Top Story

Aug 18: A suicide bomber killed 63 people and wounded 182 in an attack on a wedding reception in the Afghan capital on Saturday night, the interior ministry said. The Taliban denied responsibility for the blast at a west Kabul wedding hall, in a minority Shi`ite neighbourhood, packed with people celebrating a marriage. The attack came as the Taliban and the United States are trying to negotiate an

New Delhi, Aug 18: With the abrogation of Article 70 in Jammu and Kashmir already gaining political momentum in the country and abroad, Bharatiya Janata Party leader and popular singer Hans Raj Hans sparked a row by stating that Jawaharlal Nehru University should be renamed after Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The singer-turned-politician while expressing his opinion on the recent decision of Modi

Aug 18: India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy was evident on Saturday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bhutanese counterpart Lotay Tshering holding wide-ranging talks in Thimphu to further energise ties and Modi declaring that India was honoured to have a friend like Bhutan. The two countries signed 10 MoUs after the talks in the field of space research, aviation, IT, power and education

Gorakhpur, Aug 18: A man who allegedly sexually assaulted his 19-year-old daughter for two years and later killed her was arrested here, police said on Saturday. He was arrested on Friday following the complaint by the woman's elder sister, they said. Police said the man raped his younger daughter several times in the last two years and killed her by cutting her neck on the night of July 26. He

Srinagar, Aug 17: Restrictions on the movement of people in the Kashmir Valley were eased on Saturday, with landline services restored in some areas of the city, even as stringent security arrangements continued to be in place, officials said. The restrictions were eased on Saturday morning to facilitate the movement of government employees towards their offices, they said. The officials said the

New Delhi, Aug 17: Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who has been admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) since August 9, has been put on life support, officials confirmed on Saturday. Mr. Jaitley has been put on ECMO (Extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation), also known as extra-corporeal life support. This is an extra-corporeal technique of providing prolonged cardiac

Islamabad, Aug 17: Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday welcomed the UN Security Council's decision to discuss tensions in the disputed region of Kashmir, a day after India slammed the rare meeting. Tensions have soared since India earlier this month stripped the part of Kashmir that it controls of its autonomy, sparking calls from Pakistan for the international community to intervene

Washington, Aug 17: In another jolt to Pakistan, the United States slashed the aid to the cash-strapped nation by nearly US $440 million, bringing down its commitment to just US $4.1 billion. The aid was disbursed under Pakistan Enhanced Partnership Agreement (PEPA) 2010, reported Express Tribune. The US apprised Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan about its decision to cut aid three weeks before

Washington, Aug 17: US President Donald Trump on Friday conveyed the importance of India and Pakistan reducing tensions through bilateral dialogue on the Kashmir issue during a phone call with Prime Minister Imran Khan, the White House said. The phone conversation between Trump and Khan took place before the close-door-consultation of the 15 members of the UN Security Council in New York. The

Jammu, Aug 17: Following days of restrictions, mobile internet services have been restored in five districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. Starting today morning, 2G mobile internet services have been restored in Jammu, Reasi, Samba, Kathua and Udhampur districts of the region. In Kashmir Valley too, landline services have been restored in 17 exchanges. Landline services in 17 exchanges of the