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British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives for an EU summit at the Europa building in Brussels on Thursday, June 22, 2017. (Photo: AP)

More Brexit humiliation for British PM as Parliament defeats her again

Lawmakers defeated the government 303-258 on the main motion asking them to reaffirm support for her plan to seek...

15 Feb 2019 10:48 AM IST

Pakistan court orders Shehbaz Sharif's release

A two-member bench headed by Justice Malik Shehzad Ahmed heard the plea.

15 Feb 2019 2:48 AM IST

US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Chinese Vice Premier and lead trade negotiator Liu He and US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin chat before the opening session of trade negotiations in Beijing on Feb 14, 2019. (Photo: AFP)

US, China seek deal to prevent trade-war escalation ahead of tariff...

The two economic superpowers have already imposed duties on more than USD 360 billion in two-way trade.

14 Feb 2019 3:08 PM IST

A couple has been arrested from west Delhi for allegedly impersonating executives of an authorised car dealer in the city and stealing vehicles on the pretext of car servicing. (Photo: PTI | Representational)

Colombian man sexually assaulted 276 kids, sold videos, jailed for 60...

Colombian police said there could be more victims in Venezuela who have not yet been identified.

14 Feb 2019 3:01 PM IST

The ruling was largely a rejection of Manaforts attorneys argument that he hadnt intentionally misled investigators but rather forgot some details until his memory was refreshed. (Photo: AP)

Judge finds Trump's ex-aide Paul Manafort lied to investigators in...

Manafort's attorneys revealed that prosecutors believe Manafort shared polling data with Kilimnik during 2016...

14 Feb 2019 11:46 AM IST

Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has become Indias first company to hold a meeting of its Board of Directors at high sea. (File Photo)

US warns countries, including India, against buying Venezuelan oil

US slapped sanctions on state-run oil company PDVSA with view to curb Venezuela's crude exports and put pressure on...

14 Feb 2019 11:40 AM IST

Why aren't banks taking money I'm offering: Vijay Mallya asks PM

On February 4, the UK Home Office has signed an order approving the extradition of Mallya to India.

14 Feb 2019 10:21 AM IST

Instead, gold was replaced by the dollar standard, with the proviso that dollars could be exchanged for gold.

3 Indian-Americans convicted in multi-million dollar money-laundering...

Three Indian-Americans are among six people convicted for their role in a two-year multi-million dollar money-laundering...

13 Feb 2019 2:04 PM IST

An 18-year-old girl in the US has made a short film SINGH based on a true story of an Indian-American Sikh philanthropist. (Facebook Image)

American teen makes film on Sikh man who made US change its turban...

Sikh entrepreneur Gurinder Singh Khalsa was denied boarding a flight in New York when he refused to remove his turban.

13 Feb 2019 1:31 PM IST

The USINDOPACOM expects this trajectory to continue and that 2019 will be a significant year in bilateral relations. (Photo:PTI)

India-US defence sales at an all-time high: Pentagon

Defence sales between India and the US are at an all-time high and bilateral strategic partnership continues to advance.

13 Feb 2019 11:51 AM IST

US crude inventories likely saw a build for the second straight week, rising 200,000 barrels in the week ended March 30.

Venezuela turns to India for major oil exports as US sanctions bite

Venezuela's oil exports have tapered off and shifted toward India since new US sanctions began on January 28.

13 Feb 2019 11:03 AM IST

Zhuque-1 was carrying a satellite named Future built for state media China Central Television. (Photo: SpaceNews)

Pentagon, Senators agree China most significant strategic threat to US

They made the deposition on Tuesday while seeking a mechanism to address the challenge from the east Asian nation.

13 Feb 2019 10:36 AM IST