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Human trafficking. (Photo: Representational Image / File)

India's handling of human trafficking cases disproportionately low: US...

US State Department in annual Trafficking Persons Report 2018 urged India to increase prosecutions, convictions for all...

29 Jun 2018 2:51 PM IST

The new 3,510-acre (1,420-hectare) command, whose construction cost USD 11 billion, is the largest overseas US base. (Photo: AP)

US ends 70 years of military presence in South Korean capital

Command's move to expanded facility Camp Humphreys, about 70 km south of Seoul, comes amid fledgeling detente on Korean...

29 Jun 2018 1:23 PM IST

It took officers -- trained to respond to the mass shootings that have become a regular occurrence in the country -- just 60 seconds to arrive on site. (Photo: AP)

'We're putting out a paper tomorrow': US reporter after shooting at...

Phil Davis, a reporter who was hiding under his desk at time of shooting said, 'it was like a war zone inside'.

29 Jun 2018 12:54 PM IST

The airport was closed early Friday after a pilot flying overhead detected traces of volcanic ash as high as 23,000 feet. (Photo: AP)

Volcanic eruption closes airport in Bali, thousands of tourists...

Early morning closure of Ngurah Rai airport sparked cancellation of nearly 280 flights to, from Bali with some 15,700...

29 Jun 2018 11:58 AM IST

US warship sails near reef claimed by Beijing in South China Sea.

Australia to build AUD 26 bn worth anti-submarine warships to counter...

The frigates will be 'the most advanced anti-submarine warships in the world', underpin country's security for decades...

29 Jun 2018 11:19 AM IST

Maryland Police Lt. Ryan Frashure speaks to the media at the scene after multiple people were shot at a newspaper office building in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, June 28, 2018.(Photo: AP)

Upset with newspaper, US gunman kills 5 in newsroom shooting

The shooter identified as Jarrod Ramos, 38, has been arrested and the police are questioning him.

29 Jun 2018 10:46 AM IST

There have been a whopping 286 incidents of firing and shelling along the LoC and International Border in Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistani troops since the surgical strike on terrorist launch pads in PoK. (Photo: Representational Image)

Dream on: Pak rejects video clips of Indian surgical strikes as...

Maintaining its stand on the September 2016 surgical strike, Pakistan claimed it was a figment of India's imagination.

29 Jun 2018 9:24 AM IST

As per new IMF projections, Indias growth in 2016 is now estimated to be 6.6 per cent as against 7.6 per cent earlier. (Photo: AFP)

IMF suggests 3 steps for India to sustain its high growth rate

The IMF Board is tentatively scheduled to meet on July 18 for its annual India meeting.

29 Jun 2018 9:11 AM IST

At least 5 dead as gunman go on shooting spree in US newspaper office

At least 5 dead as gunman go on shooting spree in US newspaper office

The attack is one of the deadliest attacks recorded on a US media outlet, authorities said.

29 Jun 2018 8:04 AM IST

During his meeting with Mattis here on Wednesday, Xi said China and the US should promote the development of bilateral ties based on the principle of mutual respect and win-win cooperation. (Photo: AP)

China will not concede 'even an inch' of its territory: Xi tells...

US has been sending periodic air, naval expeditions to assert its right of freedom of navigation in SCS, most of which...

28 Jun 2018 7:27 PM IST

US President Donald Trumps maiden face-off with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at G20 summit in Hamburg, Germnay (Photo: AP)

Trump, Putin to hold summit in Helsinki on July 16

A terse synchronized statement said the two presidents will discuss bilateral issues, international relations.

28 Jun 2018 6:52 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets the President of the Peoples Republic of China, Xi Jinping, on the sidelines of the 9th BRICS Summit, in Xiamen, China. (Photo: PTI)

Chinese general to visit India soon as both countries attempt to reset...

The Chinese Major General Liu Xiaowu would discuss border issues, cooperation as well as military exchanges during visit...

28 Jun 2018 6:18 PM IST