The US has imposed sanctions against China's military for its purchases of Russian military equipment in a move US officials said is meant to punish Moscow for its "malign activities", including attacks on American elections.
While India has taken tremendous strides in combating poverty in the past decade, Muslims, members of the Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Dalits saw the most progress in in reducing the impact of poverty, according to data compiled in a UN project.
Bengal: 2 ‘die by suicide’ due to ‘mental stress’ after publication of post-SIR voter rolls
Sabarimala gold loss case: Vigilance court grants statutory bail to former TDB prez Padmakumar
Protests against Khamenei's killing: Curbs remain in force in Kashmir
SpiceJet to operate 8 flights from UAE on Wed
Family of five from Bengaluru killed in road accident in Andhra
Man held for molesting, extorting Rs 50,000 from schoolgirl in Thane
Securing Millions Abroad: Why India Avoids Taking Sides in War
Two Delhi men held for BMTC bus phone thefts in Bengaluru
Two arrested in house theft cases; police recover over Rs 19 lakh in cash, 711gm gold in Bengaluru
Fire guts 22 furniture sheds in Hyderabad
Two college dropouts held with drugs worth Rs 10 crore in Bengaluru
Ramesh flays BJP MPs' praise of Modi, compares Parliament to North Korea's Assembly
At least 79 people have died after a passenger ferry carrying hundreds capsized in Tanzania's Lake Victoria, officials said.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is ready to accelerate denuclearization in exchange for security guarantees from Washington and wants to hold a second summit with US President Donald Trump at an early date, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday.
India as well as other Asian countries are vulnerable to the risk of cyber threats from "Balkanisation" in cyber space, warned Russia-based global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab on Thursday.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won the ruling Liberal Democratic Partys (LDP) leadership election on Thursday, securing a historic third term that will effectively extend his time in power by another three years.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un embarked on a historic trip on Thursday to the summit of Mount Paekdu, a sacred mountain on the country's border with China, at the end of their three-day bilateral summit.
Saudi-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen announced on Wednesday the interception of a missile shot towards border city Jazan.
A gunman who opened fire in a courthouse building in the US state of Pennsylvania and injured four people, has been shot dead by the police, authorities said.
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was arrested on Wednesday to face fresh corruption charges related to scandal-hit state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad, the Malaysia's anti-graft body said.
