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While the visa category used by numerous IT professionals from India among others was discontinued in 2010, the applicants are eligible to apply for permanent residency in Britain if they meet the necessary requirements. (Photo: File/Representational)

Lanka includes India, China in free visa on arrival that stopped after...

Tourism industry officials said there have seen 70 per cent cancellations of prior bookings after the attacks.

24 July 2019 3:51 PM IST

Ravinder Rana, Chief Medical Superintendent of the district hospital said, We tried to resuscitate his breathing but there was no response from him as he was brought dead here. (Photo: Representational)

Mob kills 8 in B'desh over rumours of kids being sacrificed for bridge...

A deaf man was also beaten to death outside the capital that day while trying to visit his daughter.

24 July 2019 3:09 PM IST

Malaysias former king has divorced a Russian ex-beauty queen just months after news of their wedding emerged and he abdicated in a first for the country, his lawyer said. (Photo: Instagram/ Sultan Muhammad V)

Malaysia's ex-king divorces former Russian beauty queen by triple...

Former Miss Moscow, however, said she is still married to Sultan Muhammad V, and has continued to post pictures of...

24 July 2019 2:44 PM IST

Teachers in Gilgit Baltistan are not just paid poorly, they are also asked to teach as per the interests and instructions of Islamabad. (Photo: ANI)

Teachers in Gilgit-Baltistan protest to demand regularisation of jobs

After years of demands, the government had created 750 posts for regularisation last year.

24 July 2019 1:06 PM IST

Participating units practiced unit-level mine warfare tactics to include sweeping, hunting, and mine detection. (Photo: ANI)

4 Indian Navy clearance divers participate in Mine Warfare Exercise in...

The Indian Navy this year took part in an annual exercise series with the US Navy and JMSDF.

24 July 2019 11:53 AM IST

US President Donald Trump greets Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan at the White House in Washington DC on Monday. (Photo: AFP)

'Peaceful neighbourhood' a priority of Pakistan's foreign policy:...

Pakistani media gave prominent coverage to Trump's offer. Readiness to intervene was given coverage, making front pages...

23 July 2019 3:15 PM IST

Trump has made clamping down on legal and illegal immigration a signature policy of his administration. (Photo:AP)

'Won't allow anyone to determine our fate': Afghanistan wants clarity...

'The Afghan nation has not and will never allow any foreign power to determine its fate,' Afghanistan's presidential...

23 July 2019 3:13 PM IST

The accused has been arrested. (Representational Image)

2 Australian clubbers arrested for cocaine possession, paraded in...

William Cabantog, 36, and David Van Iersel, 38, were nabbed Friday night at a nightclub in Canggu.

23 July 2019 3:03 PM IST

Trump will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for the second time on the 27-28 February in Hanoi, Vietnam. (Photo:AP)

N Korean state media releases pictures of Kim inspecting apparent...

Quoting Korean Central News Agency, CNN reported that he was briefed about vessel's combat weapon systems, operational,...

23 July 2019 12:59 PM IST

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (Photo: AFP)

New laws will be introduced to prevent terrorism: Sri Lanka PM...

The Islamic State group also claimed responsibility for the attacks.

22 July 2019 4:05 PM IST

The MEAs comments came a day after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said he will not allow Pakistani soil to be used for terror. (Photo:AP)

9 killed, 30 injured in coordinated terror attacks: Pak

Two policemen were killed at the shooting spot after militants attacked their check post, rest died due to a powerful...

22 July 2019 3:35 PM IST

The sailors suffered minor injuries due to their confrontation with the pirates. (Photo: AFP)

Pirates attack S Korean cargo ship near Singapore Strait

Seven weapons-wielding pirates got on board and assaulted the sailors for about 30 minutes.

22 July 2019 3:18 PM IST