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Bangladeshi commandoes shot a passenger on Sunday who had tried to enter the cockpit of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight. (Photo:AP)

Hijacker had issues with wife, wanted to talk to PM Sheikh Hasina:...

With the plane close to Chittagong, the passenger stood up from his seat and tried to go to the cockpit, according to...

25 Feb 2019 11:15 AM IST

No private airline flies to the city. Shortly after this government took over, a buffalo walked into the Surat airport and an airplane crashed into it, damaging its jet engine. (Representational image)

Passengers safe in hijack attempt on Dubai-bound Bangladesh plane:...

All 142 passengers have subsequently been allowed to leave the plane, the airline's general manager, Shakil Miraj, told...

25 Feb 2019 11:02 AM IST

Emulating his late father and grandfather, who took epic train trips when they were leaders, Kim set off on the long journey from Pyongyang on Saturday. (Photo:AP)

Kim Jong Un takes a 60-hour journey in armoured train to Vietnam

Kim Jong Un's departure from the Pyongyang railway station was confirmed by North Korea's official news agency.

25 Feb 2019 10:17 AM IST

Syrian rescuers evacuate badly injured people following regime strikes on the besieged rebel-held enclave of Kafr Batna near Damascus on Tuesday. (Photo: AFP)

Civilian deaths in Afghan war hit a record high in 2018 with 3800...

Civilian deaths jumped by 11 percent from 2017 with 3,804 people killed and another 7,189 wounded, according to the UN...

25 Feb 2019 9:28 AM IST

Former Pakistan military ruler Pervez Musharraf. (Photo: AP)

India will finish us with 20 nukes: Parvez Musharraf

'Indian and Pakistan relations have again reached a dangerous level,' former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf said.

25 Feb 2019 9:09 AM IST

Pakistans Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

Don't dare to look at Pak with evil eye: FM Qureshi to India

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi claimed on Sunday that Pakistan wants peace, but India is creating a 'war frenzy'.

25 Feb 2019 8:37 AM IST

Japans Emperor Akihito attended a ceremony on Sunday to mark the 30th year of his reign (Photo:AP)

Japan's emperor marks 30th year of reign at National Theatre in Tokyo

The government-sponsored ceremony at the National Theatre in Tokyo was attended by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...

24 Feb 2019 5:44 PM IST

Exporters need all the help they can get to help close the trade deficit. (Representational image)

Indo-Pak bilateral trade growing despite tensions: Report

The volume of trade between India and Pakistan posted a growth of nearly five per cent.

24 Feb 2019 5:18 PM IST

The more hypothetical money and work the students were willing to spend to be able to use their smartphones reflected a higher reinforcing value (Photo: AFP)

Indian-origin students develop device for automatic watering of plants...

Pratyush Bansal and Aekas Singh Gulati, class eight students at the Global Indian International School (GIIS) made the...

24 Feb 2019 2:21 PM IST

Pak's ex-diplomats want govt to be prepared to deter any 'aggressive...

Amid Indo-Pak tensions, Pakistan's 3 former foreign secretaries have urged their government to deter any "aggressive...

24 Feb 2019 2:07 PM IST

Pakistan should continue to extend its hand of cooperation irrespective of a lack of response from India.

Pakistan sets up 'Crisis Management Cell' amid hightened Indo-Pak...

The cell will keep all stakeholders updated over border situation and diplomatic contacts.

24 Feb 2019 11:40 AM IST

Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar. (Photo: PTI/File)

Pakistan dismisses claim of seizing JeM headquarters, calls it...

Pak said the complex has no link with the terror outfit, which claimed responsibility for the terror attack in Pulwama.

24 Feb 2019 9:37 AM IST