Beijing: China on Tuesday asked foreign countries to exercise prudence in expressing support for the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong saying it will not stand any external interference in its matters. “Hong Kong is China’s special administrative region and it falls within China’s domestic affairs,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman HongRead More

Beirut: Warplanes of the US-led international coalition have struck several oil refineries under the control of Islamic State (IS) terrorist group in the Syrian province of Deir al-Zur bordering Iraq, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported Tuesday. Four airstrikes set fire to the refineries located in the al-MazraRead More

Seoul: South Korea on Tuesday urged Tokyo to remain cool-headed over a Japanese journalist charged with defamation for a story about President Park Geun-Hye as prosecutors extended a travel ban on him. Tatsuya Kato, who until October 1 was bureau chief of the conservative Sankei Shimbun newspaper, was indicted lastRead More

Iguala, The lush hills surrounding the southern Mexican town of Iguala have been used by criminals to bury scores of victims beneath the green canopy this year alone. At least 80 sets of human remains have been unearthed so far, and authorities are investigating whether recently discovered mass graves containRead More

London: The Kurdish Popular Protection Units (YPG) battling the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group on Tuesday said they have recaptured a strategically important hilltop west of Kobane on Syria’s border with Turkey. The advances were made after a series of airstrikes by the US-led coalition, BBC reported. The hill, TallRead More

Visakhapatnam,Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday announced Rs.1,000 crore as interim relief for cyclone-hit Andhra Pradesh and promised all assistance after a detailed survey of the losses. He made the announcement after visiting parts of the worst-affected port city and a review meeting with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and seniorRead More

New Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said situation in the state was not conducive for holding Assembly elections due to the recent floods. Talking to reporters after meeting Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Omar said while the state government has the capability to hold the elections, a distinctionRead More

  NEW DELHI: Maharashtra and Haryana are all set to go to the polls tomorrow to elect their Assemblies in high-stakes elections seen as the first major test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Lok Sabha polls as he pitched for BJP coming to power on its own inRead More

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan’s latest efforts seeking UN intervention on the Kashmir issue have failed to draw any new response from the world body which reiterated that India and Pakistan need to resolve all differences through dialogue to find a long-term solution to the dispute. Sartaj Aziz, adviser to Pakistan PrimeRead More

MUMBAI: Shares of realty giant DLF today fell sharply by over 28 per cent, wiping-out Rs 7,439 crore from its market valuation, after SEBI imposed a three-year ban on the company and its top executives from securities markets.After falling 29.99 per cent to Rs 102.70 — its lifetime low onRead More