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Washington: US President Donald Trump has described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a "great man" and India as "an incredible country", adding that he is open to meeting the Prime Minister on the sidelines of the upcoming ASEAN Summit in Malaysia. When asked about a...

LehJammu: Authorities Wednesday lifted the restrictions in Leh district of Ladakh, 22 days after they were imposed following violence during the statehood protests that left four people dead and over 80 others injured. The district administration had September 24 promulgated prohibitory orders under Section 163...

Kolkata: A court in West Bengal's Durgapur Wednesday sent the arrested male friend of the gang rape victim to seven days police custody. According to sources, no lawyer appeared for the accused male friend, Wasif Ali, when he was presented in the Durgapur court. As...

Washington: Ashley J Tellis, a prominent Indian-American strategic affairs expert, has been arrested on a charge of unlawfully retaining national defence information. A respected voice in Washington's foreign policy establishment, Tellis is currently a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, specialising in...

Jaisalmer: Twenty passengers were burnt alive and 16 were critically injured when a private bus travelling from Jaisalmer to Jodhpur caught fire Tuesday, police said. According to police, the bus, carrying 57 passengers, left Jaisalmer around 3 pm. On the Jaisalmer-Jodhpur highway, smoke began emerging...

New Delhi: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk indulged in “activities prejudicial to the security of the state, maintenance of public order and essential services" which led to his detention under the National Security Act, Leh District Magistrate has told the Supreme Court, defending his order. In...

Kolkata/Balasore: West Bengal Police Tuesday afternoon took the five arrested accused and the friend of the Durgapur gang rape survivor to the crime spot for reconstruction of the crime as a part of their ongoing probe, a senior officer said. The arrested persons and the...

Tel Aviv: US President Trump Monday was greeted with a thunderous applause and a standing ovation by Israeli lawmakers as he arrived at a special session of the Knesset following the release of 20 hostages by Hamas, earlier in the day. "This is the historic...

Deir Al-Balah (Gaza Strip): Hamas released all 20 remaining living hostages held in Gaza Monday, as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war that pummeled the territory, killed tens of thousands of Palestinians, and had left scores of captives in militant hands. Seven...

Cairo: Hamas released seven hostages Monday, the first to be released as part of a ceasefire that paused two years of war between Israel and Hamas in the devastated Gaza Strip. There was no immediate word on the condition of those freed. Hamas has said...