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A total of 8 lakh were seized and all four have been arrested, the district police chief said.World
US federal agents arrest protesters occupying Venezuelan Embassy

Activists oppose US intervention to oust Prez Maduro in favour of Guaido, self-proclaimed interim president of...

17 May 2019 1:53 PM IST

He was declared dead on Saturday and a priest was summoned to the home to perform the pensioners last rites.World
Third Indian mountaineer dies scaling Mount Makalu in Nepal

Another climber from Chile is missing from above Camp IV of Mount Kanchenjunga since Wednesday evening.

17 May 2019 1:47 PM IST

Beijing has yet to say whether or how it will retaliate to the latest escalation in trade tensions. (Photo:AP)World
China invoke past wars, patriotism as trade war with US intensifies

The United States is not sincere about wanting to resume trade talks with China and has damaged the atmosphere for...

17 May 2019 1:33 PM IST

Pakistan has sought more time from India to decide on the issue of producing 13 witnesses in the Samjhauta Express blast case. (Photo: AP/File)World
Will move int'l forums against acquittal of Samjhauta train blast...

Pakistan has been regularly raising this issue with India, especially 'after the acquittal to which India has no reply'.

17 May 2019 1:22 PM IST

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman during a bilateral meeting in Riyadh. (Photo: AP)World
Saudi blame Iran for drone strikes; want US to launch 'surgical...

Concerns about the possible conflict have flared after the US dispatched warships and bombers to the region to counter a...

17 May 2019 1:03 PM IST

The coffin is a concrete dome, built in the late 1970s on Runit island, part of Enewetak atoll, as a dumping ground for waste from the nuclear tests. (Photo: AFP)World
UN chief concerned about nuclear 'coffin' leakage in Pacific

He described structure on Enewetak atoll in Marshall Islands as 'kind of coffin' and said legacy of Cold War-era nuclear...

17 May 2019 12:56 PM IST

Schiff had issued a subpoena to the Justice Department last week to obtain Muellers unredacted report, in addition to other material and documents gathered during the 22-month investigation. (Photo: AP)World
US House panel threatens action to get Mueller report documents

Committee asked dept to provide 'dozen narrow sets' of foreign intelligence documents related to Mueller's assessment.

17 May 2019 12:40 PM IST

Andy Stepanian, a spokesman for Mannings legal team, said she had been remanded in custody by Judge Anthony Trenga. (Photo:AP)World
Chelsea Manning jailed after refusing to testify in Julian Assange...

Manning, who spent seven years in military prisons for leaking US secrets to WikiLeaks in 2010.

17 May 2019 12:33 PM IST

Lawmakers from the majority Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) backed the bill, which passed 66 to 27, though the measure could complicate President Tsai Ing-wens bid to win a second term in presidential elections next year. (Photo: AP)World
In a first for Asia, Taiwan parliament endorses same-sex marriage

Bill which offers same-sex couples similar legal protections for marriage as heterosexuals, will take effect after Tsai...

17 May 2019 12:24 PM IST

Last week, Sri Lanka placed all police stations in Colombo on high alert. (Photo:AP)World
Close aide of Sri Lanka bombers arrested with several passports

Mohammed Rizwan was arrested from the Mabole area in Wattala by the police on Wednesday.

17 May 2019 12:09 PM IST

Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, (Photo: File)World
'No possibility' of talks with US: Iran Foreign Minister after meeting...

Washington withdrew a year ago from a nuclear deal with Tehran and re-imposed sanctions, prompting a deterioration in...

17 May 2019 12:02 PM IST

\We discriminate against genius. We discriminate against brilliance. We wont anymore once we get this past.\ Trump said (Photo:AP)World
Trump rolls out better green card plan, to benefit skilled Indians

The immigration reform proposals significantly increase the quota for skilled workers from existing nearly 12 per cent...

17 May 2019 12:00 PM IST

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