Indonesia floods, landslides kill at least 29.
Jakarta: Landslides and floods triggered by torrential rain have killed at least 29 people in Indonesia, the disaster agency said on Monday, with thousands taking […]
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Sri Lankan intelligence receives inputs of attacks on Buddhist temples by female bombers
Colombo: Female bombers posing as devotees may have been planning to attack Sri Lanka’s Buddhist temples after authorities seized white clothes from a house that […]
Full-scale assault on Syria’s Idlib ‘not expedient’, says Russia’s Putin.
BEIJING: A full-scale assault against militants in Syria`s Idlib province “is not expedient now” and civilians` security needs to be taken into account, Russian President […]
अमेरिका ने PAK को दी चेतावनी, VISA पर लग सकती है रोक
वाशिंगटन: पाकिस्तान ने अमेरिका से प्रत्यर्पित किए गए और वीजा अवधि समाप्त होने के बाद भी वहां रह रहे अपने नागरिकों को वापस लेने से इनकार कर दिया है जिसके बाद […]
Facebook bans personality quiz apps on platform following Cambridge Analytica scandal.
SanFrancisco: Facebook has announced to ban personality quiz apps on its platform — a move taken after the Cambridge Analytica scandal last year that helped […]
Tesla’s Elon Musk agrees to new vetting rules for tweets in SEC deal.
NEWYORK: Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk has reached a deal with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to settle a dispute over his use […]
US asks family members of its diplomats to leave Sri Lanka, other missions issue warning.
NewDelhi: Several countries continue to warn their citizens in Sri Lanka even as the United States has asked family members of its diplomats to leave […]
Sri Lankan soldiers engage in gunbattle with Easter bombing suspects, 7 arrested.
SriLanka: In a joint operation, Sri Lankan Army and Police raided a hideout in Sammanthurai, Ampara district of the island nation, triggering a gunbattle with […]
अमेरिका को भारी नुकसान पहुंचा रहा दिल्ली का ये बाजार, भारत से की शिकायत
वाशिंगटन: अमेरिका ने दिल्ली के टैंक रोड को जाली सामान बेचने वाला दुनिया का सबसे कुख्यात बाजार करार दिया है. अमेरिका ने भारत से कहा है कि वह इस […]
Sri Lankan police looking for 140 with Islamic State links: President Maithripala Sirisena.
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said on Friday police are looking for 140 people believed to have links with the Islamic State group over […]
Merissa Aguilleira retires: ICC congratulates West Indies women cricketer for splendid career.
WestIndies: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has congratulated former West Indies women’s cricketer Merissa Aguilleira for an outstanding 11-year international career during which she was […]
UK: Explosion at Tata Steelworks plant in Wales’ Port Talbot injures two, probe on.
UK: At least two people were injured after an explosion reportedly took place early on Friday in a Tata Steelworks plant in Port Talbot, Wales, […]
After Sri Lanka blasts, Indian agencies boost surveillance of 50 absconding Islamic State suspects.
NewDelhi: Indian security agencies are closely monitoring the activities of over 50 Islamic State (IS) suspects who have absconded from India and are currently hiding […]
Donald Trump says he is holding big Pharma accountable in opioid fight.
ATLANTA: US President Donald Trump touted progress in the fight against opioid abuse on Wednesday and promised to hold drugmakers accountable for their part in […]
Spurned by US, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un seeks a friend in Russian President Vladimir Putin.
VLADIVOSTOK: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday at a summit designed to show that Washington is not […]
Death toll climbs to 359 in Sri Lanka bombings: Police.
Colombo: Death toll in Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bomb attacks climbed to 359, a police spokesman said Wednesday. At least 11 Indians have died in […]
New Zealand, France plan bid to tackle terrorism on social media.
WELLINGTON: In the wake of the Christchurch attack, New Zealand said on Wednesday that it would work with France in an effort to stop social […]
8 dead, several injured after 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocks Philippine’s Bodega.
Philippine: At least eight people were killed and several others suffered injuries on Monday after an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale rocked […]
Sri Lanka police arrests 40 suspects; death toll climbs to 310.
Colombo: The death toll from Easter Sunday’s horrific terror attacks in Sri Lanka is now 310, a police spokesman said Tuesday. Forty suspects have been […]
श्रीलंका सीरियल ब्लास्ट में 2 JDS नेताओं की भी मौत, 5 लापता, सुषमा स्वराज ने की पुष्टि
नईदिल्ली: श्रीलंका की राजधानी कोलंबो में रविवार को हुए 8 बम धमाकों में जनता दल (सेक्यूलर) यानी जेडीएस के 2 नेताओं की भी मौत हुई है. इसकी पुष्टि श्रीलंका […]
Pakistan cricketer seeks Sachin Tendulkar’s advice before World Cup.
Lahore: Picked in Pakistan’s World Cup squad, opener Abid Ali Sunday sought advice from Sachin Tendulkar ahead of the showpiece and said he wants to […]
Death toll in Sri Lanka serial blasts rises to 290.
SriLanka: The death toll in the aftermath of Sunday’s ghastly multiple explosions in Colombo and other parts of Sri Lanka climbed to 290 on Monday. […]