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Boko Haram attacks on military bases were a frequent tactic as the group gained in size and strength, using the weapons and ammunition seized to capture swathes of territory in the northeast in 2013 and 2014. (Photo: AP)

Attack in Niger kills soldiers, boko haram militants: Report

Seven soldiers and 38 militants died in an assault by the jihadist group Boko Haram in southeastern Niger.

10 March 2019 8:21 AM IST

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan. (Photo: AP)

Lahore HC to hear plea on Imran Khan's disqualification on March 11

Tyrian White is the daughter of Ana-Luisa (Sita) White, the daughter of the late Lord Gordon White.

9 March 2019 5:20 PM IST

The proscribed organisations will be examined under heightened security checks at all layers. (Photo:AP)

Pakistan to monitor shady activities of banned outfits in high risk...

Pakistan has decided to upgrade a group of banned outfits, including the Jaish-e-Mohammad, to a high risk category.

9 March 2019 3:58 PM IST

Trump insisted Friday his relationship with Kim remains good. (Photo:AP)

Trump clings to 'all in or nothing strategy' for North Korea

In Hanoi, Donald Trump overturned the widely held assumption he would be willing to settle for an interim agreement on...

9 March 2019 3:07 PM IST

The MEAs comments came a day after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said he will not allow Pakistani soil to be used for terror. (Photo:AP)

New Pakistan should show concrete new action against terrorism: India

Pakistan will be judged not by words but on basis of the action it takes to dismantle terror infrastructure on its soil.

9 March 2019 2:30 PM IST

Like Trump, Bolsonaro is a climate change sceptic. (Photo:AP)

Long awaited Trump-Bolsonaro meeting to commence this month

The first meeting between the two right wing leaders who have lavished praise on each other.

9 March 2019 1:45 PM IST

Vice President Naidu, who became the first Indian on Friday to receive an honorary doctorate by the University of Peace founded by the United Nations. (Photo:PTI)

VP Naidu holds positive bilateral trade, investment talks on his visit...

Venkaiah Naidu has met President of Costa Rica Carlos Alvarado Quesada and held fruitful discussions on a range of...

9 March 2019 1:24 PM IST

Indias High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria, who was accompanied by his wife, was prevented from visiting Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Pakistans Hasan Abdal on Saturday. (Facebook Screengrab/ Ajay Bisaria)

Ajay Bisaria reaches Islamabad to articulate Indo-Pak expectations,...

Bisaria who had been recalled to New Delhi last month returned to Islamabad upon the completion of consultations in...

9 March 2019 12:26 PM IST

Imran Khan, 65, who won a simple majority from lawmakers on Friday in a confidence vote will be administered oath by President Mamnoon Hussain. (Photo: AP)

No action on terror groups will increase Pakistan's problems: US...

Ami Bera says Pakistan will continue to slide into international isolation, If Imran Khan does not take action against...

9 March 2019 12:25 PM IST

US President Donald Trump warned that he could slap another USD 100 billion of extra tariffs on Chinas imports.

China trade deal will only happen if it favours US, says Trump

President Donald Trump has said that he will enter into a trade deal with Beijing only if he is confident that it is...

9 March 2019 11:42 AM IST

Tanakas family and the mayor were present to celebrate. (Photo:AP)

Guinness honors oldest Japanese woman at 116

Japanese woman who loves playing the board game Othello is being honoured as the world's oldest living person.

9 March 2019 11:35 AM IST

Football great Diego Maradona at a clinic in Barasat on Tuesday. The 1986 World Cup-winning captain for Argentina is on a three-day visit to Kolkata. (Photo: AP)

Diego Maradona acknowledges he is father of 3 more children

Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona has confirmed paternity of three children born in Cuba in addition to the five he...

9 March 2019 10:55 AM IST