New Delhi: The French government on Thursday denied reports that claimed Pakistani pilots were trained to fly the Rafale fighter jet, which is being procured by India in a euro 7.8 billion deal, for Qatar in 2017. The claim was made by ainonline.com, a media firm which focusses on aviation. Th

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Governor V.P. Singh Badnore on Wednesday declined an invite from the British High Commission to attend the birthday celebrations of Queen Elizabeth-II, stating that the event was falling on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre by the British forces on

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won the Israeli national election, securing a record fifth term in office despite running neck-and-neck with his challenger Benny Gantz, the country’s three main television channels said on Wednesday. With 97% of the votes counted, neither of the candidates’

All eyes seem to be at the Phuket International Airport. Phuket is one of the most visited places in the world and their pristine beaches attract tourists from all over. From binging on some dragon fruits to sipping on some coconut water by the beach, Phuket is one of the most perfect places to unwi

More families of victims of the Lion Air crash in Indonesia are suing Boeing after its chief executive apologised and said a software update for the MAX 8 jet would prevent further disasters. Family members and lawyers said on Monday that CEO Dennis Muilenburg's comment last week, related to an a

India is committed to working closely with the Maldives to deepen the partnership between the two sides and to assist the Indian Ocean archipelago’s socio-economic development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Monday. Modi called Solih to congratulate him on th

Kampala, Uganda: A US tourist and a safari guide kidnapped by gunmen in a Ugandan national park have been recovered safe and sound after a ransom was paid for their release, a safari firm said on Sunday. The pair were hauled from their safari vehicle by four gunmen around dusk on Tuesday as they

South Africa: Five suspected poachers entered Kruger National Park in South Africa last week to kill rhinos, according to authorities. In the end only four left the park alive. The fifth, allegedly, was killed by an elephant and later eaten by a pride of lions, park officials said in a statement.

Male: The exiled former leader of the Maldives has led his party to a landslide victory only five months after returning to the country, preliminary results showed Sunday. Ex-president Mohamed Nasheed, 51, was set for a dramatic return to the top of the national parliament, with his Maldivian Democr

Karachi: Pakistan has "reliable intelligence" that India will attack again this month, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Sunday, as tension over a February standoff between the two nuclear-armed neighbours had appeared to ease. The attack could take place between April 16 and 20, he s

An Irish international human rights lawyer who was caught on camera making abusive rants at Air India crew after she was refused alcohol on a flight from Mumbai to London has been jailed for six months in the UK. Simone Burns, was described as “drunk and obnoxious” during a hearing at Isleworth C

David Malpass, a top U.S. Treasury official in Trump administration, was on April 5 unanimously selected as the new President of the World Bank. The World Bank’s 25-member executive board unanimously approved 63-year-old Malpass, who is currently Under Secretary of Treasury for International Affa

New York: An Indian journal publisher and his companies have been fined over USD 50 million in the US for making "deceptive claims" to academics about the nature of their work and taking millions of dollars from aspiring researchers and writers. Srinubabu Gedela of Andhra Pradesh and his companie

Pakistan has deicded to release 360 Indian fishermen from jail in four different batches beginning from Friday. Jivan Jungi, the executive member of Pakistan-India Peoples’ Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD) said that 355 of the 360 fishermen set to be released are from Gujarat. “This is v

Washington: Unhappy with import tariffs on American goods, US President Donald Trump alleged that India is one of the highest taxing nations in the world as he once again slammed the country for imposing 100% tariff on products, including iconic items like the Harley-Davidson motorcycles. "Such h

Boeing Co said on Wednesday its chief executive, Dennis Muilenburg, had joined a test flight on a 737 MAX 7 jetliner for a demonstration of updated MCAS anti-stall software. The software is at the centre of investigations in the crash of Ethiopian Flight 302 last month and a Lion Air accident in Ind

Washington, Apr 3 : (PTI) The US has approved the sale of 24 multi-role MH-60 'Romeo' Seahawk helicopters to India at an estimated cost of USD 2.4 billion, the State Department has said. India has been in need of these formidable anti-submarine hunter helicopters for more than a decade now. De

In a historic first, a gay African American woman was elected mayor of America’s third largest city on Tuesday, as Chicago voters entrusted a political novice with tackling difficult problems of economic inequality and gun violence. Lori Lightfoot, a 56-year-old former federal prosecutor and prac