Fresh violence erupted in Sri Lanka on Sunday after a Muslim-owned restaurant was attacked in an alleged hate crime in a northern city, a day after President Maithripala Sirisena appointed a commission to probe a spate of anti-Muslim riots in the violence-hit Kandy district. The restaurant locate

As the National People’s Congress in China cleared a constitutional amendment on Sunday allowing President Xi Jinping to remain president for life, here is a look at Xi’s closest confidante and politburo member Wang Huning, who is also known to be the brain behind President Xi. Wang has been spee

BEIJING: Chinese Muslims need to guard against creeping Islamisation, including mosques that copy foreign styles, and strive to practice their faith in a more Chinese way, a senior Chinese Islamic official said on Saturday. China is home to roughly 20 million Muslims, many living in the western p

A DAY after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi asked New Delhi to shed “mental inhibitions” and “mutual suspicion” to improve bilateral ties, India on Friday said it is willing to work with the Chinese side to develop relations based on commonalities, while “dealing with differences on the basis of mu

London: A leading UK-based think tank has released a research to support its call for a new, more economical visa regime to attract Indian visitors to the country. The Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) revealed that the UK was losing out as neighbouring France attracted 185,000 more Indian business

Islamabad: In a treason case against former president general (retired) Pervez Musharraf, a special court on Thursday ordered his arrest and the confiscation of his properties. Hearing of the treason case resumed today after nine months. According to Geo TV, Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Y

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose "reciprocal tax" on countries like India and China if they do not match America's tariff. Trump has, in recent days, spoken a number of times about the 50 per cent duty that India levies + on high-end motorbikes that Harley-Davi

GENEVA: The UN human rights chief said Friday that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who has launched profanity-laced diatribes against United Nations rapporteurs, needs "psychiatric evaluation". Listing some of Manila's actions against UN envoys, including reportedly filing terrorism charges

Pakistan said today it has approved India’s humanitarian proposals about exchange of prisoners, issuance of medical visas and revival of a judicial commission, amid tensions between the two countries. Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif after consulting with all the stakeholders, has approved the human

WASHINGTON: A US Navy veteran on Wednesday pleaded guilty to the murder of Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla in a racially motivated hate crime at a bar in Kansas City last year that drew international attention. Adam Purinton, 52, pleaded guilty before a Kansas court. He was charged with fir

The United States (US) on Monday called on the Taliban to consider an offer for peace talks extended by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. Ghani at an international conference in Kabul last week unveiled a plan to open talks with the Taliban, including eventually recognising them as a political party

Russian military transport plane crashed in Syria today killing all 32 people on board, Russian news agencies quoted the Russian Defence Ministry as saying, an incident that sharply raises the death toll from the Kremlin's Syria operation. Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is running for re-e

DANANG: For the first time since the Vietnam War, a US Navy aircraft carrier is paying a visit to a Vietnamese port, seeking to bolster both countries' efforts to stem expansionism by China in the South China Sea. Monday's visit by the USS Carl Vinson brings more than 5,000 crew-members to the ce

The United States has once again asked Pakistan to step up its efforts against terrorism with Pentagon saying there are 'new opportunities' that the country should make use of in battling terror outfits. Relations between the two countries have soured in recent months with the Trump administration a

The Trump administration has delayed its decision on termination of work authorisation for spouses of the H-1B visa holders, in a big relief to a significantly large number of Indian workers and their families. The working professionals who could be affected include the H-4 visa holders, or the spou

KARACHI:  Kirshna Kumari Kolhi from Pakistan's Sindh province has become the first-ever Hindu Dalit woman Senator in the Muslim-majority country, according to a media report today. Ms Kolhi, 39, from Thar is a member of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari-led Pakistan People s Party (PPP). She won the elec

LONDON: A British supporter of ISIS was found guilty on Friday of trying to recruit children he was teaching into an "army" of jihadists to help carry out a wave of attacks across London. Umar Haque, 25, showed the children beheading videos and other violent terror propaganda, forced them to re-e

A journalist was shot dead by unidentified assailants in a high-security zone in Pakistan’s Rawalpindi, according to a media report. Anjum Muneer Raja, 40, was returning home on a motorcycle late on Thursday night when the bike-borne attackers waylaid him and opened fire, the police said. The