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Vijay Mallya's last resort appeal against extradition comes up in UK...

Earlier, on April 5, Mallya's written application was refused by Justice William Davis.

1 July 2019 7:27 PM IST

General Bajwa, in his keynote address, counted perpetual security threats, inconsistent economic policies, poor economic discipline and lack of will to take difficult decisions in the past as major contributors to the economic situation the government is facing today.

Leading Pak newspaper asks army chief not to 'encroach' on political...

The army has ruled Pakistan for more than half of its 70 plus years of existence.

1 July 2019 7:20 PM IST

Her body was found in Shadnagar, about 30 kilometres away, below an underbridge. (Representational Image)

Suspecting affair, Pak man kills wife, 2 children, 6 others of her...

Mehmood said Ajmal has not been assigned an attorney yet and Reuters was unable to contact any of his family members for...

1 July 2019 7:01 PM IST

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Photo: ANI)

Turkey's Erdogan says some people' paying serious money' to bury...

Erdogan, who was speaking to reporters after the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, did not elaborate.

1 July 2019 6:53 PM IST

If an account has not been memorialised, Facebook uses AI to help keep it from showing up in places that might cause distress. (Photo: ANI)

Facebook will ban ads that tell people in US not to vote

The new 'don't vote' policy is in its developmental stages and the company is seeking advice from voting organisations.

1 July 2019 6:42 PM IST

In Anchorage, home to about 40 per cent of Alaskans, the National Weather Service issued a dense smoke advisory on Sunday warning against prolonged outdoor activity, along with advisories for the elderly and the sick to stay indoors. (Photo: AP)

Alaska's heat wave fuels dangerous smoke, melts glaciers

'People should GO, evacuate NOW. Leave immediately. DO NOT delay leaving,' the evacuation order said.

1 July 2019 6:36 PM IST

The core of al Qaeda leadership is still in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the official pointed out. (File Photo) AP)

US says it struck al Qaeda safe haven' in Syria

The US said it carried out a strike on Sunday against al Qaeda in northwest Syria, calling the area a safe haven' for...

1 July 2019 6:34 PM IST

Sirisena on Friday said that Jayasundara had resigned but he never sent the letter and remained in his official residence. (Photo:AP)

10 fundamental rights petitions filed in Sri Lankan SC against death...

The petitioners argued that it would result in the violation of fundamental rights as established in Article 12 (1) of...

1 July 2019 6:19 PM IST

Netra Bikram Chands CPN has been blamed for extortion, vandalising public and private properties and bomb explosions around the country.

Reinforcements sent to Nepal's Sankhuwasabha after gunfight with CPN

Security has been beefed up in the mountainous district that borders China after reports stated that the banned CPN had...

1 July 2019 6:15 PM IST

A small group, mostly students wearing hard hats and masks, used a metal trolley, poles and pieces of scaffolding to hack through reinforced glass and charge at the government compound. (Photo: AP)

Violence grips Hong Kong on anniversary of 1997 handover to China

Hong Kong returned to China under a "one country, two systems" formula that allows freedoms not enjoyed in mainland...

1 July 2019 5:49 PM IST

In view of the partys own history where it has shown no distaste for accommodative arrangements with the establishment to counter ethno-nationalists, as recently as five years ago and the history of Pakistans compromised mainstream political parties in general, it would not be misplaced to suggest that ideological commitment to procedural democracy usually runs shallow.

Pakistan govt extends deadline for declaring undisclosed assets

The tax amnesty scheme, launched on May 15, was scheduled to end on June 30, but there has been immense pressure on the...

1 July 2019 5:13 PM IST

In seeking to reduce Irans oil exports to zero, the Trump administration is targeting the countrys top revenue earner in its latest no-holds-barred move. (Photo:AP)

Iran breaches 2015 nuclear deal's stockpile limit: sources

The semi-official Fars news agency quoted a source as saying that the United Nations' IAEA has measured the stockpile on...

1 July 2019 4:45 PM IST