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Pak Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal claimed that Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif in a letter to his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj had urged for calm and respect for the 2003 ceasefire agreement. (Photo: AFP)

Will let world know the truth: Pak foreign min over Trump's no aid...

Trump accused Pakistan of giving nothing to the US but 'lies and deceit' in return for USD 33 billion aid.

2 Jan 2018 9:43 AM IST

China develops underwater surveillance network in Indian Ocean

The project, led by the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology under the CAS, is part of an unprecedented military...

2 Jan 2018 7:59 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Pakistan SC to hear Sharif PML-N case' from Jan 23

The attorney general of Pakistan has also been summoned on January 23 to assist the court.

2 Jan 2018 7:59 AM IST

Banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, who carries a bounty of USD 10 million announced by the US for his role in terror activities, has been under detention since January. (Photo: File | AP)

Pak to take over assets, charities of Hafiz Saeed's JuD

Sources said the decision was taken at a recent meeting on national security.

2 Jan 2018 3:48 AM IST

Xi said the Chinese people are ready to chart out a more prosperous, peaceful future for humanity, with people from other countries. (Photo: AP)

China will have say' on major international issues, says Xi Jinping

Xi said China will resolutely uphold the authority and status of the UN, actively fulfill China's international...

1 Jan 2018 11:18 AM IST

The North says its weapons programme is designed to be able to target the US mainland and tested increasingly longer-range intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) throughout 2017. (Photo: AP)

We must mass-produce nuclear warheads: Kim Jong-Un

Kim says he always had nuclear launch button on his desk, has presided over multiple missile tests in recent months.

1 Jan 2018 9:04 AM IST

In Picture: An earlier North Korean launch of an intermediate-range strategic ballistic rocket at an undisclosed location near Pyongyang in late August. (Photo: AFP)

N Korea could deliver fatal blow' to 2018 Olympics, says worried S...

Tensions tend to rise during the drills, which are condemned by the North as rehearsals for invasion.

30 Nov 2017 6:15 PM IST

Pakistans former military ruler Pervez Musharraf (Photo: AFP)

I'm biggest backer of LeT, Hafiz Saeed, says Musharraf

Pervez Musharraf says US is insulting Pakistan' by demanding Hafiz's re-arrest.

30 Nov 2017 2:32 AM IST

Children wearing masks as protection against smog and air pollution wait for their school bus in New Delhi on Monday. Schools in the city reopened on Monday following a four-day closure due to hazardous smog and air pollution. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi has lots to learn from other megacities in tackling smog crisis:...

Lists of the world's most polluted cities are usually dominated by Indian and Chinese cities.

29 Nov 2017 6:20 PM IST

Experts said Agungs recent activity matches the build-up to the earlier disaster, which ejected enough debris - about a billion tonnes - to lower global average temperatures by around 0.3 degrees Celsius for roughly a year. (Photo: AP)

Bali airport re-opens as risk of danger from volcanic ash reduces

Mount Agung could produce a major eruption at any moment, officials have warned.

29 Nov 2017 5:23 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Photo: AP)

North Korea to make important announcement at 0330 GMT

The nuclear-armed North test-fired Wednesday morning a missile that could bring the entire continental United States...

29 Nov 2017 2:33 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Wednesday his country had achieved full nuclear statehood after the latest missile test fire. (Photo; AFP)

New missile can hit anywhere in US, claims North Korea

'Kim Jong Un declares with pride that now we have finally realised the great historic cause of completing the state...

29 Nov 2017 10:12 AM IST