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Pakistan has nothing to do with 9/11. says Imran Khan (Photo: File)

RSF slams Imran Khan over press freedom

Recently, Khan was on a visit to the US and had claimed that media in his country has more freedom than in Britain.

1 Aug 2019 4:44 PM IST

The new prices which are yet to be revealed are expected to be substantially lower than the current ones. (Photo: Representative Image/File)

Fuel prices hiked in cash-starved Pakistan

Apart from the hike in petrol and diesel prices, the rates of kerosene oil and light diesel have now become costlier by...

1 Aug 2019 4:04 PM IST

The External Affairs Minister holds bilateral talks with different leaders in Bangkok on Thursday. (Photo:ANI)

Jaishankar hold meetings with Japanese counterpart, EU diplomat

The External Affairs Minister also said he had a 'good exchange of views' with Kono.

1 Aug 2019 3:43 PM IST

Some swimmers were launched out of the pool and onto the pavement. One woman was on the ground afterward, knees bloodied. (Photo: Screengrab)

Video: Wave machine malfunction triggers 'tsunami' at China's water...

Officials at Shuiyun Water Park said that the wave machine malfunctioned, and that the worker operating the machine was...

1 Aug 2019 3:21 PM IST

The research led by Hiromitsu Nakauchi, a professor of genetics at Stanford University, is the first of its kind to receive government approval after Japan changed its rules on implanting human cells into animals. (Photo: med.stanford.edu)

In a first, Japan scientists to grow human organs in animals

It is the first step in what researchers caution is a very long path towards a future.

1 Aug 2019 3:09 PM IST

Employees at 11 restaurants and shops in Beijing selling halal products and visited by Reuters in recent days said officials had told them to remove images associated with Islam, such as the crescent moon and the word halal written in Arabic, from signs. (Photo: AFP)

Sign of the times: China's capital orders Arabic, Muslim symbols taken...

The campaign has included the removal of Middle Eastern-style domes on many mosques around the country in favour of...

1 Aug 2019 2:06 PM IST

Karaglanova had studied at a medical university, ran a travel, fashion and lifestyle blog on Instagram and had more than 80,000 followers. (Photo: Instagram)

'Jealous of her holiday plans': Russian cops arrest man for Instagram...

Investigators did not disclose the identity of the suspect.

1 Aug 2019 1:58 PM IST

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with his counterparts from Thailand and New Zealand respectively in Bangkok. (Photo: ANI)

Jaishankar holds talks with Thai, New Zealand counterparts in Bangkok

He held talks with Don Pramudwinai of Thailand and Winston Peters of New Zealand separately and discussed issues of...

1 Aug 2019 1:13 PM IST

Tajimi in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, saw the mercury rise to 37.1 degrees Celsius, while Kumagaya in Tokyos neighbouring prefecture of Saitama and Kyoto saw temperatures rocket to 36.8 degrees Celsius. (Photo: Representative Image/File)

Scorching heat kills 11 in Japan

As the temperature continues to rise, the agency and weather officials have warned people to take preventative measures...

31 July 2019 6:27 PM IST

The missiles fired by the North last week were described as a new type of tactical guided short-range weapon. (Photo: AFP)

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles: South

The two devices were fired from the Wonsan area on the east coast at dawn and flew around 250 kilometres (155 miles)...

31 July 2019 5:18 PM IST

PML-N leader Maryam Nawazs press conference on Wednesday was blacked out by TV news channel in the country. (Photo: ANI)

Maryam Nawaz to appear before NAB today in Chaudhry Sugar Mills case

Moreover, the accountability watchdog has also ordered Abbas Sharif's son Abdul Aziz to appear before the investigation...

31 July 2019 1:21 PM IST

Explosion in ward office, 2 vehicles come under attack: Nepal

More details are awaited.

31 July 2019 11:01 AM IST