Seoul: An octogenarian patient suspected of arson in the deadly hospital fire in South Korea's Jangseong town that killed 21, was detained by police on Wednesday, said reports. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, after going through the CCTV ...

Kabul: Post-2014, the Obama administration has planned to withdraw all but 9,800 US troops from Afghanistan, signalling an end to more than a dozen years of military involvement in the South Asian country that was sparked by 9/11 attacks. The crucial US ...

Damascus: Six international chemical weapons watchdog investigators have been kidnapped with their Syrian drivers on a fact-finding mission in the central province of Hama, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. "Terrorist groups have kidnapped five Syrian ...

New Delhi: In his first decision after taking over, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a relief of Rs two lakh each to the kin of those killed and Rs 50,000 for those seriously injured in yesterday's train accident in Uttar Pradesh.

Microsoft has launched its third in the series of surface tablets- surface pro 3, with all hopes to take on Apple iPad Air's market. Microsoft has designed 3 models of this tablet ranging from USD 799 to USD 1949 with 12 inch screen, which is an upgrade from its ...

Ahmedabad: A day after President Pranab Mukherjee appointed Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of India, the BJP strongman will submit his resignation as Gujarat chief minister to the Governor at 3 pm on Wednesday. Here are the live updates:

Ahmedabad: A day after President Pranab Mukherjee appointed Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of India, the BJP strongman will submit his resignation as Gujarat chief minister to the Governor at 3 pm on Wednesday. 11:00 am:Modi reaches Gujarat ...

Pretoria: A South African judge on Tuesday ordered Oscar Pistorius to undergo up to 30 days of psychiatric tests to establish if he is "criminally responsible" for killing his girlfriend on Valentine's Day 2013. Thokozile Masipa said the Paralympian sprinter ...

12:43 pm This is the temple of democracy. Position is not important, the responsibility bestowed on us by 125 crore Indians is more important – Modi 12:38 pm I thank you all that you have unanimously given me a new responsibility. If Vajpayee ji would have ...

Seoul: South Korean President Park Geun-hye formally apologized on Monday for a ferry disaster last month that killed about 300 passengers, mostly school children, and said she would break up the coast guard because it had failed in its rescue mission.

Beijing: A Chinese national was killed and 10 others were feared kidnapped after an overnight attack in northern Cameroon believed to have been carried out by Boko Haram militants from Nigeria, a police said on Saturday.

New Delhi: BJP was leading in nine while Congress was ahead in seven seats out of 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in eight North Eastern states as per early trends. In Assam, BJP was set for an impressive show as it was leading in seven seats out of 14 in the ...

Pretoria: The judge overseeing the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius today ordered the double-amputee athlete to undergo psychiatric tests, meaning that the trial proceedings will be delayed. The decision by Judge Thokozile Masipa followed a request for a ...

Brussels: Seeking to curb increasing Russian influence which is stoking tension in eastern Ukraine, the European Union on Monday slapped sanctions on 13 more people that included Russian officials and Ukraine separatists. Also, two firms in ...

Rome: At least 14 people died when a boat packed with migrants sank between Libya and Italy on Monday, in the latest shipwreck tragedy to hit the Mediterranean. The Italian navy said another 200 people had been rescued, while some media reports ...

New Delhi: The curtain today came down on marathon Lok Sabha elections with an all-time record high turnout of 66.38 per cent as the final phase of polling covering 41 seats in three states replicated the trend of increased voters' participation seen in the ...

Seoul: Two family members of victims of the Sewol ferry that sank in April, tried to commit suicide this weekend, the media reported Monday. On Sunday, police caught the father of one of the students who died in the ferry accident, as he tried to hang himself ...

Washington: Chris Brown did not confess to Washington DC assault by admitting that he violated the probation in Rihanna case, it has been revealed. The singer`s attorney Mark Geragos told a website that when the `Run It` singer admitted to a probation ...

Washington: Chris Brown did not confess to Washington DC assault by admitting that he violated the probation in Rihanna case, it has been revealed. The singer`s attorney Mark Geragos told a website that when the `Run It` singer admitted to a probation ...

New Delhi: India on Thursday rejected the World Health Organisation (WHO) report that showed New Delhi's as the most polluted city in the world. The India's Air Monitoring Centre rubbished the WHO's finding saying that the UN agency had overestimated ...