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Esper will be taking over the as the Acting Secretary of Defence on Sunday, according to The New York Times. (Photo: AFP)

Donald Trump nominates Mark Esper as next Secretary of Defence

Trump has also nominated David Norquist, Pentagon's chief financial officer, to be Esper's deputy.

22 Jun 2019 9:31 AM IST

Pompeo said his aim was to develop sufficient trust between Washington and Pyongyang to inch towards peace. (Photo: AFP

Pompeo will assure India on H1B visa cap: US official

Previewing the trip of Pompeo who will be visiting India soon, the official said there was a broad review of the H-1B...

22 Jun 2019 9:28 AM IST

According to Carroll, the rape occurred in either 1995 or 1996, when Trump was a prominent real estate developer and she was a well-known magazine writer and host of a television show. (Photo: Facebook)

'Donald Trump attacked me in dressing room in mid-1990s': US writer

Trump reacted with a statement saying he'd never met his accuser, E Jean Carroll, and that the incident 'never...

22 Jun 2019 8:50 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: AP)

'Meet your commitment by October or face action': FATF warns Pakistan

The ministry said that the FATF will undertake the next review of Pakistan's Progress in October 2019.

22 Jun 2019 8:12 AM IST

Ever since India applied for the membership of the NSG in May 2016, China has been insisting that only those countries which have signed the NPT should be allowed to enter the organisation which is a 48-member grouping that regulates the global nuclear commerce. (Photo: AP)

China rules out India's NSG entry without talks on NPT

India and Pakistan are not signatories of the NPT. After India's application, Pakistan too applied for the NSG...

21 Jun 2019 9:37 PM IST

Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking at a cybersecurity conference in Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 6, 2018. Putin said its important to develop common cybersecurity standards that take into account interests of all nations. (Sergei Chirikov/Pool Photo via AP)

Russia President Putin extends condolences to Himachal Pradesh bus...

Prime Minister Modi has also expressed his condolences to the families of the deceased.

21 Jun 2019 9:18 PM IST

US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) slammed Russia, Syria and Iran for killing many innocent civilians. (Photo:AP)

Trump pulls back military strikes on Iran after initial approval

Washington has labelled the move an 'unprovoked attack', claiming that the drone was flying over international waters...

21 Jun 2019 9:13 PM IST

A separate parliamentary probe is also underway to fix responsibility of ignoring the intelligence warnings about the impending attacks. (Photo: AFP)

Sri Lankan police officials to face criminal charges for Easter Sunday...

Sirisena also suspended police chief Pujith Jayasundera and his top defense bureaucrat Hemasiri Fernando after the...

21 Jun 2019 7:55 PM IST

Another passenger, who was identified only as Peter, said the train guard could have done more. (Photo: Twitter | @prasun6)

Indian family racially abused on train in Ireland

Prasun Bhattachrjee said the abuse continued as the man sat with them and continued to insult them all the way to...

21 Jun 2019 4:37 PM IST

All public church services were cancelled after the Easter Sunday bomb blasts. (Photo: AP)

Sri Lankan police officials to face criminal charges for Easter Sunday...

India had issued warning to Sri Lanka in April about the possibility of attacks at various locations, including the...

21 Jun 2019 3:53 PM IST

At least two dozen people were killed when a fire ripped through a matchstick warehouse in Indonesia on Friday, authorities said. (Photo: AP)

At least 24 killed in Indonesia matchstick warehouse fire: official

As per reports, there have been no clarity on the reason of fire but it has been extinguished.

21 Jun 2019 3:44 PM IST

Noting that Al-Qaeda still maintains a presence in South Asia, the UN report said the terror group adapts to the local environment, trying to embed itself into local struggles and communities and is closely allied with the Taliban. (Representational Image | AFP)

5 Taliban terrorists killed by Afghan forces in Faryab province

The anti-terrorist operation was carried out in the Dara-e-Shakh area of Gurziwan district in the wee hours of Friday.

21 Jun 2019 1:34 PM IST