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New Delhi: Manipuri rights activist Irom Sharmila was on Wednesday acquitted by a Delhi court in a case of allegedly trying to commit suicide while...

Washington: Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe torture can be justified to extract information from suspected terrorists, according to a Reuters/Ipsos...

Geneva: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on countries on Wednesday to re-settle nearly half a million Syrian refugees in the next three years, though...

Sivasagar/Amguri: Slamming the BJP-led alliance in Assam as coming together of "two dangerous forces of communalism and divisiveness", Sonia...

Raipur: Seven Central Reserve Police Force men were killed on Wednesday and their weapons looted after Naxals carried out a deadly landmine blast on their...

Nainital: Thursday's floor test in Uttarakhand Assembly, ordered by a single judge of the High Court, was on Wednesday stayed by the Division Bench till...

Gaza: Child labour has risen sharply in Gaza, where youngsters toiling in garages and on construction sites have become breadwinners for families feeling...

Beijing: The Chinese government warned Taiwan on Wednesday that the passage of a proposed new law governing relations between the two could seriously damage...

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set on Wednesday an ambitious target to double the number of foreign visitors and the amount of money they spend...

Nairobi: Kenyan wildlife rangers shot dead a stray male lion in the outskirts of Nairobi after it attacked and injured a local resident, the Kenya Wildlife...