New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered release of all undertrial prisoners who have spent half of the maximum sentence prescribed for the offences they are charged with, bringing much needed relief to poor people who are languishing in jails as ...
Miami: The family of Steven Sotloff, the second American journalist beheaded by Islamic State militants, said on Wednesday he was "a gentle soul", and challenged the group`s leader to a debate on the peaceful teachings of the Muslim holy book, the Koran.
Berlin: Sony Corporation on Wednesday unveiled its flagship smartphone Xperia Z3 at the IFA 2014 in Berlin, Germany, adding a new feature wherein the phone can be used as a display for PlayStation 4 and games played. According to the new feature, ...
Geneva/New Delhi: India is among the worst- ranked countries when it comes to taxation and inflation burden on economy, as also in terms of the negative impact of crime, terrorism and health hazards on business environment, a WEF report said on ...
Referring to the attack on Indian Parliament in 2001, JUI-F leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that when the incident took place, it was seen as an attack on democracy. But when the Pakistani Parliament is under attack and no minister is able to enter their ...
New Delhi: When undoubtedly the most beautiful woman on earth decides to walk down the aisle with the most good-looking male, girls ever sawâ€â€the outcome is two stunning personalities taking the world by storm. There is no prize for guessing that we are ...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Japan Saturday morning on his maiden bilateral visit outside the Indian subcontinent, which is expected to open new vistas in the bilateral ties and take the Strategic and Global Partnership to a higher level.
Figures out Friday are expected to show India`s faltering economy grew at its fastest pace in over two years in the first financial quarter, as the election of a new right-wing government spurred confidence. India has been mired in its longest spell of sub ...
Washington: The Islamic State militant group is holding hostage a young American woman who was doing humanitarian aid work in Syria, a family representative said. The 26-year-old woman is the third American known to have been kidnapped by the ...
Reykjavik: Iceland on Saturday closed airspace over certain areas after Bardarbunga volcano burst forth with a small eruption under the ice of Europe's largest glacier. The chunk of closed airspace over the volcano extends over the North Atlantic and Virgin ...
Sanaa: Yemen's government offered on Saturday to resign within a month and to review an unpopular decision to cut fuel subsidies in an attempt to end protests by the Shi'ite Houthi movement, as per a government source. Tens of thousands of Yemenis ...
Islamabad: The situation in Islamabad has come back to square one as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party chief Imran Khan has reiterated his call to protesters to enter the Red Zone and continue the civil disobedience movement after Pakistan Parliament ...
Islamabad: The situation in Islamabad has come back to square one as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party chief Imran Khan has reiterated his call to protesters to enter the Red Zone and continue the civil disobedience movement after Pakistan Parliament ...
London, The United Nations has started aid drops in Northern Iraq which is reportedly its largest aid operation for a decade as it targets at least 5,00,000 people. A UN jet has arrived in Irbil with 100 tonnes of cooking equipments and tents, reports the BBC.
Edgartown: Republican Senator John McCain called on Wednesday for a dramatic increase in U.S. airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and said the attacks should also extend into Syria.
Imphal: Irom Chanu Sharmila, an anti-Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) activist who was on an indefinite hunger strike in Manipur for nearly 14 years, walked free on Wednesday after being released from the Jawahar Lal Nehru hospital here.
Cairo: Shortly after the 24-hour extension of truce in Gaza Strip, the indirect talks between Israel and Palestine resumed to reach upon a deal that could put an end to the violence that started last month. While Israel has demanded disarmament of militant ...
Britain`s 12-month inflation slid to 1.6 percent in July from 1.9 percent in June, official data showed on Tuesday, easing pressure on the Bank of England to raise rates. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation measure headed back towards May`s figure of ...
Islamabad: Pakistan media on Tuesday said the cancellation of Indo-Pak Foreign Secretary-level talks was a "major setback" and a "giant step back" after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surprise move to invite his Pakistani counterpart at his swearing-in ...
Ferguson: The independent preliminary autopsy report of the murdered black teen Michael Brown ordered by his family has reportedly revealed that he was shot at least six times. The six bullets were fired from the front out of which two hit Brown's head while ...
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