All the Islamic extremists involved in the Easter suicide bombings are either killed or arrested, Sri Lankan police and military chiefs have claimed, assuring that the country is now safe and can get back to normalcy. The tri-forces commanders and the police chief, addressing a press conference o

A high-security prison in China has stationed a high-tech guard in every cell. The Yancheng prison, a facility directly run by the country's Ministry of Justice, has installed cameras in every cell in an attempt to use AI or artificial intelligence to monitor inmates. The "smart jail" system involve

MOSCOW: The pilot of a Russian passenger plane that erupted in a ball of fire on the runway of Moscow's busiest airport, killing 41 people, said lightning led to the emergency landing. Investigators were on Monday working to understand the causes of the blaze after the Sukhoi Superjet-100 had to re

NEW DELHI: India has raised concerns with Pakistan over harassment of two of its diplomats by intelligence personnel last month and asked it to conduct an inquiry and prevent recurrence of such incidents, sources said in Delhi on Saturday. It also conveyed its concerns regarding security of the Ind

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has paid tribute to Tipu Sultan, praising the 18th century ruler of Mysore for preferring to die for freedom rather than “live a life of enslavement“. Mr. Khan took to twitter to express his admiration for the 18th century ruler of the erstwhile Mysore Kingdom a

Twenty-four US members of Congress sent a letter on Friday to US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, urging him not to end a vital trade concession for India, a day before the Trump administration is likely to announce a decision on it. Ending the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), whic

An Indian national in Singapore has been jailed for six weeks for giving bribe to two officials of a pest control company and compromising the health security of employees at the construction site where he was working, according to a media report. Muthukaruppan Periyasamy, 52, who worked as a con

An India-based photo journalist, who was in Sri Lanka to cover the aftermath of Easter Sunday bombings, was arrested by Sri Lankan police for alleged unauthorised entry into a school. Siddiqui Ahamad Danish, who works for Reuters news agency and is based in New Delhi, was arrested when he alleged

Colombo: The Sri Lankan authorities are taking steps to freeze the assets of terrorists involved in the Easter Sunday bomb blasts, a media report said on Thursday. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is in the process of identifying and compiling the list of assets belonging to those invo

Moscow: President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed into law a "sovereign internet" bill which will allow Russian authorities to isolate the country's internet, a move decried by rights groups. Russian lawmakers insist the new law is necessary to ensure the security of Russia's online networks b

A man armed with a pistol opened fire on students in a classroom building at a North Carolina university during the last day of classes Tuesday, killing two people and wounding four others, police said. Officers who had gathered ahead of a campus concert raced over and disarmed the suspect in the ro

New Delhi: Rattled by the surgical strike carried out by the Indian Air Force jets on terrorist training camps in Balakot, Pakistan has decided to buy Russian-made Pantsir Missile System from Moscow. Pantsir is a medium-range surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft artillery weapon system. Pa

In a major development, the leader of the Islamic State (IS) group has praised the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka and apparently called them revenge for the fall of Baghouz, Syria - the last territory that the extremist group held in West Asia. The US-based SITE Intelligence Group said the ac

A total of 3,000 kilograms of solid waste has been collected from Mt. Everest sincewhen Nepal launched an ambitious clean-up campaign on April 14. The campaign is aimed at bringing back tonnes of trash from the world’s highest peak, which has lately turned into a “garbage dump”. The 45-day ‘Evere

Over a week after the devastating Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, the country has completely banned all face veils including the burqa. The decision was approved by Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and the announcement was made late on Sunday via a press release. According to report

The father and two brothers of the suspected mastermind of Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bombings were killed when security forces stormed their safe house two days ago, police sources and a relative of the suicide bombers told Reuters on Sunday. Zainee Hashim, Rilwan Hashim and their father Mohamed

India on Saturday issued an advisory asking its nationals to avoid ‘non-essential travel’ to Sri Lanka where the situation continues to be precarious in the wake of last Sunday’s terror attacks. "In view of the prevailing security situation in Sri Lanka in the aftermath of terror attacks on 21 Ap

Fugitive businessman Nirav Modi has been denied bail by a UK court for a third time, in a hearing that was presided over by Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot. Dressed in a beige and black sweater and appearing via video-link from his Wandsworth prison, Modi did not say anything except to confirm hi