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Balochistan activists hold protest in New York over Pakistan army's atrocities

Former Karachi Mayor Wasay Jalil said that atrocities against Mohajirs, the Muslims who migrated from India after the partition, has been going on for decades.

Sep 27, 2019

Japan promotes China as bigger threat than nuclear-armed North Korea

Japan has raised defence spending by a tenth over the past seven years to counter military advances by Beijing and Pyongyang, including defences against North Korean missiles which may carry nuclear warheads.

Sep 27, 2019

Saudi Arabia to offer tourist visas for the first time, eases dress code for women tourists

Saudi Arabia has been taking several social reforms as part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's bold steps to raise the participation of women in economic development.

Sep 27, 2019

Kerala flat demolition: SC orders builders to pay Rs 25 lakh compensation to owners

The top court has decided to appoint a committee headed by a retired judge to oversee the demolition of the Maradu flats.

Sep 27, 2019

Madhya Pradesh sex scandal: After ministers, role of journalists emerges

After bureaucrats and politicians, the alleged involvement of journalists in the scandal has added more hype to the case.

Sep 27, 2019

Whistleblower report on Trump's abuse of power points to White House coverup

The whistleblower said White House officials intervened to shift records of the controversial phone call from the computer system on which they would normally be stored.

Sep 27, 2019

Jaishankar says terrorism as tool of statecraft not acceptable after Pakistan boycotts speech

Pakistan's action comes even as it has been continually accusing India of hampering South Asian integration and SAARC.

Sep 27, 2019

Centre to introduce separate combat fatigues for security forces in Kashmir to avoid confusion

Usually, the three forces, Indian Army, CRPF and Jammu, and Kashmir Police operates donning similar fatigues during operations which creates confusion among the ranks.

Sep 26, 2019

Islamic TV channel to be jointly launched by Pakistan, Turkey and Malaysia

Pakistan, Turkey and Malaysia will jointly launch an Islamic television channel to remove misconceptions of the Islamic religion.

Sep 26, 2019

South Korea makes last minute entry into Rs 45,000 crore submarine project, Sweden pulls out

The South Korean company will join the likes of the Naval Group (France), TKMS (Germany), Rosoboronexport (Russia) and Navantia (Spain) as the potential foreign partners for this multi-crore project.

Sep 26, 2019

Jagan Mohan Reddy vs Chandrababu Naidu: Tussle takes a new turn after YSRCP gets TDP's parliament office

The YSR Congress party is allocated with room number 5 on the Ground floor of Parliament, which was earlier occupied by the Telugu Desam Party from 2014 till 2019.

Sep 26, 2019

Saudi crown prince: Khashoggi murder 'happened under my watch'

The latest revelation on the sensational murder that evoked widespread revulsion and marred the image of the crown prince comes close to the first death anniversary of the journalist.

Sep 26, 2019

'Feminism Pisachini' puja organised to end feminism, #MeToo movement in India; no, we're not joking!

A Karnataka group named, 'Save Indian Family' organised a puja on September 22 to end feminism, or as they very eloquently put it, the 'FeminismPisachini'.

Sep 26, 2019

Supreme Court defers Karnataka by-polls, offering big relief to rebel MLAs

Karnataka was slated to hold by-elections for 15 Assembly constituencies on October 21.

Sep 26, 2019

Ex-French President Jacques Chirac passes away

Former French president Jacques Chirac, who led France from 1995 to 2007, died on Thursday.

Sep 26, 2019