PM Modi announces new award for National Unity
New Delhi, Dec 24: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the institution of a new national honour for National Unity on the ...
Hunt for survivors as Indonesian tsunami death toll tops 280
Indonesian rescuers battled heavy rains Monday in a desperate search for survivors after a volcano-triggered tsunami killed at least ...
Indonesia: Tsunami kills 20
Jakarta [Indonesia], Dec 23 : At least 20 people were killed after Tsunami hit the beaches around Sunda Strait in Indonesia on ...
PM to flag off 1st train on longest rail-road bridge on Dec 25
Bogibeel (Assam), Dec 23: The first passenger train passing through the Bogibeel bridge will be flagged off by Prime Minister ...
Trump to pull half of US troops from Afghanistan
US President Donald Trump has decided to pull about 7,000 troops from Afghanistan, a US official said Friday, but the Afghan ...
US defense chief quits as Trump pulls from Syria, Afghanistan
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis resigned Thursday, leading a chorus of protests at home and abroad after President Donald Trump ...
Astronauts return safely to Earth from Space Station
Three members of the International Space Station’s crew returned safely to Earth on Thursday, landing in Kazakhstan on a Russian ...
Sirisena appointed a 30-member cabinet ; but keeps control of police
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena appointed a 30-member cabinet on Thursday, retaining control over the police while ...
Trump stuns allies by ordering US troops home from Syria
US allies were stunned Thursday after President Donald Trump declared victory over the Islamic State group in Syria and abruptly ...
Lawsuit adds to Facebook woes on data protection
Facebook’s woes mounted Wednesday as it faced a lawsuit alleging privacy violations related to data leaked to a consultancy ...