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The parents were told that their baby would have severe damage to the brain as he was deprived of oxygen in the womb (Photo: AFP)

Bangladesh mother, 20, gives birth to twins one month after first...

20-yr-old Arifa Sultana gave birth to a baby boy last month through normal delivery, but doctors missed the presence of...

28 March 2019 10:07 AM IST

Xu Zhangrun, a law professor at the Tsinghua University in Beijing, was suspended earlier this month. (Photo:ANI)

Chinese supervisor stripped off, suspended from teaching after...

The professor has been placed under investigation, said Xu's colleague Guo Yuhua, a sociology professor at the same...

27 March 2019 2:44 PM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Nawaz Sharif walks out of prison after 3 months on medical grounds

Sharif, 69, was lodged in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail since Dec last year, serving 7-yr imprisonment in Al-Azizia Steel...

27 March 2019 9:57 AM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Pakistan supreme court grants bail to former PM Nawaz Sharif for...

In a relief to Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to the jailed former prime minister for...

26 March 2019 4:47 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modis administration could go for another misadventure before the general elections. (Photo:AP)

Tensions with India will remain until the elections: Imran Khan

Prime Minister Imran Khan has said Indo-Pak relations would remain tense till the general elections in India are over.

26 March 2019 4:38 PM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: AP)

After nationwide pressure Pakistan places 2 Hindu girls in protection

A Pakistani high court on Tuesday ordered official protection for the two Hindu girls due to concern about their safety.

26 March 2019 2:42 PM IST

The 10th round of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) was held in Beijing. (Photo: PTI)

Nearly 30,000 'incorrect' world maps destroyed by China

Customs officials in China have destroyed 30,000 world maps for not mentioning Arunachal Pradesh and Taiwan as part of...

26 March 2019 12:56 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan

China welcomes friendly Modi-Khan exchange on Pakistan National Day

China on Monday welcomed the goodwill messages exchanged by Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan on the occasion of...

25 March 2019 5:15 PM IST

Achieving 27 targets under an action plan is top priority for Imran Khan, say officials. (Photo:AP)

FATF to review Pakistan's progress against financial violations

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will review whether Pakistan has made enough progress on global standards against...

25 March 2019 2:51 PM IST

Addressing the press conference, Imran Khan said: I came into politics 22 years ago because I believed that the potential of our country was not being realised. The Pakistan that I saw growing up deteriorated in front of my very eyes. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Imran Khan orders probe into forced conversion, marriages of 2 Hindu...

The two girls, Raveena (13) and Reena (15), were allegedly kidnapped by a group of 'influential' men from their home.

24 March 2019 1:14 PM IST

The officials said that 24 others were missing. (Photo:AP)

Death toll climbs to 64 in one of China's worst industrial blasts in...

The death toll climbed to 64 in one of the worst industrial accidents of China in recent times which knocked down...

23 March 2019 12:53 PM IST

He also added that this desire for peace should not be considered as weakness. (Photo: Twitter)

Pak President Alvi says 'desire for dialogue' should not be considered...

Pakistan's President Arif Alvi said that his country wants to resolve all issues with India through a comprehensive...

23 March 2019 12:38 PM IST