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File photo of former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav who has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage. (Photo: PTI)

Pak finally issues visa to Kulbhushan Jadhav's wife and mother

Pakistan has appointed Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, a former chief justice of Pakistan, to be its judge ad-hoc in the...

21 Dec 2017 5:54 AM IST

Law stepped down, having become a central figure in the worst crisis to hit the Roman Catholic Church in America the alleged cover-up by church officials of sexual abuse of children by priests. (Photo: AP)

Cardinal Law, forced to step down over sex-scandal, passes away

Law promoted Shanley, who had admitted to sodomizing boys and vocally advocated sex between adults and children.

20 Dec 2017 7:00 PM IST

The solar power generation unit will use the latest technology and will have a mechanism to track the movement of the sun for maximum energy output. (

Trouble in Paradise? US-India solar power dispute reignited in WTO

If India is found not to have complied, Washington could ask the WTO for permission to impose trade sanctions on India.

20 Dec 2017 6:43 PM IST

United States, State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert (Photo: AP)

US appeals for dignified,' voluntary' return of Rohingyas

Some 625,000 Rohingya refugees have fled the Rakhine state of Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh in the last six months.

20 Dec 2017 6:21 PM IST

US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley (Photo: AP)

Nikki Haley Trump's eyes: Will tell boss Jerusalem move opposers'...

Trump's December 6 decision to recognise Jerusalem broke with international consensus, triggering protests across the...

20 Dec 2017 5:34 PM IST

The bill was passed along party lines, with every Senate Republican present voting in its favour and all Democrats voting against it. (Photo: AP)

In his 1st legislative victory, Senate passes Trump's tax reform bill

Once enacted, the legislation will represent the most drastic changes to the US tax code since 1986.

20 Dec 2017 4:54 PM IST

Lieutenant General Qamar Javed Bajwa (Photo: video grab)

Hafiz Saeed 'active' citizen in Kashmir issue: Pak army chief

Like every other Pakistani, Saeed can also take up the Kashmir cause.'

20 Dec 2017 3:44 PM IST

Janjua said that Pakistan wants peace in Afghanistan but the same is under stress due to involvement of India which wants to create a two front situation for Pakistan. (Photo: File)

Pak NSA Nasser Khan accuses India of creating two front situation'

Pak was being stretched to fight militants on the western front with Afghanistan and face Indian army on the eastern...

20 Dec 2017 1:50 PM IST

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman

US strongly condemns attempted ballistic missile attack over Riyadh

Houthi rebels seized the Yemeni capital Sana'a from the globally-recognised government in 2014.

20 Dec 2017 1:27 PM IST

The world waited with bated breath since Monday amid reports of delay in President Donald Trumps statement. (Photo: AFP)

Pak has problems with Trump's new security strategy praising India

The self-proclaimed guarantors of peace and 'phony regional powers' are pursuing this nefarious game of expansionism.

20 Dec 2017 12:55 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modil embraces U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

Leading global power,' Trump's new security policy has new place for...

The NSS also seeks Pakistan to take decisive action against terrorists.

20 Dec 2017 11:44 AM IST

Hafiz Saeed who walked free on November 24 was back to his ranting on Kashmir Valley. (Photo: AFP)

26/11 terror attack mastermind contesting 2018 Pak elections worries...

Saeed, who has a USD 10 million American bounty on his head for terror activities, was freed by Pakistan on November 24.

20 Dec 2017 11:24 AM IST