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The duo were each jailed for five months and ordered to receive three strokes of the cane. (Photo: File/Representational)

Thai monk sentenced for raping 13-year-old he impregnated

In August, the same court sentenced him to 114 years in connection with funds he fraudulently raised from followers.

17 Oct 2018 2:54 PM IST

Acting on a call from neighbours, police broke open the door of the flat of Moumita Saha and found her hanging from the ceiling of a room of the flat, which she had rented for the last couple of months.

Pakistan executes man for raping, killing 7-year-old girl

Imran Ali had confessed to raping nine girls, including the 7-yr-old, whose body was found from garbage heap on January...

17 Oct 2018 10:08 AM IST

The CPEC is a network of infrastructure projects that are currently under construction throughout Pakistan that will connect Chinas Xinjiang province with Gwadar port in Pakistans Balochistan province. (Photo: AFP)

As Pakistan negotiates IMF bailout, China says more corridor projects...

Cash-strapped Pakistan has approached the International Monetary Fund for a bailout package as it faces a serious...

16 Oct 2018 5:47 PM IST

Mediapersons are particularly concerned about a provision in the law under which journalists can be convicted of espionage for entering a government office and gathering information secretly using electronic device -- an offence that would carry a 14-year jail sentence. (Photo: AP)

Bangladesh newspaper editors protest 'anti-press' digital security law

President Abdul Hamid had approved the Digital Security Act on October 8 amidst widespread protests by journalists and...

16 Oct 2018 1:53 PM IST

In this June 1, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, as he heads to Camp David for the weekend. Lawyers for President Donald Trump and Summer Zervos, a former Apprentice contestant who sued the president for saying her sexual misconduct claims were lies, are scheduled to be in court Tuesday, June 5, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Climate change not hoax, but it will 'change back again': President...

'I'm not denying climate change,' he said. 'But it could very well go back. You know, we're talking about over...

15 Oct 2018 11:10 AM IST

The apex courts order came after the Delhi government said there were around 68 lakh two-wheelers here and it would be impossible to accommodate the people in public transport if the odd-even scheme was made applicable for two-wheelers also. (Representational image)

Hindustan Zinc files criminal case against Glencore AG in Indian Court

The Indian Court has now summoned Glencore AG and its representatives.

15 Oct 2018 1:28 AM IST

The security officials in the province said efforts are underway by the Afghan forces and the government officials as well as the local tribal elders for the release of the Indian engineers. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Death toll in Afghan election rally bomb attack rises to at least 22

Dozens were killed or wounded in election-related attacks across Afghanistan on Saturday as militants step up attacks on...

14 Oct 2018 2:10 PM IST

The duo were each jailed for five months and ordered to receive three strokes of the cane. (Photo: File/Representational)

Singapore: Indian yoga teacher's jail term extended for molesting...

Rakesh Kumar Prasad had appealed against his conviction but his arguments were rejected by HC which allowed an appeal by...

13 Oct 2018 11:58 AM IST

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla toured Balaroa, where barely a vertical structure remained. (Photo: Twitter | @antonioguterres)

UN chief Antonio Guterres visits Indonesian city hit by quake, tsunami

The 7.5-magnitude quake and wall of water that tore through Palu killed more than 2,000 and left thousands more missing,...

12 Oct 2018 6:50 PM IST

Police said that kidnappers shot into the air before bustling Dewji into their car. (Photo: Wikimedia commons)

Africa's youngest billionaire, Mohammed Dewji, kidnapped in Tanzania

Dewji, 40, who heads the MeTL Group, was abducted as he entered the gym of a hotel in the city.

11 Oct 2018 4:35 PM IST

For starters, the Supreme Court could instruct all state governments to catalogue all cases of custodial deaths in their jurisdictions and forward these to the highest judicial forum. (Representational image)

Malaysia to abolish death penalty, says minister

Capital punishment in Malaysia is currently mandatory for murder, kidnapping, possession of firearms and drug...

11 Oct 2018 2:59 PM IST

China, throttled by export barriers to the US, might diversify the structure of its exports, using overseas production and export units in countries with trade ties to the US. India could be one such location.

China says US 'making something out of thin air' in spy case

The announcement came as tensions between Washington and Beijing escalate over geopolitics, trade, hacking and corporate...

11 Oct 2018 2:42 PM IST