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Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. (Photo: AFP)

Afghan President announces ceasefire extension with Taliban

President Ashraf Ghani also urged the Taliban to extend their three-day ceasefire which is due to end Sunday.

17 Jun 2018 11:40 AM IST

An ambulance and police work at the site of an incident after a taxi crashed into pedestrians on a sidewalk near Red Square in Moscow. (Photo: AP)

Driver ploughs taxi into Moscow crowd including football fans, 8...

A video shows the taxi pull sharply out of line of stationary traffic and accelerate and mount the narrow pavement...

17 Jun 2018 10:29 AM IST

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. (Photo: AP | Representational)

Car bomb kills 26 at ceasefire gathering of Taliban, Afghan armed...

The Taliban announced a surprise three-day ceasefire over the Eid holiday, which began on Friday, except against foreign...

16 Jun 2018 8:28 PM IST

Afghans shared photos on social media purportedly showing Taliban fighters around the country gathering with security forces and locals for the holiday. Representational Image (Photo:AP)

Taliban, Afghan forces celebrate Eid ceasefire with hugs, take selfies

The Taliban announced a ceasefire for the first three days of Eid, for the first time since 2001.

16 Jun 2018 7:18 PM IST

Harvard, Asian American group spar over facts in ongoing bias case

Harvard and the group Students for Fair Admissions filed dulling reports from outside economists, each reaching...

16 Jun 2018 6:27 PM IST

The American Consul General was responding to a query regarding concerns over changes in the H-1B visa programme. (Representational image: file)

UK excludes India from new relaxed student visa rules

Countries like China, Bahrain and Serbia will now face reduced checks on educational, financial and English language...

16 Jun 2018 5:48 PM IST

4-year-old rescued after two weeks, kidnapper arrested. (Photo:File)

Nearly 2,000 children split from guardians at US border recently:...

Between April 19 and May 31 of this year, the 1,995 children were separated from 1,940 adults who were being held by US...

16 Jun 2018 5:07 PM IST

The 16-python entered Pahang village and ate two of the goats but was finding it difficult to digest them when found

Indonesian woman's body found intact inside 7 metre long python

Some 100 residents had launched a search for the woman after she failed to return from her garden Thursday night.

16 Jun 2018 2:54 PM IST

Pew said from fiscal 2010 to 2014, about 36 per cent of employment-related Green cards more than 222,000 were granted to H-1B visa holders. (Photo: AFP)

Wait for Green Card may be up to 150 years for Indians says report

As of April 20, 2018, there were 632,219 Indian immigrants and their spouses and minor children waiting for green cards.

16 Jun 2018 2:25 PM IST

US President Donald Trump with Chinas President Xi Jinping in Beijing, in October 2017. (Photo: AFP)

China retaliates with additional tariffs on USD 50 billion worth of US...

China stated that if Washington imposed further tariffs in response, they too would take corresponding measures.

16 Jun 2018 1:56 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump shake hands after a document signing at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island on Tuesday in Singapore. (Photo: AP)

Trump says he gave Kim Jong-un direct number, can call each other...

President Trump suggested that he might call the North Korean leader on Sunday.

16 Jun 2018 12:50 PM IST

US President Donald Trump

Trump threatens to send '25 million Mexicans' to Japan: report

Reportedly, when the topic turned to Iran and terrorism, Trump also took aim at France saying that 'all the terrorists...

16 Jun 2018 12:17 PM IST