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The Shukan Bunshun weekly magazine on Wednesday reported that Education Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi visited a yoga studio in the hip Ebisu district in Tokyo using a state car, and took private lessons there. (Photo: AFP)

Japan Education Min Yoshimasa Hayashi apologises after 'Sexy Private...

'I apologise for creating confusion amid a tense parliamentary situation,' Hayashi said.

25 April 2018 3:14 PM IST

The travel bans focus on Muslim countries has left Trump the target of allegations that it violates constitutional religious protections, which led lower courts, including the federal court in Hawaii, to rule it illegal. (Photo: AP)

US High Court reviews Donald Trump's power to block Muslim immigrants

Trump upon entering office in Jan 2017, announced a 90 day ban on travellers from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia,...

25 April 2018 2:41 PM IST

Russians helping Assad in Syria use military base at home, say...

Molkino in southwestern Russia is where the Russian 10th Special Forces Brigade is based, according to information on...

25 April 2018 2:07 PM IST

In an article written for the www.military.com website, Joseph V Micallef, warns that if Islamabad continues in this vein, there is every possibility of nuclear device or devices falling into the hands of militant jihadist organisations, both in Pakistan and in other parts of the world. (Photo: PTI | Representational)

Pak may soon have world's 3rd largest nuclear stockpile: report

Between 1971 and 2016, Islamabad has been developing its own nuclear arsenal, 'both plutonium and enriched uranium-based...

25 April 2018 1:41 PM IST

Despite the insistence that the campaign was not anti-H-1B, Indian-American groups have slammed Progressives for Immigration Reform and described these posters on BART stations in San Francisco as deeply problematic. (Representational Image)

US IT body oppose ban on H-4 visas for spouses of H-1B visa holders

Roughly 80 per cent of H-4 visa holders are women, and many had jobs in their own countries before coming to the US with...

25 April 2018 11:43 AM IST

Suspect Alek Minassian, 25, was charged with 10 counts of murder and 13 counts of attempted murder in the incident. (Photo: LinkedIn)

Toronto van suspect posted 'cryptic message' just before attack, say...

Suspect Alek Minassian had the hallmarks of deadly vehicle assaults by ISIS supporters.

25 April 2018 8:39 AM IST

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj underlined that the Indian High Commission will provide all help and assistance to the family. (Photo: PTI)

UNSC unable to tackle security threats, says Sushma Swaraj

Sushma Swaraj highlights UNSC's unresponsiveness in her SCO address.

25 April 2018 3:00 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: File/AP)

PM Modi, Xi plan to share vision in a bid to mend ties

Specific issues won't be discussed.

25 April 2018 1:37 AM IST

An exhibit at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, The Train: RFKs Last Journey, displays 21 of the 1,000 unique colour slides made by photographer Paul Fusco on June 8, 1968. (Photo: AP)

RFK's last journey: Kennedy's funeral train, America's grief in photos

The images captured America's grief in a way that was unusual in photography, by seeing the events through the eyes of...

24 April 2018 8:04 PM IST

All 2.2 billion Facebook users will receive a notice on their feeds titled Protecting Your Information. It will have a link to information on which Facebook apps they use and what information they have shared with those apps. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Facebook releases long-secret rule book on how it controls services

'You should, when you come to Facebook, understand where we draw these lines and what's OK and what's not OK,' a top...

24 April 2018 7:36 PM IST

The researchers found that the animals eat the brains of infants, adolescents and juveniles first.

Court sides with human in copyright fight over monkey selfie

US copyright law does not allow lawsuits that seek to give animals the rights to photographs or other original work.

24 April 2018 7:33 PM IST

Waiting at the door, the US president smiled and held out his hand for Macron to shake, and the French leader kissed him on both cheeks. (Photo: AP)

Emmanuel Macron visits Trump land, terms France an 'ally' for US

Trump himself told Macron their 'friendship' was 'unbreakable' during his trip to Paris last year.

24 April 2018 6:31 PM IST