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The 14-seater Westland 30s proved to be highly unreliable and a commercial disaster and India sold its entire fleet to Britain

Anti-UK feeling hampered India's purchase of Westland choppers in...

Rajiv Gandhi, had purported to link it with UK taking tougher action on Khalistani groups based in UK after Indira...

20 Feb 2016 11:25 AM IST

US slams China for raising tension in sea

Student activists burn a mock missile during a protest in front of the Chinese consulate in Manila, Philippines, on...

20 Feb 2016 6:41 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Pak Punjab all set for anti-terror drive

Pakistani authorities are set to launch an anti-terror campaign in the Punjab province — the stronghold of Prime...

20 Feb 2016 6:37 AM IST

Actress vows to wed ISIS chief’s killer

An acclaimed Egyptian actress has pledged to marry the man who kills ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and has promised...

20 Feb 2016 6:28 AM IST

Lions spread panic in Nairobi

Kenya Wildlife Service officers, carrying tranquilliser guns, take part in a search for two lions that left a national...

20 Feb 2016 6:25 AM IST

Donald Trump softens stand against Pope after row

Hours after calling Pope Francis’ explosive remarks against him “disgraceful”, Republican presidential...

20 Feb 2016 6:17 AM IST

Angela Merkel says EU-Turkey joint plan is priority on migration

French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in Brussels,...

20 Feb 2016 6:08 AM IST

Hundreds of refugees cross the river Danube in Budapest, having decided to walk towards Austria. (Photo: AP)

Austria says will cut refugee quotas further

Daily limits of 3,200 refugees announced on the eve of an EU summit were widely seen as undermining Germany's quest.

19 Feb 2016 8:12 PM IST

IS moved into the country in 2014 in the chaos that followed the ouster of Dictator Moamer Kadhafi. (Photo: AP)

Islamic State expansion in Libya - A timeline

IS has become yet another player in the lawless North African nation, where rival govts and militias are battling for...

19 Feb 2016 8:11 PM IST

(Representational Image, Photo: AFP)

UK air strikes struck just 7 ISIS terrorists in Syria

Brimstone is an air-launched ground attack missile developed for Britain's Royal Air Force.

19 Feb 2016 8:10 PM IST

Xi tours Chinese top state media, demands total loyalty

Xi told journalists that state media must be loyal to the party, reflect the party's will and safeguard the party's...

19 Feb 2016 6:46 PM IST

UN envoy says February 25 Syria talks unrealistic

Indirect talks in Geneva between the Syrian government and the opposition collapsed on February 3.

19 Feb 2016 6:45 PM IST