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India ready to buy over 200 combat jets, but they have to be 'Made in India'

Indian Air Force needs to make for sharply declining combat squadron strength, from the sanctioned 45 to current 32.

Oct 29, 2016

Indian diplomat returns home after Pakistan's tit-for-tat move to expel embassy staffer

Pakistan had declared Surjeet Singh, an official of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, as persona non-grata.

Oct 29, 2016

Jungle in Calais: More migrants are pitching tents in Paris as the jungle shot down

Parisian authorities say there has been a huge rise in migrants sleeping rough since the demolition of the Jungle shanty town in Calais at the beginning of the week.

Oct 29, 2016

Saudi-led coalition airstrike leaves 11 Yemeni civilians dead

The coalition forces led by Saudi Arabia have been targeting areas held by Houthi rebels.

Oct 29, 2016

J&K: Curfew lifted in Srinagar, restriction on assembly remains

Curfew was declared in parts of Srinagar on Friday, following a call given to people by Kashmiri separatists to march to Jamia Masjid.

Oct 29, 2016

US elections: 'This changes everything,' Donald Trump on FBI revisiting Clinton emails

Hillary Clinton says that American citizens deserve to know the truth and has asked FBI to release all information.

Oct 29, 2016

Dame Helen Mirren backs Hillary in No Regrets video

Dame Helen Mirren has released a video supporting Hillary Clinton and asking American voters to learn from Brexit.

Oct 29, 2016

Kerala: Sunday school teacher arrested for molesting teenage boy in Ernakulam

The mother of the boy filed a complaint after Suresh made the third attempt at molesting her 16-year-old son.

Oct 29, 2016

Englands oldest hotel collapses following overnight blaze

A fire has destroyed what is said to be Englands oldest hotel, the Royal Clarence Hotel in Exeter which dates back to 1769.The blaze broke out at an art gallery before quickly spreading to the hotel, early on 29 October. Guests were evacuated and nobody was injured.

Oct 29, 2016

UN votes to start negotiations on nuclear weapons ban; India abstains

Draft resolution on nuclear disarmament negotiations was adopted with 123 votes that went in favour, 38 against and 16 abstentions.

Oct 29, 2016

Pakistan espionage case: Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha MP's personal assistant detained

The Pakistan High Commission staffer Akhtar allegedly asked his sources in Rajasthan and Gujarat to target men who were in dire need of money.

Oct 29, 2016

Syria: Bashar-al-Assad Govt using starvation as 'weapon of war,' US says

The US has rejected Russian claims that it has stopped airstrikes in Syria's Aleppo.

Oct 29, 2016

Nigeria: UN negotiations lead to release of over 800 children with possible Boko Haram links

The children were detained during Nigerian Army's counter-insurgency operations to recapture areas held by Boko Haram.

Oct 29, 2016

Happy Diwali 2016: Best SMS, messages, wishes and greetings in English to be shared on festival of lights

Diwali is celebrated on October 30, this year.

Oct 29, 2016

Indian-origin man sentenced to 20 weeks in jail in UK for sexually assaulting sleeping teenager on flight

Suman Das, 46, based in Qatar, was sentenced by a UK court after the 18-year-old girl accused him of touching her inappropriately.

Oct 29, 2016