49 die in NZ mosque firing, close shave for B’desh cricketers
Christchurch-- In the deadliest incident of violence in New Zealand in over seven decades, at least 49 people were killed and and 48 others,...
UK PM to vote against no-deal Brexit
London-- UK Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday said she will vote against a no-deal Brexit at the end of the month as she...
UN report warns of millions of early deaths by 2050
Nairobi-- A landmark UN report published on Wednesday warned the world to drastically scale up environmental protections, or cities and regions in Asia, the...
Pakistan assures US it will deal ‘firmly’ with terrorists
By Arul Louis
New York-- Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has given the US an assurance that his country would deal firmly with all...
Four Indians and eight Americans among 157 killed in Ethiopia plane crash
Addis Ababa-- As many as four Indians were among the 157 people killed in the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash on Sunday.
The plane, Boeing 737 Max-8...
Polluted air kills around 600,000 children every year: UN
Geneva--Air pollution, both outside and inside home, is a silent and invisible prolific killer responsible for premature death of 7 million people each year,...
Indian Vice President Naidu to visit Paraguay, Costa Rica
New Delhi--Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu will be visiting Paraguay and Costa Rica between March 5-9, in the first high-level visit from India to...
Putin calls Modi, conveys support in fight against terrorism
New Delhi-- Russian President Vladimir Putin called up Prime Minister Narendra Modi over phone on Thursday and conveyed solidarity of the Russian people with...
UN chief holding discussions ‘with different parties’ on India-Pak situation: Spokesperson
By Arul Louis
United Nations-- Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is having discussions "at different levels with different parties" about the tense India-Pakistan situation, his Spokesperson Stephane...
India-Pakistan conflict will be bloodier than World War: Pakistan Minister
New Delhi/Islamabad-- Pakistan Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Wednesday said that his country doesn't want war with India but warned any conflict between the...