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Inmate Nicholas Rotunda Allen, 39, received the phone from someone not incarcerated at the prison and used a caller ID spoofing app to make the call look like it is from Louisiana where the alleged victim lives. (Photo: ANI)

UK govt boosts prisons, police powers in crime clampdown

Official statistics show that violent crime has begun to rise after declining for two decades.

11 Aug 2019 4:25 PM IST

Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar. (Photo: PTI)

Foreign minister S Jaishankar arrives in Beijing for key talks with...

His visit was finalised much before India's move to revoke Article 370 of the Constitution that gave special status to...

11 Aug 2019 4:06 PM IST

Statement by Directorate of Presidential Communication in commercial capital Dar es Salaam said the 3-day mourning will last from Saturday to Monday. (Photo: ANI)

Tanzania declares 3 days of national mourning for victims of oil...

On Saturday night, police said death toll has reached 64 from the oil tanker explosion in Morogoro, some 200 km west of...

11 Aug 2019 3:12 PM IST

The semi-autonomous region has seen eight consecutive weeks of anti-government protests that began against a now-suspended extradition bill, that have since broadened to include calls for democracy and police accountability. (Photo: ANI)

China urges Britain to stop interfering in its internal matters

'Long gone are the days when it was under British colonial rule,' Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said.

11 Aug 2019 3:06 PM IST

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said that the attack bore all the hallmarks of an attack by the Syrian regime. (Photo: AP)

Boris Johnson gives UK police 'stop and search' powers, adds 10K more...

He insisted on tougher sentencing laws for 'serious sexual and violent offenders', as well as for those carrying knives.

11 Aug 2019 2:59 PM IST

Donald Trump. (Photo: ANI)

'China hoping for a democrat to win to rip off America': Trump

'China wants to make a deal so badly. Thousands of companies are leaving because of the Tariffs, they must stem the...

11 Aug 2019 2:35 PM IST

Most of the deaths occurred in Yongjia County, administered by Wenzhou City, where torrential downpours caused a landslide that blocked rivers. (Photo: ANI)

Typhoon Lekima: 28 dead, 20 missing in east China

The barrier lake burst and flooded people away, Xinhua news agency reported.

11 Aug 2019 2:31 PM IST

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Nawaz Sharif continues to have AC, heater, TV in prison: report

On Thursday, the former prime minister is permitted to meet party leaders and family members at the prison, the report...

11 Aug 2019 1:29 PM IST

The coalition targeted an area that poses a direct threat to one of the important sites of the legitimate government, a coalition statement said. (Photo: Representational)

Saudi-led coalition launches strike against 'threat' to Yemen govt

This came after southern separatists claimed they had seized the presidential palace in second city Aden.

11 Aug 2019 1:24 PM IST

President of the United States Donald Trump

'China 'badly' wants to make deal with US,' says Trump

The US had already slapped a 25 per cent tariff on a separate USD 250 billion of Chinese imports.

11 Aug 2019 1:06 PM IST

The SEC is located just outside Glasgow on the banks of the River Clyde. (Photo: ANI Representational)

Glasgow could host 2020 UN climate change summit

The meeting will be hosted at Glasgow's Scottish Events Campus (SEC), boosting Scottish business and driving investment...

11 Aug 2019 12:59 PM IST

Since Indias election period has now passed, USTR officials will be visiting India for relationship-building with their Indian government counterparts, including introductory meetings for the new Assistant USTR for India, Christopher Wilson, USTR spokesperson said. (Photo: ANI)

Indian embassy to impart free Hindi classes at US university

The 6-week non-credit Introductory Hindi Language course will be conducted by Dr Moxraj, a teacher of Indian Culture at...

11 Aug 2019 12:41 PM IST