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Divya garnered immense support online when she shared about her situation on social media earlier on Thursday. (Divya george/Facebook)

Airline refuses to fly Indian-origin couple with special needs child

The captain of the airline caused the commotion after he refused to allow the child to fly with an infant seat belt.

15 Jun 2018 10:16 AM IST

Our eye muscles are quite sluggish and imprecise, so the brain needs to constantly adapt its motor signals (Photo: AFP)

Biharis in US raise USD 15,000 for eye care project in Bihar

BFOUSA has taken eye care as top priority because of estimated 4.3 mn visually-impaired population in Bihar with more...

15 Jun 2018 9:12 AM IST

Kulsooms health deteriorated late on Thursday as she collapsed in the ICU and has not regained consciousness since then. (Photo: ANI)

Nawaz Sharif's wife Kulsoom suffers cardiac arrest in London

In 2017, she underwent a surgery to remove diseased lymph nodes after she was diagnosed with throat cancer.

15 Jun 2018 8:44 AM IST

Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf (Photo: AP)

SC dashes Musharraf's hopes of contesting upcoming polls

A four-member bench of the SC heard the case pertaining to Musharraf's return.

15 Jun 2018 6:48 AM 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-Kim summit leaves S Korea, Japan vulnerable

In the agreement there is mention neither of easing sanctions against North Korea nor of any economic assistance.

15 Jun 2018 1:40 AM IST

Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Tayyip Erdogan vows to lift state of emergency in Turkey if re-elected

The state of Emergency was put in place after a failed coup nearly 2 years ago

14 Jun 2018 6:15 PM IST

Musharraf ruled Pakistan from 1999 to 2008. He is wanted in Pakistan in several criminal cases including in the killing of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. (Photo: File)

Pak SC withdraws directive letting Musharraf file nomination for...

The SC had earlier allowed him to contest the general polls provided he appeared before for a case linked to his...

14 Jun 2018 3:57 PM IST

Khadija Siddiqui, 23, survived the frenzied attack in broad daylight outside her sisters school on a busy thoroughfare in the teeming eastern city of Lahore, Pakistans cultural capital, in May 2016. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan student stabbed 23 times fights to see her attacker jailed

Khadija Siddiqui named her attacker as Shah Hussain, a classmate whom she had rejected romantically.

14 Jun 2018 3:30 PM IST

South Korean Major General Do-gyun (center) speaks to the media before leaving for the border village of Panmunjom to attend the meeting. The discussions are the first general-level talks between the militaries since December 2007. (Photo: File/AP)

North, South Korea hold rare military talks to reduce border tensions

Seoul's Defense Ministry said the talks would focus on carrying out agreements from a summit between the two leaders to...

14 Jun 2018 2:41 PM IST

Police resorted to teargas shelling in SMHS Hospital Srinagar in Kashmir to disperse the crowd who were resisting seizure of a dead body of a civilian. The civilian was crushed to death by security forces vehicle during protests near gunfight sight in capital Srinagar, of Kashmir. The gunfight broke out between militants and security forces in Gasi Mohalla area of Srinagar.

UN report accuses India, Pakistan of Kashmir rights violations, seeks...

The UN urged Pak to end its 'misuse' of anti-terror legislation to persecute peaceful activists and quash dissent.

14 Jun 2018 2:24 PM IST

Donald Trump sent Mike Pompeo to Pyongyang to accompany the men home following US calls for Kim to free them as a gesture of goodwill and sincerity. (Photo: AP/File)

North Korea's Kim knows denuclearisation must be 'quick': Mike Pompeo

Pompeo said Washington remained committed to the 'complete, verifiable and irreversible' denuclearisation of North...

14 Jun 2018 1:53 PM IST

Hafiz Saeed has been under house arrest in Lahore since January 30. (Photo: File)

Hafiz Saeed's MML to contest Pakistan general elections under banner...

Around 200 candidates backed by Milli Muslim League will contest under the already registered Allah-o-Akbar Tehreek.

14 Jun 2018 12:19 PM IST