NASA set to launch ‘touch the Sun’ spacecraft
Washington, NASA is all set to launch its historic small car-size probe to "touch the Sun" from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida...
Russia slams ‘unacceptable’ US sanctions
Moscow, Russia on Thursday slammed as "categorically unacceptable" and "illegal", the Trump administration's decision to impose tough new US sanctions on Moscow following the poisoning...
Chinese city bans indoor smoking
Beijing, China's central Xi'an city, popular among tourists for the world-famous Terracotta Warriors museum, has banned smoking in all indoor public venues.
The regulation by...
Imran Khan conditionally allowed to take oath as Pak National Assembly member
Islamabad, Pakistan's election commission today conditionally allowed Imran Khan to take oath as member of the National Assembly as it withheld his victory notifications...
PML-N nominates Shehbaz Sharif as Pak PM candidate
Islamabad, The embattled Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz on Monday unanimously nominated Shehbaz Sharif as its prime ministerial candidate, party spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb said.
The nomination of...
Japan marks 73rd anniversary of atomic attack on Hiroshima
Tokyo, A bell tolled today in Hiroshima as Japan marked 73 years since the world's first atomic bombing, with the city's mayor warning that...
AUTO US threatens to raise tariffs to 25% on Chinese goods
Washington, US President Donald Trump has escalated his trade war with China, ordering his administration to consider more than doubling proposed tariffs on $200 billion...
Will return to India most likely in November: Karmapa
Dharamsala, Ending speculations of seeking asylum in the US, Tibetan religious head and 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje said he will return to India, most...
US economic growth hits fastest rate since 2014, Trump rejoices
Washington, The US economy grew at a 4.1 per cent rate, the strongest pace in nearly four years during the second quarter, powered by a...
Fugitive Choksi explains: Took citizenship of Antigua to expand business
New Delhi, Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, allegedly involved in an over USD 2 billion scam in Punjab National Bank, claims he had taken Antigua...