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Hafiz Saeed had also challenged the presidential ordinance under which his group has been banned for being on the watch-list of the UN in the Islamabad High Court. (Photo: AP)

Hafiz Saeed barred from delivering Friday sermon in Pakistan:â€‰Report

Saeed was never stopped from delivering Friday sermons even during the years when Masjid Qadsia's control was under the...

8 March 2019 12:09 PM IST

The awards were presented to 10 women by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday. (Photo:Twitter)

Award cancelled for journalist after her criticism of Donald Trump

Aro, who has faced intense harassment for her work to expose Russia's propaganda operations, was nominated by the U.S....

8 March 2019 12:06 PM IST

Saudi Arabia in 2017 rounded up dozens of royal family members, current and former senior officials in a crackdown on corruption that has also strengthened the power of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (Photo: File)

Saudi Arabia rebuked over Jamal Khashoggi murder at UN rights body

Thirty-six nations condemned Saudi Arabia over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a rare censure of the...

8 March 2019 11:51 AM IST

Tim Square was probably not the connotation the Apple CEO was going for. (Photo: Screengrab)

Apple CEO Tim Cook trumps Trump, changes Twitter display name to Tim...

Cook didn't publicly acknowledge the change, but it didn't take long for Apple fans to notice and spread the word.

8 March 2019 11:24 AM IST

Hafiz Saeed had also challenged the presidential ordinance under which his group has been banned for being on the watch-list of the UN in the Islamabad High Court. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan turns down visa request of UN team to interview Hafiz Saeed

Saeed was listed under UNSC Resolution 1267 in Dec 2008 after Mumbai terror attack in which 10 LeT terrorists killed 166...

8 March 2019 10:26 AM IST

Trumps former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump's former campaign chief Paul Manafort jailed for 47...

Prosecutors alleged that Paul Manafort used offshore bank accounts in Cyprus to hide more than USD 55 million from...

8 March 2019 10:15 AM IST

India has identified Masood Azhar, the chief of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed, as the mastermind of the Pathankot terror attack on January 2, 2016. (Photo: AP)

US 'notes' Pak claim on terror, demands 'sustained, irreversible'...

Pak announced that a total of 121 members of the proscribed terror groups have so far been taken into 'preventive...

8 March 2019 9:56 AM IST

'I'm alive, doing well': Masood Azhar quashes death rumours in audio...

In 11-minute audio clip released on Wednesday evening, Azhar talked about India, Pulwama attack and liberals in Pak.

7 March 2019 4:40 PM IST

Leader of Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf party Imran Khan speaks at the National Assembly in Islamabad on Friday, moments before his elction as new Pakistan Prime Minister. AP Aug. 17, 2018. Pakistani lawmakers on Friday elected former cricket star and longtime politician Khan as the countrys next prime minister in a step toward third straight transfer of power from one civilian government to another one. (Photo; AP)

121 detained in crackdown on banned groups, 182 madrasas: Pak

The ministry said it is not a response to Indian anger over claims of Pak's failure to rein militant groups operating in...

7 March 2019 3:24 PM IST

If just 100 weapons were fired at a densely populated city, such as one of Chinas more highly inhabited areas, the blast would kill over 30 million people. (Photo Pixabay)

Blast strikes near major political gathering in Kabul

No group has claimed responsibility for the blast and no casualties have been reported.

7 March 2019 2:50 PM IST

I used to say, Tim, youve got to start doing it over here, and you really have. You really put a big investment in our country. We appreciate it very much, Tim Apple, Trump said. (Photo: Screengrab)

Watch: Donald Trump calls Apple CEO 'Tim Apple' instead of Tim Cook

The moment was captured on the camera and has now gone viral with million of views.

7 March 2019 11:19 AM IST

Jair Bolsonaro, waves after voting in the presidential runoff election in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on Sunday, October 28, 2018. (Photo: AP)

Man urinating on another in carnival; Brazil President criticised for...

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro sparked shock by tweeting a video showing a man urinate on another during annual...

7 March 2019 11:14 AM IST