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US National Security Advisor calls Ajit Doval, says White House expects Pak to take 'effective action' against terrorist groups

Susan Rice also offered condolences to the families of the 18 soldiers who died in the Uri attack

Sep 29, 2016

Morning brief: Lower oil prices hit Saudi Arabia, iPhone 8 already in the works, Katy Perry goes nude and more

Read about the Paris climate deal, where to watch India vs New Zealand second test match and more.

Sep 29, 2016

South Carolina: Boy kills father and opens fire at school; 3 injured

The teenage shooter has been arrested, and his motivation behind the shooting is being probed.

Sep 29, 2016

US Senate overrides Obama's veto to bill allowing 9/11 victims to implicate Saudi Arabia

The bill empowers victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks to sue the Saudi government for its alleged involvement in the attacks.

Sep 28, 2016

North Korea claims to complete study, development of nuclear weapons

The Asian country said it will continue to build nuclear forces to protect its dignity and right to exist.

Sep 28, 2016

Flight MH17 was shot down by Russia-made missle say prosecutors

International prosecutors say the Malaysian airliner that was shot down in eastern Ukraine on 17 July 2014 was hit by a Russian-made Buk Missile, launched from rebel-held territory. All 298 people on broad the flight were killed when the flight was shot down while heading to Kuala Lumpur from Amsterdam. Russia has firmly denied the claims, saying the findings are politically motivated and biased.

Sep 28, 2016

US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter praises India's nuclear restraint

Carter, however, casts doubts over Russia modernising its nuclear arsenal and questions the strategies of Russian leaders.

Sep 28, 2016

US Election: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump spent less than two minutes on climate change

More than 14 minutes spent on the issue is the record that was created in 2000 over the course of three debates.

Sep 28, 2016

Hyderabad: Police arrests conman who claims cleric Zakir Naik trained him

Cracking down on dens of black magic, the police found footages showing disturbing images of children being stripped and tortured.

Sep 28, 2016

Jeremy Corbyn calls on Labour to accept the decision of the members

Jeremy Corbyn addressed the Labour Party conference in Liverpool on 29 September, calling for unity in a dived party. The Labour leader, having retained the title after being re-elected by the parties membership, told the conference that the party needed to rebuild the trust and support of voters in order to be elected into power.

Sep 28, 2016

Tejas SP-3 completes first test flight; likely to participate in IAF Day celebrations

HAL engineers may conduct two more test flights in the next three days.

Sep 28, 2016

Russia bus drivers spell out Help us, Putin with their vans and buses

Private bus drivers are protesting after a dispute between their employer and local governor has left them without work, calling on Russian President Vladimir Putin to intervene personally. In a bid to attract attention they spelled out and #39;Putin, help us and #39; with their vehicles and recorded it with a drone camera.

Sep 28, 2016

Coping with arms shortage, Army reissues tender for assault rifles

The Army has issued a new tender following the rejection of the DRDO-OFB combine's Excalibur rifle.

Sep 28, 2016

Pangolins: The most hunted animal in the world

Pangolins have been called ‘the worlds most hunted animal’, and are one of the most endangered in the world due to poaching for the illegal wildlife trade as well as habitat loss.

Sep 28, 2016

MH17 crash update: Buk missile brought from Russia shot down Boeing 777-300, say investigators

An intercepted phone conversation has the rebel fighters discussing the arrival of a Buk missile.

Sep 28, 2016