International

11:11 AM
One of 7 kidnapped Indians returns home from Afghanistan

Ten months after being kidnapped in Afghanistan's Baghlan province, one of the seven Indians has returned to India, the External Affairs Ministry said Monday.

11:40 AM
New Zealand church attacks: Women organise silent candle light protest in Hyderabad

A silent candle light protest was carried out by women here on Saturday to show solidarity with the victims of New Zealand’s twin mosque attacks where 49 people were killed.

12:35 PM
India on Masood Azhar: Hold is not block, we are optimistic

India will continue pushing for the listing of Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar as an international terrorist by the world body.

02:35 PM
Former ISI official commits suicide after NAB files reference

Retired Brigadier Asad Munir committed suicide by hanging from a ceiling fan, according to local police.

12:24 PM
Scores of students skip school globally to protest inaction over climate change

Scores of children are set to skip school today to join the Global Climate Strike against inaction over climate change, with protests planned in almost 1,700 towns and cities in over 100 countries.

05:06 PM
India, Pakistan hold 'cordial' meeting on Kartarpur corridor

India and Pakistan Thursday held in a "cordial environment" their first meeting to finalise the modalities for a corridor linking Gurudwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistani town of Kartarpur with Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

05:27 PM
Immigration is beneficial to economies

Contrary to what Donald Trump might endorse, according to a recent study countries with more historical immigration have higher incomes, less poverty, and lower unemployment today.

05:10 PM
3,000 Islamic State terrorists surrender to US-backed forces in Syria

Over three thousand terrorists belonging to the UN-designated terror organisation Islamic State have surrendered to US-backed Kurdish forces.

12:39 PM
Boeing 737 Max grounding: Aviation min calls meeting at 4pm with airlines for contingency plan

The Civil Aviation Ministry will hold a meeting with airlines at 4 pm on Wednesday to prepare a contingency plan as a number of flights have been cancelled following the grounding of Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, a senior government official said.

10:42 AM
Singapore to suspend operations of all Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes

Singapore's aviation regulator Tuesday banned the use of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in the country's airspace following a deadly Ethiopia plane crash at the weekend.

05:19 PM
Indonesia offering to assist Ethiopia's investigation

China's civilian aviation authority ordered all Chinese airlines to temporarily ground their Boeing 737 Max 8 planes Monday as world carriers assessed the situation following the crash of one of the aircraft in Ethiopia.

06:32 PM
All 157 on board Nairobi-bound Ethiopian Airlines flight dead

All 157 on board the Nairobi-bound Ethiopian Airlines flight have been killed after it crashed in Bishoftu shortly after taking off on Sunday.

01:44 PM
With World Cup in mind, Khawaja leaves selectors in dilemma

Batsman Usman Khawaja has pushed his case for the upcoming 50-over World Cup, leaving Australia's selectors in dilemma with his maiden ODI ton against India in the third one-day international.

04:36 PM
Indian women lose second T20, series to England

The Indian women's cricket team suffered a five-wicket defeat to England in the second T20 International, surrendering the series with a sixth straight loss in the shortest format.

04:17 PM
Houthi launched missile destroys Saudi ammunition depot

The Houthi forces on Tuesday destroyed Saudi's ammunition depot.

12:36 PM
Russian Defence Minister calls up Nirmala Sitharaman, expresses condolence over Pulwama attack

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoygu called his Indian counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman to express condolences for the Pulwama terror attack and further strengthened the military cooperation between the two countries.

01:30 PM
Jonas Brothers’ latest music video out, also features their leading ladies

The Jonas Brothers are back with an all-new music track and are accompanied by their leading ladies.

11:31 AM
US offers $1 million reward to find Osama bin Laden's son

The United States on Thursday (local time) offered US $1 million reward for information on slain terrorist Osama bin Laden son's Hamza bin Laden.

01:46 PM
Japan condemns Pulwama terror attack, calls on India and Pakistan to hold dialogue amid rising tensions

Japan on Thursday expressed concerns about the deteriorating situation in Kashmir after the death of 40 security personnel in Pulwama and urged Pakistan to take stringent measures to curb the menace of terrorism.

12:54 PM
2 Lankan nationals arrested in TN

Two Sri Lankan nationals were arrested near here Thursday on charges of entering the country illegally after alleged 'involvement' in a murder case in Colombo, police said.

03:09 PM
Saurav enters quarters of World championship

India's Saurav Ghosal made his way into the quarterfinal with a hard fought win over Wales player Joel Makin in the PSA World squash championship here.

03:13 PM
Ariana Grande overtakes Selena Gomez as Instagram's ‘most-followed woman’

Ariana Grande overtakes Selena Gomez as Instagram's ‘most-followed woman’Ariana Grande overtakes Selena Gomez as Instagram's ‘most-followed woman’

01:18 PM
Belinda Bencic: Proud to play Dubai Open final

Ending a four-year drought to clinch her first-tour level title, Swiss tennis star Belinda Bencic defeated Czech Petra Kvitova 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 in the Dubai Tennis Open finals.

12:49 PM
Oscars 2019: Lady Gaga wins best original song for ‘Shallow’

Lady Gaga’s ‘Shallow’ from ‘A Star is Born’ won best original song at the 2019 Oscars ceremony.