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Pharma founder in court over opioid bribe scheme. (Photo: AP video grab)

Indian-origin drug firm founder, executives convicted in US opioid...

John Nath Kapoor, a onetime billionaire, was convicted on Wednesday along with four other former executives of the...

3 May 2019 7:59 PM IST

Keyur Vyas, from east London, was sentenced at Kingston Crown Court on Wednesday, marking the conclusion of a four-year-long investigation by Scotland Yard into his fraudulent activities. (Photo: news.met.police.uk)

Romance fraudster': 32-yr-old Indian-origin man jailed for 6 years in...

The Met Police began an investigation into Keyur Vyas' activities in October 2014.

3 May 2019 7:44 PM IST

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

Chatrooms were used to sway suicide bombers in SL attacks

Zahran Hashim worked for months in private chatrooms to persuade six young men to sacrifice themselves, Muslim community...

3 May 2019 4:19 PM IST

Former CIA acting director Michael Morell, in a podcast discussion with Kurt Campbell and Rich Verma on Thursday, alleged that Pakistan is one of the most dangerous countries in the world. (Photo: File)

Pak obsessed with India, sees as existential threat': Ex-US spy chief

Pakistan has 'created terrorist groups to be a tool' against India, former CIA director said.

3 May 2019 3:30 PM IST

Introduction of single-tablet medication represented leap forward in ART dosing, and long-active anti-retroviral injections may represent the next revolution in HIV therapy (Photo: Pixabay)

Doctor in Pakistan arrested for using HIV infested syringe on 90...

Authorities were first alerted last week after 18 children from a town on the outskirts of the city tested positive for...

3 May 2019 3:04 PM IST

Ardern, 38, had Neve last June, becoming only the second prime minister in the world to give birth while in office. (Photo:AP)

NZ PM Jacinda Ardern engaged to long time beau Clarke Gayford

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her long-term partner Clarke Gayford have become engaged to be married.

3 May 2019 12:09 PM IST

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. (Photo:AP)

I've protected many: Julian Assange tells UK court

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told a London court his work had protected 'many people' and refused to agree to be...

3 May 2019 11:43 AM IST

South Korea accused Pyongyang of plotting the assassination. (Photo:AP)

Single remaining Kim Jong Nam assassination suspect released

A Vietnamese woman accused of assassinating the North Korean leader's half-brother was freed from prison.

3 May 2019 10:49 AM IST

The 30-year-old went missing in May, according to media reports, and a crime of passion was suspected as she had been pregnant and married to another man at the time. (Photo: File/Representational)

Myanmar forces kill 6 suspecting rebel-links

Myanmar security forces shot dead at least six people in the perturbed western state of Rakhine for their links with...

3 May 2019 10:19 AM IST

The duelling statements marked a sharp escalation in the conflict between Trumps administration and Democrats. (Photo:AP)

Nancy Pelosi blames US Attorney General William Barr of lying to...

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused Attorney General William Barr of committing a crime by lying to...

3 May 2019 10:06 AM IST

Siddiqui Ahamad Danish, who works for Reuters news agency and is based in New Delhi, was arrested when he allegedly attempted to forcibly enter a school in Negombo city to speak to its authorities. (Photo: Twitter)

India-based photo journalist arrested by Sri Lanka police for...

He was arrested on the charges of unauthorised entry and was later remanded by the Negombo magistrate till May 15,...

3 May 2019 9:11 AM IST

Pakistan issues order to freeze assets of Azhar, impose travel ban

The government directed officials to take actions "as appropriate for the implementation of sanctions" against the JeM...

3 May 2019 8:48 AM IST