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The Armys disclosure prompted the Jammu and Kashmir administration to ask the yatris and tourists to curtail their stay in the Valley and leave immediately. (Photo: AP)

'US closely following legislation on territorial status of J&K':...

The official was responding to question on situation after Pak expelled Indian High Commissioner and downgraded...

8 Aug 2019 8:01 AM IST

Security personnel stand guard on the Jammu-Srinagar-Baramulla national highway on the outskirts of Srinagar on Sunday. (Photo: H.U. Naqash)

'Pak must refrain from any retaliatory aggression': US lawmakers on...

India maintains the Jammu and Kashmir issue is strictly internal.

8 Aug 2019 7:58 AM IST

A message to President Trump left at a makeshift memorial urges him in Spanish to stop engaging in racism and hatred. (Photo: AFP)

El Paso residents tell Trump to stay away after shooting

Trump is scheduled to stop off in the Texan border city where 22 died in a weekend gun massacre on Wednesday, after...

7 Aug 2019 7:12 PM IST

Protesters are expected to turn out in both places, even if the president is likely to be shielded from even witnessing dissent. (Photo: AFP)

Trump faces hostility on visits to massacre sites

Trump has been walking a difficult line since the massacres of 31 people over the weekend.

7 Aug 2019 5:43 PM IST

US President Donald Trump

Trump freezes all Venezuelan govt assets in bid to pressure Prez...

Russian and Chinese companies are among those still doing significant business in the South American OPEC nation.

7 Aug 2019 3:38 PM IST

The image caused outrage, serving as a painful reminder of some of the bleakest moments in Americas brutally racist past, including the chaining of enslaved people and lynching of blacks in the Jim Crow South in the years after emancipation. (Photo: Facebook)

Photo of officers leading black man by rope in Texas sparks outrage

Others called for the officers to be penalised or fired for 'humiliating' Neely in a manner that recalls extreme acts of...

7 Aug 2019 3:17 PM IST

US Special Representative for Syria Engagement, James Jeffrey said that there were some 15,000 active IS terrorists in Syria and Iraq. (Photo: File)

IS has up to 18,000 terrorists in Iraq, Syria: USA

The revelation was made in the 18th Lead Inspector General report on the Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), issued by the...

7 Aug 2019 3:10 PM IST

United Nations Security Council in session (Photo: AP)

UN continues to remain guarded on Kashmir, says chief following...

The Indian government on Monday revoked Article 370 of the Constitution that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

7 Aug 2019 2:43 PM IST

At present, Harsh Vardhan Shringla is serving as the Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh. (Photo: Facbeook | Harsh V Shringla)

US' decision to end Iran oil waivers hurt India's bottom line: Envoy

'It has been a challenge to find alternative sources of oil at the same price and quality,' he said.

7 Aug 2019 1:53 PM IST

In 2012, Chadwick had called police and claimed that a handyman had killed his wife Quee Choo Lim before taking him hostage. (Photo: AP)

'Most wanted' millionaire on run since 2015 arrested for strangling...

Chadwick, a 55-yr-old naturalized American citizen, was located near Mexico thanks to a tip after authorities offered a...

7 Aug 2019 10:10 AM IST

Even if companies can continue to sell components without being subject to US restrictions, any disruption to Huaweis operations will have a knock-on effect on its suppliers. (Photo: AP)

China 'blackmailing' India into using Huawei 5G: Top US Congressman

'China is now blackmailing India into using Huawei for its 5G infrastructure - they know no bounds!' Congressman Jim...

7 Aug 2019 10:06 AM IST

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Saturday began a statewide over actue water crisis issue. (Photo: File)

India among 17 countries facing 'extremely high' water stress: report

Northern India faces severe groundwater depletion, visualised on Aqueduct's maps and included in calculations of water...

6 Aug 2019 2:37 PM IST