Army finalises Rs.15,000 crore ammunition production project

Army has finalised a mega 15,000 crore rupees project under which a range of ammunition for its critical weapons and tanks will be produced indigenous...

At least 41 people killed due to dust storms across nation

At least 41 people were killed when dust storms and thunderstorms accompanied by gusty winds hit Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and the na...

Dangerous gunman shot dead by mum at Brazilian Mother’s Day luncheon

GUN violence is an unfortunate and terrifying reality in 2018, but one armed offender waiting outside a private school in Brazil’s Sao Paulo met his m...

Footbridge collapses in Kashmir, kills 5

An old wooden bridge over a fast-moving river in Kashmir has collapsed as dozens of students were taking pictures on it, killing at least five of them...

More people flee as Hawaii volcano rumbles

A massive new fissure opened on Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, hurling bursts of rock and magma with an ear-piercing screech on Sunday as it threatened nea...

Paris attacker identified as Chechen-born French citizen Khasan Azimov

Azimov was shot dead by French police after he killed a 29-year-old man and wounded four others near the Opera Garnier.He was identified by the Cheche...

Panchayat polls begin in West Bengal

Kolkata:The voting for the single-phase panchayat polls began today across West Bengal amid tight security, an official said."The polling started at 7...

Sharad Yadav says Third front is not possible

New Delhi: Senior socialist leader Sharad Yadav has said that he does not see any possibility of a third front emerging before the 2019 general electi...

Family of suicide bombers target Indonesia churches in ‘barbaric’ attack

At least 13 people have died in suicide attacks on churches in Indonesia’s second-largest city, carried out by a family of six that included two young...

Hawaii volcano stokes fears of West Coast eruptions

Kurdish women fighters film sparks claims of 'misogyny' at Cannes

Girls of the Sun, which follows a platoon of Yazidi women battling the extremists who had enslaved them and their children, was premiered at the same ...

Paris knife attacker was French citizen born in Chechnya

An attacker who stabbed and killed a 29-year-old in central Paris on Saturday night was a naturalised Frenchman born in Russia’s Chechnya region in 19...

20 Muslim Brotherhood Suspects Placed on Terrorist Lists in Egypt

A Cairo court in Egypt ordered on Saturday that 20 Muslim Brotherhood members be placed on terrorist lists for the next five years.The court based its...

Vladimir Putin deploys Cossacks to Moscow for first time in a century to suppress protests

Russia’s minority opposition is by now used to many things – but few of its members were prepared for the scene that greeted them last Saturday.Instea...

Jerusalem strengthens security measures ahead of US Embassy opening

Thousands of Israeli soldiers are sent to the border with the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, as well as to Jerusalem, to strengthen security measures a...

Modi, Shah in touch with me, 100 per cent confident of victory, says Yeddyurappa

A day after he announced the date of his swearing-in ceremony, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief-ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa reiterated his ...

Bahrain launches new $1bn energy fund

TEHRAN, May 13 (MNA) – Iran and Sri Lanka signed 5 memoranda of understanding in the presence of the two countries’ presidents in Tehran on Sunday to ...

Iran, Sri Lanka ink 5 MoUs

India says too soon to know impacts of Iran sanctions

India says it cannot yet determine the impacts of returning US sanctions on its plans to import oil from Iran.India’s Minister Dharmendra Pradhan told...

Lawmakers sign Jerusalem Oath in defense of sacred city

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's Michael Cinco gown steals Cannes limelight

Dubai-based Filipino designer Michael Cinco is known for his extravagant gowns, and the work of art he created for Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's Cannes app...

Observatory: 19 Iranians Killed in 2 Days of Israeli Strikes on Syria

At least 11 Iranians were among those killed in unprecedented Israeli strikes on Syria on Thursday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Satur...

At Least 19 Killed in Fighting Between Myanmar Army, Rebels

North Korea to Destroy Nuclear Test Site before US Summit

Ramadan bazaars help set the scene for the holy month

JEDDAH: With Ramadan almost upon us, preparations for the holy month are at their peak. Families are preparing food in advance for luscious iftars, de...

8 dead, nearly 40 wounded as bombs hit 3 Indonesian churches

JAKARTA: Three attacks including one by a suicide bomber disguised as a churchgoer targeted three churches in Indonesia's second largest city of Surab...

Muslim woman asked to remove burkha, stopped at Karnataka polling booth

A Muslim woman was stopped from entering the polling booth in Karnataka's Belagavi after she refused to remove the veil of her 'burkha' for identifica...

Controversial poster of Tej Pratap and Aishwarya Rai on their wedding.

A controversial poster congratulating Lalu Prasad Yadav's son Tej Pratap and Aishwarya Rai on their wedding has sparked a massive row online. What man...

Chandigarh International Airport was closed from today untill May 31

The Chandigarh International Airport was closed for all air traffic on Saturday until May 31 to carry out runway expansion and repairs, officials said...

Two people were killed and 41 injured as members of two communities clashed in Aurangabad, Maharashtra.

Two people were killed and 41 injured as members of two communities clashed in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, on Friday night.The 41 injured people also inc...