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LONDON: Britain's ministry of defence said on Saturday that construction work will begin on the country's new nuclear submarines, announcing nearly...

BANGKOK: Confirmation that the Zika virus had caused microcephaly in Thailand is not likely to scare off large numbers of Chinese tourists due to jet in for...

New Delhi: A government amnesty targeting tax evasion in India has prompted tens of thousands of suspected tax dodgers to disclose nearly $10 billion in...

Bengaluru: Former prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda on Saturday began an "indefinite" hunger strike, seeking "justice" for Karnataka in...

Mexico City: Mexico's Colima volcano erupted on Friday, spewing a large plume of ash and thick black smoke into the sky and provoking the evacuation of...

Patna: The Patna High Court on Friday quashed a notification banning liquor in Bihar, but hours later, a high-level meeting called by Chief Minister Nitish...

Islamabad: A summit of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) leaders set for Islamabad in November has been postponed indefinitely, the...

New Delhi: Security agencies were apprehending that militants operating in Indian-administered-Kashmir could step up attacks against security forces and...

Moscow/Beirut: Russia is sending more warplanes to Syria to further ramp up its campaign of air strikes, a Russian newspaper reported on Friday, as Moscow...

New Delhi: Petrol price was on Friday hiked by 36 paise a litre, the third increase in two months, but that of diesel was cut by 7 paise per litre in line...