• Jaishankar speaks to UK Foreign Secretary Cameron, discusses West Asia situation

    New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday discussed with his British counterpart David Cameron the 'emerging' situation in West Asia arising out of escalating tensions between Israel and Iran.

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    The telephonic conversation between Jaishankar and Cameron came on a day Iranian military seized a cargo ship with Israeli links near the Strait of Hormuz. The ship has 17 Indian crew members.

    .Terrorists don't play by rules, so country's response to them can't have rules:...

  • India lose 1-2 to New Zealand, miss out on historic tennis play-offs berth

    Changsha, China: Ankita Raina could not win the crucial second singles and later lost the decisive doubles match with partner Prarthana Thombare as a historic play-offs place slipped out of India's grasp after a 1-2 defeat to New Zealand in the Billie Jean King Cup here on Saturday.

    India remained in Asia/Oceania Group I by finishing third in the tournament.

    Rutuja Bhosale put India ahead with her 6-2 7-6(5) win over Monique Barry in the opening singles.

    Raina needed to win...

  • World's oldest conjoined twins Lori and George pass away at 62

    World oldest conjoined twins Lori and George (formerly Dori) Schappel have died at the age of 62.

    Holding the record of being the oldest conjoined twins in the Guinness World Records, they passed away on April 7 at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, due to undisclosed reason.

    They were not only the oldest living conjoined twins, but also oldest female conjoined twins ever, as mentioned by

  • Lok Sabha polls 2024: DMK has hurt people's sentiments by insulting Sanatan Dharma, says Amit Shah

    Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu: Senior BJP leader Amit Shah on Saturday accused the DMK of 'hurting' the sentiments of the people by insulting 'Sanatan Dharma' and called upon the people to reject the Dravidian party in the April 19 Lok Sabha election.

    He said that the DMK passed unsavoury remarks on the consecration of the Ram...