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Amano missed a special meeting of the board called at the USs request after it was confirmed that Iran had broken two limits in the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). (Photo: AP)

UN nuclear watchdog chief to step down next year: Diplomats

Amano has been director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency since 2009 and his latest mandate had been due...

18 July 2019 12:48 PM IST

The 63-year-old former Kingfisher Airlines boss had won a reprieve earlier this month when a two-judge panel at the Royal Courts of Justice in London granted him permission to appeal against the extradition order of a lower court to face fraud and money laundering charges amounting to an alleged Rs 9,000 crores in India. (Photo: PTI)

Mallya's UK High Court extradition appeal to be heard in February 2020

Justices George Leggatt and Andrew Popplewell concluded that 'arguments can be reasonably made' on some aspects of the...

18 July 2019 12:14 PM IST

Arnault, 70, joined Gates and Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos, the worlds richest person, in the most exclusive wealth club last month, when his fortune surpassed USD 100 billion for the first time. (Photo: AP)

Bill Gates no longer world's second richest person. Guess who is?

Arnault has added about USD 39 billion to his fortune in 2019 alone, biggest individual gain by far among 500 people in...

18 July 2019 10:45 AM IST

Hafiz Saeed who walked free on November 24 was back to his ranting on Kashmir Valley. (Photo: AFP)

Hafiz Saeed's arrest mere cosmetic, Pak's happy face for Trump-Khan...

Contrary to Trump's characterisation of prolonged 'search', Pak authoritieswere aware of Saeed's whereabouts for years,...

18 July 2019 10:29 AM IST

Pakista PM Imran Khan (Photo; AFP)

Pakistan shall proceed further as per law: Imran Khan on ICJ verdict

Khan tweeted: 'Appreciate ICJ's decision not to acquit, release & return Kulbhushan Jadhav to India.'

18 July 2019 9:57 AM IST

The United States said on Wednesday that it was removing Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet programme, a move long threatened and expected after Ankara began accepting delivery of an advanced Russian missile defence system last week. (Photo: AP)

Unfair,' says Turkey as US bid to remove it from F-35 jet programme;...

Turkey's foreign ministry said the move was unfair and could affect relations between the two countries.

18 July 2019 9:47 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)

Hafiz Saeed's arrest was result of 'great pressure' exerted by US on...

Saeed's arrest comes just days ahead of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's maiden visit to the US and talks with...

18 July 2019 9:26 AM IST

A police team went to his native place in Bihar where a series of raids were conducted. (photo: Representational image)

First murder conviction overturned using DNA, family tree evidence in...

Christopher Tapp, 43, had served 20 of his 30-year sentence for the 1996 rape and murder of Angie Dodge.

18 July 2019 9:25 AM IST

Yazidi campaigner Nadia Murad and Dr Denis Mukwege for their work in fighting sexual violence in conflicts around the world. (Photo: File)

'They gave you Nobel for what?' Trump asks Yazidi activist Nadia Murad

Trump said, 'And you had the Nobel Prize? That's incredible. They gave it to you for what reason?'

18 July 2019 9:15 AM IST

Eager to rile up his base with the some of the same kind of rhetoric he targeted at minorities and women in 2016, Trump declared, I think in some cases they hate our country. (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump slams Congresswomen; crowd roars, Send her back!'

Trump set off a firestorm Sunday when he tweeted that the four should 'go back' to their home countries though three...

18 July 2019 8:47 AM IST

Hafiz Saeed, on numerous occasions been put on house arrest but was soon released despite the mounting number of terror allegations against him. (Photo: File)

Pakistan wasn't searching for Hafiz Saeed, he was living freely': US...

The legislative committee highlighted that Pakistan was not searching for the 26/11 attack mastermind for 10 years -- as...

18 July 2019 8:39 AM IST

Today, in the second half of the day, an employee of our consulate in Erbil died as a result of an attack. He was outside the embassy building, said a statement by the Turkish Foreign Ministry cited by Sputnik. (Photo: ANI)

Turkish diplomat killed by unidentified gunman in Iraq

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.

17 July 2019 9:18 PM IST