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Myanmar Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, seen here in July 2018, has been hit with sanctions by the United States. (Photo: AFP)

US bans Myanmar army chief over Rohingya 'ethnic cleansing'

Myanmar's army has denied virtually any wrongdoing and said it was responding to Rohingya insurgents.

17 July 2019 6:38 PM IST

Goyal is on a three-day visit to the UK to attend the India Day conclave. (Photo: ANI)

Piyush Goyal meets Theresa May in London

The railway and commerce minister also met investors and discussed various opportunities that the Indian market offers...

17 July 2019 6:36 PM IST

Once opened, the three-km corridor will allow Sikh pilgrims direct access to the historic Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, where Guru Nanak Dev passed away in 1539. (Photo: ANI)

US welcomes construction of Kartarpur corridor

Both sides said that they had agreed to a majority of modalities for the smooth passage of the pilgrims.

17 July 2019 6:35 PM IST

Finley had been a math whizz for as long as she could remember. (Photo: AFP)

At 82, NASA pioneer Sue Finley still reaching for the stars

Finley's story, like many of the other "computers," is one that speaks to the many challenges faced by women of the...

17 July 2019 6:33 PM IST

I would like to see my son before 31 August so we can celebrate his birthday as a family. says the father. (Photo: AFP)

Australia calls on China to allow Uighur mother and son leave country

China has rounded up an estimated one million Uighurs and other mostly Muslim Turkic-speaking minorities into...

17 July 2019 5:36 PM IST

The Prime Minister said that he wants to discuss Iran, 5G, bilateral relations and defence ties with Trump. (Photo: AP)

US remains hopeful of resolving trade ties with India

The United States is India's most important trading partner,' US State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus.

17 July 2019 5:20 PM IST

Hafiz Saeed has been under house arrest in Lahore since January 30. (Photo: File)

Relentless international pressure forces Pakistan to arrest Hafiz...

Acting on India's insistence, the UN declared Jamaat-ud-Dawa as the funding arm of the LeT in December 2008.

17 July 2019 4:54 PM IST

Griffin suspected that the bottle had been buried on a beach for years then refloated by a storm. (Photo: AP)

Australian finds message in a bottle written 50 years ago

Paul Elliot told Australian Broadcasting Corp. that he and his son Jyah found the bottle on west coast of Eyre Peninsula...

17 July 2019 4:23 PM IST

Hafiz Saeed had also challenged the presidential ordinance under which his group has been banned for being on the watch-list of the UN in the Islamabad High Court. (Photo: AP)

Hafiz Saeed: From professor to the face of terror

Hafiz -- a title bestowed upon people who know the Quran by heart -- was born to a conservative family in Pakistan...

17 July 2019 4:08 PM IST

The United States was the second-largest trading partner for India in goods in 2018. (Photo: FIle)

India and US bilateral trade at crossroads: Report

The report came days after US delegation of trade officials returned from New Delhi after holding first talks with their...

17 July 2019 4:01 PM IST

Conway said, hes put out a lot of tweets and made himself available to all of you yesterday. (Photo: AP)

'What's your ethnicity?': Conway asks reporter amid outcry over racism...

'Why is that relevant?' the reporter quipped before Conway said 'because I'm asking a question'.

17 July 2019 3:56 PM IST

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during their meeting at the Prime Ministers Residence. (Photo: AP)

Enormous potential for growth in ties with India: US

The spokesperson was responding to a question on the recent visit of an official from the office of the US Trade...

17 July 2019 2:29 PM IST