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At a midterms campaign rally in Las Vegas late on Thursday, Trump told the crowd that he fully backs Kavanaugh. (Photo: AFP)World
Willing to testify on new date: Woman accusing Trump's SC nominee

Ford's lawyers said she wishes to testify on a new date, provided that terms that are fair and which ensure her safety...

21 Sept 2018 2:05 PM IST

US President-elect Donald Trump and Indian-American Nikki Haley, the Governor of South Carolina. (Photo: AP)World
Nikki Haley slams New York Times for incorrect story on expensive...

I hadn't even taken the job when these curtains were picked. The reporters knew the facts and released the story anyway,...

21 Sept 2018 1:11 PM IST

In January, Qatar announced that talks with Moscow on supplying the sophisticated S-400 system were at an \advanced stage\. (Photo: AFP)World
US hits China with sanctions over purchase of Russian jets, missiles

US State Department said it was applying CAATSA sanctions for buying Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets and S-400...

21 Sept 2018 12:11 PM IST

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Friday for an independent investigation into deadly clashes in Gaza between Palestinians and Israeli troops, while Security Council members urged restraint on both sides. (Photo: File)World
UN chief urges Myanmar to pardon convicted Reuters reporters

'It is my deep belief that that should not happen,' he said adding that he hoped Myanmar govt would pardon and release...

21 Sept 2018 11:42 AM IST

Vietnam has no paramount ruler and is officially led by the president, prime minister and Communist Party chief. Quang was appointed to the role in April, 2016. (Photo: AP)World
Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang passes away at 61: reports

Quang died in a military hospital from a 'serious illness, despite efforts by doctors and professors' Vietnamese media...

21 Sept 2018 11:29 AM IST

There were \more than a hundred passengers\ on board the vessel when it sank Thursday afternoon near Ukara Island in the southeast of the vast lake, which also extends into Uganda and Kenya, a local official said. (Photo: AFP)World
Tanzania: Over 100 dead, dozens missing after ferry capsizes in Lake...

Witnesses said the ferry sank when passengers rushed to one side to disembark as it approached the dock.

21 Sept 2018 11:12 AM IST

According to sources, police is now certain that apart from the citys most wanted gangster, Jitender Gogi, his close associates, Kuldeep Maan alias Fajja and Rohit Moi had executed the shooting. (Representational image)World
7 people, including children, shot at in New York: reports

The Syracuse Firefighters union reported seven victims from the shooting on the city's Midland Avenue, according to a...

21 Sept 2018 9:34 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin with defence minister Sergei Shoigu and chief of staff Valeri Gerasimov at the military training academy in St. Petersburg. (Photo: AP)World
Living in a terrifying 'post-truth' era, where some fake news lasts...

As they voiced this rather preposterous claim, Putin and his aides knew perfectly well that they were lying.

21 Sept 2018 4:18 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)World
'Multiple victims' reported in shooting at Maryland's Harford County

It was not immediately clear whether anyone had been killed, and details of incident remained largely unknown as of 11...

20 Sept 2018 9:20 PM IST

Ashley Dominic Singh was arrested from an east London address and charged last week after an appeal by officers from Operation Falcon, the Metropolitan Polices fraud and cyber crime team. (Photo: Twitter | @metpoliceuk)World
UK: Indian-origin man pleads guilty to credit card scam of nearly GBP...

Ashley Dominic Singh stole credit cards, SIM cards to access victims' bank accounts and made fraudulent transactions of...

20 Sept 2018 5:15 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim and his wife Ri Sol Ju stand with South Korean President Moon and his wife Kim Jung-sook on top of Mount Paektu. (Photo: AFP)World
In show of unity, two Koreas' leaders visit spiritual birthplace of...

Kim Jong Un, Moon Jae-in visited Mount Paektu, the spiritual birthplace of Korean nation, for show of unity on last day...

20 Sept 2018 2:35 PM IST

China, under President Xi Jinping, is making a major push to use artificial intelligence, facial recognition and big data technology to track and control behaviour that goes against the interests of the ruling Communist Party online and in the wider world. (Photo: File)World
Those opposing economic corridor will 'never succeed': China to Pak

General Bajwa, who is in China, called on Xi Jinping after his meetings with the top Chinese military officials.

20 Sept 2018 2:29 PM IST

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