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Trump imposes tougher-than-ever sanctions on Iran’s metal sectors

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday imposed tougher-than-ever sanctions on Iran's iron, steel, aluminium and copper sectors, a move aimed at stopping Tehran from...

Two Indians, among 115 UN personnel, staff honoured for sacrifice in line of duty

An Indian police officer deployed to the UN mission in Congo and a consultant with the UN development programme killed in the Ethiopian Airlines...

US to make 30,000 more visas available for seasonal workers

The Trump administration plans to allow 30,000 more foreign workers temporarily into the United States for seasonal work through the end of September, a...

Explosives found buried in Sri Lanka mosque backyard

Three locally made bombs and 100 grams of ammonia have been found buried in a backyard of a mosque in a Sri Lankan district,...

Easter bombers had visited Kashmir, Kerala and Karnataka: Sri Lanka army chief

The chief of Sri Lanka’s army has said some of the suicide bombers who carried out April 21 serial bombings in his country had...

Azhar’s designation demonstrates global commitment to rooting out terrorism in Pak: White House

The designation of Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the UN demonstrates the international commitment to rooting out terrorism in...

India, Pakistan hike defence spending in 2018: SIPRI report

India increased its defence spending by 3.1 per cent to USD 66.5 billion in 2018 while Pakistan hiked it by a hefty 11 per...

Elusive black leopard spotted in Kenya for first time in 100 years

The rare melanistic black leopard was photographed by wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas.NAIROBI: An extremely rare black leopard, also known as the black panther, has...