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ndian priests conduct a thanks giving mass upon the sainthood on Mother Teresa at Nirmal Hriday

St. Teresa of Calcutta borne to sainthood by complex, mysterious...

Mother Teresa was declared a saint by Pope Francis in the presence of 100,000 pilgrims who flocked to the city for...

5 Sept 2016 9:28 AM IST

Sevdet Besim, 19, had faced a maximum sentence of life in prison after pleaded guilty in Victoria states Supreme Court

Australian teen jailed over Islamic State-inspired plot to behead cop

Police said Besim was motivated by an extremist ideology and had expressed support for ISIS.

5 Sept 2016 9:24 AM IST

Electronic bracelets, more cameras to prevent repeat of fatal crush at...

Thousands of civil servants, security personnel and medics have been conducting drills in preparation for the...

5 Sept 2016 9:19 AM IST

St. Peter’s Square is crowded with faithful attending the canonisation mass by Pope Francis for Mother Teresa. (Photo: PTI)

Pope Francis proclaims Teresa saint, says she’ll forever be...

Pope Francis on Sunday proclaimed Mother Teresa a saint and hailed the revered Catholic nun as an embodiment of maternal...

5 Sept 2016 7:22 AM IST

PM Modi meets Xi Jinping, raises corridor in PoK, other issues

India on Sunday raised its concern with China over the CPEC which runs through PoK and terrorism “emanating from...

5 Sept 2016 7:22 AM IST

A Catholic icon adored and attacked

For those who revered her, Mother Teresa’s elevation to the Catholic sainthood on Sunday came not a moment too...

5 Sept 2016 6:48 AM IST

Military authorities have confirmed that some soldiers are selling arms and ammunition to Boko Haram. (Photo: AFP)

Boko Haram gets a shot in the arm from officials

Nigeria’s military says some officers are selling arms and ammunition to Boko Haram indicating the corruption...

5 Sept 2016 6:20 AM IST

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China's Xi Jinping warns against 'empty talk' as G20 summit opens

China is hoping a successful meeting will portray it as an assured and powerful nation ready to assume a role on the...

4 Sept 2016 5:57 PM IST

Bangladeshi authorities have been coming under mounting international pressure to end string of attacks on religious minorities

Bangladesh police arrest second militant suspected of killing...

Militants have targeted secularist writers in Bangladesh in recent years as the government has cracked down on Islamist...

4 Sept 2016 5:56 PM IST

Thank you to painter Shen Shu & his team from Hangzhou’s Zhejiang Kaiming Art Gallery for the special gesture today, he tweeted.

Narendra Modi gifted Chinese translations of ancient Indian texts

The translations include Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Narada's Bhakti Sutras, Yoga Vasistha among others.

4 Sept 2016 5:45 PM IST

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Baby girl born to Hamid Karzai at age of 58

The baby girl was delivered at Apollo Hospital in Delhi at around 11 am on Saturday.

4 Sept 2016 5:43 PM IST

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Sunday assured Narendra Modi his countrys support to Indias bid for the NSG

Australian PM assures Modi of support to India's NSG bid

Malcolm Turnbull made the assurances at a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of G20 Summit in...

4 Sept 2016 3:06 PM IST