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Trump hit China with punitive tariffs on another USD 300 billion in goods. (Photo: AFP)World
Trump slaps China with 10pc tariffs on USD 300bn in goods

Trump says China has used a state-directed economic model to harm the American economy.

2 Aug 2019 1:56 PM IST

Prior to the surgery doctors had said there was only a 50 percent chance of both of the twins surviving. (Photo: AFP)World
'Stable After Final Separation': Doctors On Conjoined Bangladeshi...

The twins, named Rabeya and Rukaya, turned three last month and suffered from a rare embryological disorder.

2 Aug 2019 1:40 PM IST

Researchers recommend that potential users become educated about the drugs they are going to use and their side effects. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)World
India-born drug smuggler named in list of UK's most wanted fugitives

Shashi Dhar Sahnan, 61, is accused of importing heroin into the United Kingdom in 2007, the National Crime Agency's...

2 Aug 2019 1:17 PM IST

External Affair Minister S Jaishankar with his Vietnam counterpart Pham Bing Minh in Bangkok. (Photo: ANI)World
Jaishankar meets Vietnam, Timor Leste FMs: Bangkok

Yesterday, Jaishankar met British foreign Minister Dominic Raab and Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi.

2 Aug 2019 12:34 PM IST

Edward Snowden. (Photo: AP)World
'I wrote a book': US whistleblower Edward Snowden's memoir coming out...

It is being published globally by Macmillan Publishers.

2 Aug 2019 12:30 PM IST

\The first phase of the Slave Island Redevelopment Project, Metro Homes was inaugurated today and handed over to the beneficiaries by the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe,\ a statement by the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka read. (Photo: ANI/Indian High Commission)World
626 families in Sri Lanka given houses built by Tata

The Sri Lankan Prime Minister thanked the Indian government for the development partnership assistance over the years.

2 Aug 2019 12:18 PM IST

The fishermen are expected to be handed over to Assistant Director of Fisheries in Jaffna for further action. (Photo: Representative Image/ANI)World
Sri Lankan Navy arrests 4 Indian fishermen

The apprehended fishermen were handed over to a Sri Lanka Coast Guard craft and were later escorted to the naval base...

2 Aug 2019 11:53 AM IST

President of the United States Donald TrumpWorld
'Yes, I am': Donald trump on US considering blockade of Venezuela

'Yes, I am. Yes. Yes, I am,' Trump reiterated in a follow up question, without explaining any further.

2 Aug 2019 10:55 AM IST

Culturally and geographically, burqa may be considered as more Indian than Western attire such as shirt-pants. Questioning its usage and that of other religious symbols is nothing else but manipulating false notions to target particular communities.World
Saudi Arabia allows women to travel without male 'guardian' approval

The pro-government Saudi Gazette newspaper hailed the decision as 'one giant leap for Saudi women'.

2 Aug 2019 10:50 AM IST

There were no other immediate reports of injuries. (Photo: AFP)World
Amid ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meet, explosions in 3 places in Bangkok

Some explosions were heard at a government office and others near at least two other sites near central Bangkok

2 Aug 2019 9:49 AM IST

Trump stressed that he believes the Palestinians, who have boycotted his administration since his December 2017 recognition of Jerusalem as Israels capital, want an agreement. (Photo: ANI)World
'Osama bin Laden's son Hamza was very threatening to US,' says Trump

US media on Wednesday reported that Hamza bin Laden was killed during the first two years of the Trump administration.

2 Aug 2019 9:21 AM IST

The agreement, if reached, would cut the number of American troops in the country from 14,000 to between 8,000 to 9,000. (Photo: ANI | Representational)World
US preparing to withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan

The Taliban and the US are getting closer to a deal centred around the latter's promise to withdraw its troops from the...

2 Aug 2019 9:18 AM IST

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