Kartarpur corridor: India welcomes Pak team, proposal for talks on March 13
New Delhi, Feb 8: India on Thursday welcomed the Pakistan team to discuss and finalise ‘modalites’ for facilitating visit ...
Congress to scrap law punishing Muslim men for ‘triple talaq’ if voted back to power
New Delhi: The main opposition Congress party said on Thursday it would scrap a decree passed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ...
Evidence shows Khashoggi murder planned, carried out by Saudi officials – U.N.
Geneva : A United Nations-led inquiry into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said on Thursday that evidence pointed to ...
Trump nominates David Malpass to lead World Bank
Washington : U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the World Bank Group should be led by U.S. Treasury official David ...
2018: Fourth warmest year since 1880
Washington, Feb 7 : Earth’s global surface temperatures in 2018 were the fourth warmest since 1880, according to independent ...
Brazil’s Lula da Silva sentenced to 13 years imprisonment
Brazilia , Feb 7 : A Brazilian Court on Wednesday announced 13 years of prison sentence to former President Luiz Inácio Lula da ...
Ex-Maldives president Abdul Gayoom charged in graft, money-laundering case
Male [Maldives], Feb 7 : Former Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom on Wednesday was charged with graft money-laundering ...
Venezuela opposition plans to get oil money from U.S. fund
Caracas: Venezuela’s opposition on Wednesday said it would use a U.S.-based fund to receive some of the country’s oil income in a ...
Suicide rate falls by a third globally, data shows
Suicides have fallen globally by more than a third since 1990, according to a far-reaching analysis released Thursday that ...
Taliban say Moscow talks with Afghan politicians ‘very successful’
The Taliban on Wednesday hailed unprecedented talks with Afghan politicians as “very successful”, despite disagreements ...