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They appeared exhausted, rake thin, sensitive to the light but lucid, with some speaking faltering English to try to communicate with the unidentified diver. (Photo: Screengrab/AFP)

Thai boys trapped in cave found safe after 9 days, rescue operations...

The military has said that the boys trapped in the cave would get four months' food and learn to dive, as they wait for...

3 July 2018 8:47 AM IST

Afghan Sikhs carry the coffin of one of the 19 victims of a suicide attack in Jalalabad. (Photo: AFP)

Leave for India or convert to Islam': Afghan's Sikhs weigh future...

The attack targeted 'Afghanistan's multicultural fabric', Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday.

2 July 2018 9:41 PM IST

Musk aims to make rockets as reusable as commercial aeroplanes, bringing down the cost of spaceflight and boosting efficiency. (Photo: SpaceX)

China working on super powerful rocket capable of outpacing NASA

By 2030, Long March-9 rocket will be able to carry 140 tonnes into low-Earth orbit where TV, earth observation...

2 July 2018 6:52 PM IST

Newly elected South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during his inauguration ceremony at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo: AP)

South Korean President to visit India from July 8 to 11

President Moon Jae-in will hold summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, their discussions are expected to focus on...

2 July 2018 6:15 PM IST

alalabad Attack: 17 Sikhs, Hindus have died in the attack in Jalalabad, Afghanistan (Photo: AFP)

Government doesn't care: Anger after Sikhs, Hindus die in Jalalabad...

At least 19 people were killed and 21 wounded when suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of Sikhs and Hindus waiting...

2 July 2018 3:10 PM IST

The Myanmar nationals were arrested in December and accused of possession of sensitive material linked to security operations in crisis-hit Rakhine state. (Photo: AFP)

Myanmar: 2 Reuters reporters held for secrecy law breach face trial...

The pair, held for 6 months, is accused of breaching Official Secrets Act during reporting of military crackdown on...

2 July 2018 1:54 PM IST

Reham tweets pic with beard, stirs uproar in Pakistan

Reham Khan is already facing a controversy on her upcoming tell-all' autobiography.

2 July 2018 6:40 AM IST

A minor explosion took place near Indian embassy camp office at Biratnagar in Kathmandu on Tuesday. (Representational Image)

Suicide bombing in Afghanistan kills 19 including Sikhs, Hindus

Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for provincial governor in Nangarhar province, said among 19 dead were 12 Sikhs, Hindus,...

1 July 2018 7:27 PM IST

The prison-like room with a single toilet to be shared by twenty-four, is a charity from other Telegus living in Riyadh. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Pak hands India list of 471 prisoners in Pakistani jails

The list included 418 fishermen, 53 other prisoners arrested for illegally entering Pakistani waters.

1 July 2018 6:11 PM IST

A group of civilians pass close to the body of an Islamic State militant, while fleeing from Mosul due to ISIS heavy shelling in several areas under control of the Iraqi Army, Mosul, Iraq. (Photo: AP)

3 Afghans beheaded, boys' school torched in suspected IS attack

In statement, provincial governor blamed incident on Islamic State, which has conducted series of brutal attacks in...

1 July 2018 4:35 PM IST

Newly elected South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during his inauguration ceremony at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo: AP)

Trump should win Nobel Peace Prize, says South Korea's President

Moon and Kim Jong-un pledged to end hostilities between 2 countries and work towards the complete denuclearisation of...

30 April 2018 4:04 PM IST

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will be the first Chinese foreign minister to visit the North since 2007, a lapse that highlights the rough patch that relations between the Cold War-era allies has gone through in recent years. (Photo: AFP)

China's foreign minister to visit North Korea this week

The Chinese foreign ministry said Wang Yi will visit N Korea on Wednesday and Thursday at the invitation of his North...

30 April 2018 2:54 PM IST