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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

Mayor Sadiq Khan called for Londoners to attend a candlelit vigil at Trafalgar Square on Thursday evening in solidarity with the victims and their families. (Photo: AFP)

London Mayor Sadiq Khan named UK Politician of the Year

Sadiq Khan has been named the Politician of the Year at an annual awards ceremony held in the UK's House of Commons.

9 March 2019 10:45 AM IST

President Donald Trump will sign a border security bill to avert another government shutdown. (File Photo)

Donald Trump to propose his 2020 federal budget on Monday

The traditional budget and appropriations process was limping along well before Trump took office.

9 March 2019 10:34 AM IST

In Tuesdays poll, Lincoln was victorious over 15 other candidates. (Photo:Twitter)

A town in US appoints 'a goat' as mayor

He may be a political novice but the goat's name, Lincoln, brings with it a storied pedigree.

9 March 2019 10:00 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said the citizens of both countries want peace and it is just the leadership which needs to be on the same page. (Photo: ANI)

No terror group will be allowed to operate on Pakistan soil: Imran...

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan today said no terror group would be allowed to operate on Pakistani soil and carry...

9 March 2019 9:25 AM IST

Sanders didnt go into Shines reasoning but said he continued to support Trump and his agenda. (Photo:Youtube)

Bill Shine quits White House, to join Trumps 2020 Presidential...

Bill Shine has resigned as President Donald Trump's communications director, the White House said Friday.

9 March 2019 9:23 AM IST

Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela. (Photo: AP)

Venezuela struggles with blackout as government claims sabotage

Venezuela's government struggled to cope with a massive electricity blackout that paralyzed much of the country.

9 March 2019 8:38 AM IST

The debate comes amid a rise in anti-Semitic incidents across the United States. (Photo:AP)

Trump brands Pelosi led Democrats as 'anti-Jewish'

US President Donald Trump blasted Democrats as 'anti-Israel' and 'anti-Jewish' after they passed a congressional...

9 March 2019 8:21 AM IST

Krishna Kumari Kohli

Paks first hindu female lawmaker addresses Parliament on Women's Day

Krishna Kumari Kohli, Pakistan's first female senator from the Hindu Dalit community, on Friday chaired the session.

8 March 2019 5:25 PM IST

President Donald Trump meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets for the second summit in Vietnam. (Photo: AP)

Despite nuclear activity US have no plans to stall North Korea talks

U.S. President Donald Trump is open to additional talks with Pyongyang over denuclearisation, his national security...

8 March 2019 4:31 PM IST

Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Maulana Masood Azhar. (Photo: AP)

22 terrorist training camps, including 9 of JeM active in Pakistan:...

The Balakot airstrike conducted by India was a counter-terrorism operation, which was well within the international...

8 March 2019 3:00 PM IST

The oil ministry held a meeting with refiners on Thursday, urging them to scout for alternatives to Iranian oil, the sources said.

With new trade tensions with US looming, India looks to extend Iran...

India wants to keep buying Iranian oil at its current level of about 300,000 barrels per day.

8 March 2019 1:06 PM IST