European Parliament approves a sweeping ban on single-use plastics
New Delhi, The European Parliament has overwhelmingly backed a wide-ranging ban on single-use plastics in an effort to tackle pollution in seas, fields and...
Israel demands ‘complete cease-fire’ in Gaza: Netanyahu
Tel Aviv, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will continue to fight Hamas in Gaza before a "complete cease-fire" is achieved.
"We are in...
Austria: Police arrest 14 people in connection with Vienna shootings
Vienna: The police in Vienna is carrying out a massive crackdown following the multiple shooting incidents which claimed several lives in the capital of Austria...
PM Modi applauds Indian community for introducing cricket, Indian food-culture in Japan
New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Japan and he also met the Indian community living in Japan. PM congratulated the Indian community...
8 dead as US cold snap continues
Washington, At least eight people have died in the US Midwest as the region shivers in the grip of its worst cold snap in decades,...
At least 28 killed as Afghan bus hits ‘Taliban’ bomb
Herat, Dozens of passengers, mainly women and children, were killed in western Afghanistan early Wednesday when the bus they were travelling in hit a...
N.Korea unlikely to abandon nukes: US intelligence
Washington, North Korea is unlikely to fully give up its nuclear weapons, a US intelligence report has said, weeks ahead of a proposed Kim-Trump meet.North...
Twitter threatened with shutdown in Pakistan
Islamabad, Micro-blogging platform Twitter has been asked by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to comply with its requests to block objectionable content or face a...
Hindu homes burnt in Bangladesh after Facebook post supporting French president Emmanuel Macron
Dhaka: The international controversy over cartoons of Islam's founder Prophet Mohammed has made its presence felt in Bangladesh as well.
On Sunday, the homes of three...
This Indian writer wins global book prize
London, Indian writer Annie Zaidi was on Wednesday announced as the 2019 winner of the USD 100,000 Nine Dots Prize, a prestigious book prize...
