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AggregateIQ did not immediately respond to request for comment on the remarks by Christopher Wylie, a whistleblower formerly of British political consultancy Cambridge Analytica. (Photo: AP)World
Canadian company built software to find Republican voters: Christopher...

Wylie has previously disclosed how users' data from Facebook was used by Cambridge Analytica to help elect US President...

27 March 2018 6:15 PM IST

The men took turns to rape her after tying up her husband. (Representational image)World
Pakistan Police arrests 10 men for ordering 'revenge rape'

The incident happened on March 20 in Toba Tek Singh, a town in Punjab province 275 kilometre (172 mile) southwest of...

27 March 2018 5:13 PM IST

In this March 3, 2018 photo, Kimberly Haven, left, and Monica Cooper, two advocates for reforms in correctional facilities, pose for a photo in front of the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md. (Photo: AP)World
No tampons in US prison? #MeToo campaign brings issue to the fore

In Maryland, both chambers passed legislation on March 1 to put required free access to menstrual products into law.

27 March 2018 2:07 PM IST

The minister of state for foreign affairs, Mohammed Shahriar Alam, said on Friday that Bangladesh was paying the entire roughly USD 280 million to build homes and fortify the muddy island in the Bay of Bengal from cyclones, and that it was mulling a formal request for international funds. (Photo: AP)World
We don't see much help from foreign donors for Rohingya refugee...

Some 700,000 Rohingya Muslims crossed the border from Myanmar's Rakhine state since August, and are in cramped camps at...

27 March 2018 1:20 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (Photo: AP)World
Kim Jong-un in China? Heavy police deployment raises speculation:...

While it is yet to be confirmed if the person is Kim himself, the security arrangements suggest it is someone of great...

27 March 2018 10:07 AM IST

This file photo shows a Facebook logo being displayed in a start-up companies gathering at Paris Station F, in Paris. Facebook is taking baby steps for now to address the latest privacy scandal after news broke Friday, March 16, 2018, that Cambridge Analytica may have used data improperly obtained from roughly 50 million Facebook users to try to sway elections. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)World
Facebook faces US Federal Trade Commission privacy probe

The Federal Trade Commission, in a statement, confirmed that it has an "open non-public investigation" into Facebook's...

27 March 2018 8:46 AM IST

The news of her first appearance on local channel Kohenoor TV on Saturday went viral on social media and was just days after she became the first transgender model on the catwalk at the annual Pakistan Fashion Design Council fashion show. (Photo: ANI)World
My story no different from that of hijra: Pak's 1st transgender news...

Malik, 21, said she had lost count of the positive calls/messages she received for her new role which was a major...

27 March 2018 8:22 AM IST

Hua Chunying said that China was deeply shocked by the terror attack. (Photo: AP)World
India should have learned from Doklam, says China

The India's envoy in an interview to Hong Kong-based South China.

27 March 2018 1:12 AM IST

Donald Trump on Friday recited the lyrics of a song seen as anti-immigration called The Snake to drive home his point about restricting immigration. (Photo: File)World
US, 14 other EU countries expel Russian diplomats over UK spy attack

Ukraine, Poland, France, Germany and Lithuania are among countries that have expelled Russian diplomats.

26 March 2018 7:25 PM IST

Shadowy \reeducation centres\ that have swept up the regions Uighur Muslim minority over fears of Islamic militancy crossing the border from Pakistan. (Photo: AFP)World
Uighur wives vanish in China, Pakistanis distressed

Earlier this month, China passed a unanimous resolution protesting the 'illegal detention' of the men's families.

26 March 2018 6:23 PM IST

Former Pakistan military ruler Pervez Musharraf. (Photo: AP)World
Not our responsibility: Pak govt rejects Musharraf's security request

The Ministry of Defence has conveyed to the Dubai-based former president through his counsel that providing him security...

26 March 2018 3:40 PM IST

The fire at the Winter Cherry mall in Kemerovo, a city in Siberia, about 3,000 kilometers east of Moscow, was extinguished on Monday morning after burning through the night. (Photo: AP)World
Russian shopping mall fire kills 64; no alarms reported

The Investigative Committee said it has detained four people for questioning but would not immediately give the cause of...

26 March 2018 3:34 PM IST

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