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Zapata, who invented the first functional hover board, was given a USD 1.47 million grant by the French military last year for the development of an aeronautical micro-jet engine, according to Russian television network, RT. (Photo: Screengrab)

'Flying soldier' enthrals crowd at Bastille Day celebrations in Paris

A video of his flight was shared by French President Emmanuel Macron, who led the National Day celebrations.

15 July 2019 8:53 AM IST

The plane had unfurled banners in the sky bearing slogans World Must Speak Up For Balochistan written in big bold black and red letters. (Photo: ANI)

Anti-Pakistan poster spotted outside Lord's stadium before WC final in...

Digital poster displayed Help end enforced disappearances in Balochistan' written in bold letters against yellow and...

14 July 2019 8:40 PM IST

Jihan said she doesnt have any pictures of her children and doesnt want to remember them. (Photo: AFP)

Agony of Yazidi women torn between IS kids, or return home

Dozens of Yazidi women and girls systematically raped, sold and married off to jihadists after being abducted.

14 July 2019 5:16 PM IST

The late fee on visa extension (after visa expiration) has been raised to USD 5 per day from USD 3 per day. (Photo: ANI)

Nepal to hike foreign tourist visa fee from July 17

The officials said that the change in visa fee structure was minor and the fee structure would be revised again.

14 July 2019 4:50 PM IST

France notably has a 2019-2025 military spending plan that allocates 3.6 billion euros (USD 4 billion) to defence in space. (Photo: AFP)

France's Macron announces creation of a space force command

The 'indispensable' outlay needed to see through the space command 'will be decided,' he promised.

14 July 2019 4:25 PM IST

The MEAs comments came a day after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said he will not allow Pakistani soil to be used for terror. (Photo:AP)

Chinese firms pledge to invest USD 5 billion in Pak after meeting...

The Chinese delegation represented key sectors including construction, power, transportation, IT, and technological...

14 July 2019 3:58 PM IST

At least 18 people died and dozens were feared trapped in rubble after a strong earthquake struck off Aceh province on Indonesias Sumatra Island. (Representational Image)

Major 7.3 quake hits off eastern Indonesia: USGS

The province was also hit by a 6.9-magnitude tremor last week but no extensive damage was reported.

14 July 2019 3:51 PM IST

The first instalment of Sarkozys memoirs, Passions, tops Frances summer bestseller list. (Photo: AFP)

Ex-French leader Francois Hollande finds second career on stage

It was passion and another bestselling memoir that undid Hollande -- that by his former lover Valerie Trierweiler.

14 July 2019 2:37 PM IST

Darroch had said in the cable that the Trump administration was set upon an act of diplomatic vandalism, the paper said. (Photo: File)

UK Police identify suspect behind leaked envoy memos: Report

The Mail also published further memos from Darroch, defying a police warning that media which did so could be committing...

14 July 2019 2:18 PM IST

Bashir was ousted by the army on April 11, five days after the protesters had first massed outside army headquarters. Protesters continued their sit-in, demanding that the generals themselves step down, ahead of the brutal dispersal on June 3. (Photo: AFP)

Thousands mourn protesters killed in Sudan raid

Many lit candles, some floated balloons while hundreds bathed area in sea of light, holding their phones aloft as...

14 July 2019 2:05 PM IST

The protests have a common refrain: Hong Kongs government, led by a non-democratically elected chief executive, is not addressing the peoples concerns. (Photo: AP)

Clashes erupt as Hong Kong protest targets Chinese traders

After issuing warning, police moved forward to disperse crowd of young protesters who say peaceful demonstrations failed...

14 July 2019 1:39 PM IST

Jonathan Ashworth, a Labour Party MP from Leicester South a constituency with a prominent Indian-origin electorate in the East Midlands region of England, wrote in a letter last week to foreign secretary and prime ministerial hopeful Jeremy Hunt that many of his constituents had raised concerns that the Indian government was not doing enough on the issue. (Photo: Twitter/ @Jonathan Ashworth)

UK's Labour Party leader slams India over attacks on Muslims

Last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that a lynching incident in Jharkhand has pained him and the guilty must...

14 July 2019 1:19 PM IST