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According to the media reports, many Rohingyas are stranded in India and Nepal after moving illegally from Bangladesh. (Photo: ANI)

More than 250,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh get first ID cards:...

The UN refugee agency also said the registration could serve as a tool for law enforcement to help counter human...

18 May 2019 10:53 AM IST

Last week, Sri Lanka placed all police stations in Colombo on high alert. (Photo:AP)

Sri Lanka school principal, teacher arrested for link to Easter terror...

The suspects have been identified as Noor Mohamed Addu Ul and Ajibul Jabar, residents of Kapugollewa, Horowpathana.

18 May 2019 10:44 AM IST

Mays Conservatives suffered major losses in local elections this month and are trailing in opinion polls. (Photo:AP)

Brexit compromise talks collapse after six weeks

The new deadline is October 31.

18 May 2019 10:40 AM IST

We were to look uniform and happy, said Salzman, 42. (Photo:AP)

Witness says US sex cult leader had gatherings with 'naked' women...

Lauren Salzman, told jurors in court in Brooklyn that the group's leader, Keith Raniere, would preside over the meetings...

18 May 2019 9:40 AM IST

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that intelligence indicated the attack was carried out by a local group, with support from the Islamic State group. (Photo:AP)

Voting under way in climate-dominated Australia elections

Between 16 and 17 million people are expected to vote across the vast island-continent, with the opp centre-left Labor...

18 May 2019 9:13 AM IST

No Press freedom in Nepal: Journalists under scrutiny for news about...

Three journalists from Nepal's state news agency, RSS, are under probe for reporting news about Tibetan spiritual leader...

18 May 2019 9:03 AM IST

In all, more than 440 former students and university staff believed to have information related to allegations involving Strauss. (Representational Image)

Doctor in US university sexually abused 177 students, probe reveals

The probe looked into allegations from 1979 to 1997 reported by former students -- 150 of whom reported first-hand...

18 May 2019 8:46 AM IST

Iran may put the U.S. military on its terror list if Washington designates the Iranian elite Revolutionary Guards as terrorists. (Photo:AP)

Iran works to counter US sanctions; says it can hit US warships in...

Washington has increased economic sanctions and built up its military in the region, accusing Iran of threats to US...

18 May 2019 8:32 AM IST

Damascus skies erupt with service to air missile fire as the U.S. launches an attack on Syria targeting different parts of the Syrian capital Damascus, Syria, early Saturday, April 14, 2018. Syrias capital has been rocked by loud explosions that lit up the sky with heavy smoke as U.S. President Donald Trump announced airstrikes in retaliation for the countrys alleged use of chemical weapons. (Photo: AP)

US airstrikes in Helmand kill Afghan security forces

US defence spokesperson said the US and Afghan security forces were examining the

17 May 2019 8:52 PM IST

Drones are used to assist in end number of functions, such as disaster relief, surveillance and spying, mineral exploration, geological surveying, agriculture, archaeology. (Photo: ANI))

Japan bans drones over Olympic, military sites

Current law already bans the flying of drones over key facilities such as the Prime Minister's Office and the Imperial...

17 May 2019 2:55 PM IST

The accused husband, Kamil, walked into the Kamla Market police station in the early hours of Sunday and confessed to the murder, police said. (Representational image)

Two Indian-American Sikh youths killed in SUV crash

The authorities identified the victims as 19-year-old Varundeep S Bring and 22-year-old Davneet S Chahal, both from...

17 May 2019 2:34 PM IST

The FBI said the suspicious package addressed to her was recovered from California. (Photo: Twitter | Kamala Harris)

Kamala Harris invokes Indian heritage in response to Trump's...

Harris, Senator from California, criticised the Trump's proposal, which Democratic leaders have vowed to fight.

17 May 2019 2:10 PM IST