BJP concedes defeat in Bihar elections
PATNA: The BJP conceded defeat in the Bihar elections after trends showed the Grand Alliance led by JD(U)'s Nitish Kumar heading for a clear...
US likely to OK India drone purchase during Modi visit
NEW DLEHI: The United States is expected to authorise India's purchase of a naval variant of the Predator drone, two sources familiar with the...
South Korea parliament impeaches scandal hit president
SEOUL:South Korean lawmakers on Friday voted to impeach President Park Geun-Hye, stripping away her sweeping executive powers over a corruption scandal and opening a...
Iran shuts schools, cultural centres as coronavirus kills five
TEHRAN: Iran on Saturday ordered the closure of schools, universities and cultural centres after a coronavirus outbreak that has killed five people in the...
7 killed in Yemen explosion
ADEN: A powerful explosion killed seven people outside the residence of Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Rabbu Hadi in the southern city of Aden, according...
Rohingya refugees doubt Myanmar’s assurances on going home
COX‘S BAZAR, Bangladesh: Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh were skeptical on Tuesday about their chances of ever going home to Myanmar, even though the government...
Vladimir Putin sworn in as president for fourth Kremlin term
MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin was sworn in as Russia's president for a historic fourth term at a ceremony in the Kremlin on Monday, extending his...
Boao Forum: Pak-China friendship bedrock of strategic stability, says PM
BOAO: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that Pak-China friendship is bedrock of strategic stability.
Addressing opening ceremony of Boao Forum for Asia annual...
OIC declares East Jerusalem as Palestinian capital
ISTANBUL:The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has declared East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine, rejected the US stance as "dangerous", and called on...
Bilawal arrives in US for short visit
WASHINGTON: Chairman of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari arrived in United States for a short visit of the country.
PPP Chairman Bilawal will...
