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The web portal reported that the UK officials have arranged for a replacement flag to be put up at the Parliament Square. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

British foreign office apologises after Indian flag burning incident

The incident took place when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was addressing the Indian community at Westminster on...

20 April 2018 11:04 AM IST

The NYPD has about 900 uniformed Muslim officers out of about 35,000, and has made public pronouncements seeking more recruits. (Photo: Representational Image)

Algerian Muslim woman denied French citizenship over handshake

The government said her behaviour showed she was 'not assimilated into the French community'.

20 April 2018 10:54 AM IST

Walter Moody, 83-year-old man convicted of murdering a US judge and an attorney. (Photo: AP)

Alabama executes inmate, 83, oldest in modern US history

A group called Americans for a Competent Federal Judicial System claimed the attacks.

20 April 2018 10:39 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with members of the Indian community during the Bharat Ki Baat, Sabke Saath programme at Westminster, London. (Photo: PTI)

PM protest turns violent after tricolour torn down

Scotland Yard officers step in to rescue Indian scribe caught in incident.

20 April 2018 6:42 AM IST

Singh was summoned after Pakistani newspaper Dawn quoted Pakistani officials of accusing India of harassing its diplomats and their families in the country and threatened to pull out the families if the intimidation did not stop. (Photo: Representational/File)

Modi's claim on surgical hit false: Pakistan

Mr Modi had said that India waited to inform Pakistan about the surgical strikes before disclosing it to the media and...

20 April 2018 1:31 AM IST

Commonwealth leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi (second from left in second row), pose for a group photograph with Britains Queen Elizabeth II during the formal opening of the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Buckingham Palaces ballroom in London. (Photo: AP)

PM Narendra Modi holds bilaterals on Commonwealth meet sidelines

Prime Minister Modi also met Seychelles President Faure and discussed cooperation in areas of trade and investment and...

20 April 2018 1:10 AM IST

Even a pet animal is better treated, sobs 17-year-old Fatima, one of thousands of young girls exploited and too often abused while working as housemaids for unscrupulous employers in Morocco. (Photo: AFP | Fadel Senna)

Even pets are treated better: Morocco's child maids suffer regular...

A study carried out in 2010 by non-governmental bodies reported that Morocco had between 66,000 and 80,000 domestic...

19 April 2018 7:40 PM IST

Pak Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal claimed that Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif in a letter to his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj had urged for calm and respect for the 2003 ceasefire agreement. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan rejects as false, baseless' Modi's remarks on surgical...

In response to Modi's comments on Pakistan exporting terrorism, Faisal claimed that it was the other way around.

19 April 2018 5:24 PM IST

The victims three-year-old daughter and husband too were injured in the acid attack. (Representational Image)

Acid attack on 3 girls in Pakistan for rejecting marriage proposal

The girls suffered burns on their face and arms and were admitted to a hospital, according to police.

19 April 2018 5:01 PM IST

Cubas President Raul Castro (L) enters the National Assembly followed by his successor Miguel Diaz-Canel. (Photo: AP)

After 6-decade of Castro rule, Cuba all set to greet Miguel Diaz-Canel...

Diaz-Canel will become the island's first leader born after the 1959 revolution, and the first in 60 years who is not...

19 April 2018 3:04 PM IST

Dressed in a dusty pink two-piece skirt suit, Ri was accompanied by senior North Korean officials often seen with the leader, including Kims younger sister, Yo Jong. (Photo: AFP)

Ahead of meeting with Trump, Kim Jong Un's wife becomes N Korea's...

Analysts say promotion is likely to be part of an effort to paint N Korea as 'normal state' as it prepares for summits...

19 April 2018 1:36 PM IST

Palacios (92), who is seeking to live out her dream of finishing high school by her 100th birthday, is also the most enthusiastic student in the classroom. (Photo: AFP)

Now, Iâ€‰can write letters to my boyfriends: At 96, Mexican woman...

Dona Lupita', as affectionately known, was welcomed with applause from her fellow students at High School Number 2 in...

19 April 2018 1:11 PM IST