes. (Photo: ANI)

China should compete in fair, rule-based order in Indo-Pacific: John...

Sullivan said that China's model of development is upending cooperative approach from South Pacific to the Indian Ocean.

17 Aug 2019 2:38 PM IST

Eight people were killed and ten were injured in a hotel fire in Ukraines port city of Odessa early Saturday, emergency services said. (Representational Image)

9 killed, 10 injured in Ukraine hotel fire

Police opened a criminal investigation into possible violations of fire safety requirements and causes of the fire were...

17 Aug 2019 2:18 PM IST

US President Donald Trump

Signs of recession worry Trump ahead of 2020

Trump's 2017 tax cut proved so politically unpopular that many Republicans ran away from it during last year's midterms.

17 Aug 2019 1:52 PM IST

The mammoth race is not for the faint-hearted: it is effectively four marathons back-to-back. (Photo: AFP)

500 runners from 32 nations to race along Berlin wall in tribute to...

The race is part ultra-marathon, part tribute to those who died trying to cross the Wall, which was erected in 1961.

17 Aug 2019 1:30 PM IST

Dawson was wearing a Trump 2020 shirt but the President thought he was one of the protesters. (Photo: AFP)

Man insulted at rally by Trump because of weight says 'I love the guy'

'That guy's got a serious weight problem. Go home. Start exercising. Get him out of here, please,' Trump said.

17 Aug 2019 1:22 PM IST

This is Modis second visit to the Himalayan nation and first since his re-election as Prime Minister. (Photo: ANI)

PM Modi reaches Bhutan, receives guard of honour

Modi was received by his Bhutanese counterpart Dr Lotay Tshering and others on his arrival at the Paro International...

17 Aug 2019 1:05 PM IST

An official of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, hugs Marium, baby dugong lost from her mom Libong island, Trang province southern Thailand on May 23, 2019. (Photo: AP)

Beloved baby dugong 'Mariam' dies in Thailand with plastic in stomach

Mariam died just after midnight after going into shock and efforts to resuscitate her failed.

17 Aug 2019 1:03 PM IST