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The dignitaries discussed important elements of the bilateral ties with emphasis on development partnership and cooperation in the hydropower sector. (Photo: Twitter | @MEAIndia)

Jaishankar discusses key elements of ties with Bhutan's top leadership

We recommitted ourselves to further enriching our special and unique ties,' External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said...

7 Jun 2019 9:03 PM IST

Captain Fazal Mahmud of Biman Bangladesh Airlines was denied entry at the immigration of Doha International Airport in Qatar on Thursday after it was found that he travelled without passport, the airline officials said. (Photo: Twitter)

Pilot who went to pick up B'desh PM Hasina fails to carry passport,...

The airline is now sending another pilot to bring Prime Minister Hasina back to Bangladesh, he added.

7 Jun 2019 3:22 PM IST

Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking at a cybersecurity conference in Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 6, 2018. Putin said its important to develop common cybersecurity standards that take into account interests of all nations. (Sergei Chirikov/Pool Photo via AP)

Didn't meddle, aren't meddling, will not meddle in any elections:...

Putin and other Russian officials have hotly denied any interference with the US vote to help Donald Trump win...

7 Jun 2019 1:47 PM IST

While 77 people were wounded due to the storms in Kailali, 23 people have been injured in Kanchanpur, taking the total count up to a hundred. (Photo: ANI)

Two dead, 100 injured as storm hits Nepal's Far-Western region

The dead were identified as 47-year-old Lahanu Chaudhary and Birbahadur Chaudhary, whose age is yet to be determined.

7 Jun 2019 1:04 PM IST

Tanwarin Sukkhapisit, a lawmaker for the progressive anti-junta Future Forward Party (FFP), is one of four transgender MPs in the house. (Photo: Facebook/Tanwarin Sukkhapisit)

Not here for decoration': Thai transgender MPs make history in...

Thailand's transgender community enjoys a high profile, but still faces major hurdles in the conservative...

7 Jun 2019 10:37 AM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Nawaz Sharif's life at risk, says doctor

The three-time prime minister was sentenced to a seven-year imprisonment in the Al-Azizia corruption reference last...

7 Jun 2019 6:48 AM IST

The 33-year-old Badiucao said he reached out to Twitter ahead of the anniversary and offered to create a special tank man emoji that would appear next to the hashtag #Tiananmen30. (Photo: AFP | Representational)

Chinese cartoonist announces protest against Twitter for refusing...

This is the second time the social media giant has come under fire in the last week over its handling of China-related...

6 Jun 2019 2:54 PM IST

The lands, rest houses and sattals of the temple fall under the unmovable properties of the temple. Currently, 994.14 hectares land is covered by three offices which fall under the Pashupati Area Development Trusts (PADT). (Photo: ANI)

Pashupatinath temple in Nepal owns over 9kg gold, 1.3 billion rupees...

Built in the 5th century, the shrine is one of the four most important religious sites in Asia for devotees of Shiva.

6 Jun 2019 12:34 PM IST

Prayut swept aside his sole challenger, the charismatic 40-year-old billionaire Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit who led the anti-military bloc, garnering 500 votes to his rivals 244. (Photo: AFP)

Thai lawmakers elect junta chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha as PM

Thailand's junta chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha was elected late Wednesday as the kingdom's first civilian prime minister since...

6 Jun 2019 11:34 AM IST

10 killed in Pakistan during armed clash on Eid

The two groups resorted to indiscriminate firing after a dispute, Geo News reported.

6 Jun 2019 11:23 AM IST

Fiscal deficit for the financial year 2016-17 is budgeted at 3.5 per cent.

South Korea records first current account deficit in 7 years

The world's 11th largest economy posted a current account deficit of $660 million in April, figures from the central...

5 Jun 2019 2:49 PM IST

Israel said around 90 rockets were fired from the Palestinian enclave and its air defences intercepted dozens of them. (Photo:AP)

China's tryst with space; launches rocket from ship

The Long March 11 rocket blasted off from a platform on a large semi-submersible barge in the Yellow Sea.

5 Jun 2019 12:21 PM IST