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India 31st riskiest country, Pakistan most risky: UNICEF report
Pakistan is the most dangerous country to be born in among 52 "lower middle-income countries," with 45.6 newborns per 1,000 babies dying in the first month.
After surplus budget, Singapore to pay bonus to all citizens
In a rare occurrence, Singapore's citizens above 21yrs, will get a one-off "SG bonus," ranging from S$100 to S$300, depending on their income.
Why is Trump Jr's dinner offer in India being criticized?
Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of the US President, is arriving in India to launch the 47-storey luxury Trump Towers project in Gurugram.
Imran Khan announces third marriage to spiritual advisor Bushra Wattoo
Pakistani cricketer turned politician Imran Khan has announced his marriage to Bushra Wattoo, a 'pir' or faith healer.
Saudi women can start their businesses without a male guardian
2017 was the year of women empowerment in Saudi Arabia. Taking it further, the government has now announced that women can start their own businesses without a male guardian's/husband's permission.
Iran, greatest threat to world: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu warned Iran to "not test Israel's resolve," launching a scathing attack on it at Munich Security Conference.
'Shame on you!': Florida school shooting survivor's speech makes headlines
The fight for strict gun laws has become louder after the Florida massacre, with students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas, the site of the tragedy, issuing powerful statements.
New Jersey city's first Sikh mayor is getting death threats
The first Sikh mayor of New Jersey's Hoboken city in the US is receiving death threats.
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, family reach India on first official-visit
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has arrived in India for a week-long visit along with family. Minister of State for Agriculture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat received Trudeau.
Donald Trump had an extramarital affair with a Playboy model?
According to a handwritten account obtained by The New Yorker magazine, Donald Trump had a 9-month-long extramarital affair with the 1998 Playboy Playmate of the Year, starting in 2006.
Pakistan borrows $500mn from China to support diminishing reserves
Pakistan has taken another foreign commercial loan of $500mn from Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) to support its diminishing foreign currency reserves.
Six-year-old Zainab Ansari's killer gets four sentences in Pakistan
A Pakistan court has sentenced a 24-year-old man, Imran Ali, to four death sentences for raping and murdering a six-year-old girl, Zainab Ansari, last month in the city of Kasur, south of Lahore.
Indian-origin science teacher jailed for filming girls in school toilets
A science teacher of Indian origin has been awarded a jail term of four years and three months in the United Kingdom for secretly filming women/girls using school toilets and making sexually explicit images of children.
Iranian President's India visit: All you need to know
PM Narendra Modi's "love affair" with West Asia continues. After hosting Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu and making the Palestinians happy, now he is holding "substantive and productive" talks with Iranian president Hassan Rouhani.
Powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Mexico capital, Oaxaca state
A massive earthquake of a magnitude of 7.2 hit south and central Mexico with the epicenter in the country's Oaxaca state.
"Hate turban people": US man points gun at Sikh cabbie
In a disturbing incident, a person in Illinois, US, put a gun to a Sikh cab driver's head and asked which country he belongs to.
US Senate rejects immigration bills: Dreamers left in a lurch
What will happen to the "Dreamers?" The question on everyone's mind fails to be answered despite a week of rare open debate in the US Senate.
Pakistan takes over Hafiz Saeed's seminary, dispensaries
It seems US's pressure tactics against Pakistan have worked. The latter has finally started cracking down on charities run by Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed.
School shootings: What explains gun violence among American teens?
A 19-year-old expelled student opened fire at his high school in Florida on Wednesday, killing at least 17.
How much money is enough for happiness? Scientists find out
Scientists have finally found out how much money a year it takes to keep an individual happy.
Stormy Daniels is now free to tell her Trump story
Donald Trump's longtime lawyer Michael D. Cohen recently revealed that he did in fact pay $130,000 (Rs. 83.1 lakh) to Stormy Daniels, the porn star who claimed to have had a sexual relationship with the US President.
17 killed in Florida in one of US' deadliest shootings
Seventeen people were killed in one of the deadliest shootings in US when a gunman opened fire in a Florida high school yesterday.
Hashimoto's: All about the disease plaguing supermodel Gigi Hadid
Gigi Hadid, the 22-year-old supermodel who has taken the fashion world by storm, recently gunned down body-shamers on Twitter, and blamed her weight fluctuations on an autoimmune disease called Hashimoto's.
Valentine's Day: An ode to Slovakia's Romeo-Juliet and their love
Slovakia's Banska Stiavnica is the home to a historic love story, of poet Andrej Sladkovic and Maria Pischlova.
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu faces corruption charges
Israeli police has claimed that there is enough evidence to indict scandal-ridden PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Reportedly, he faces allegations of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in two separate cases.
Karachi murder threatens to deter China's $50bn projects in Pakistan
Last week, Chen Zhu, MD of the Karachi unit of Shanghai-based Cosco Shipping Lines Co, was shot nine times near Zamzama Park, an upmarket area near diplomatic consulates.
The reasons behind the surrogacy boom in Ukraine
Ukraine is in news again but for reasons apolitical. The European nation has become the go-to place for people wanting to have children via surrogacy.
Trump's new budget proposes $336mn-aid for Pakistan, but with conditions
US President Donald Trump is walking the talk about his warnings to Pakistan.
Amid global pressure, Pakistan designates Hafiz Saeed a terrorist
A week after Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed dared the government to arrest him, Pakistan has declared him a terrorist.
Ronan Farrow: The man behind Harvey Weinstein expose
We all have skeletons we wish to bury deep in closets, secrets we dread to acknowledge, let alone confront.
Resurgence of pro-Khalistan sentiment abroad: Should India be worried?
The ban on Indian diplomats entering gurdwaras abroad, that started with India's Consul General in Toronto, Dinesh Bhatia's visit to Dixie gurdwara in January 2017, has now spread across countries.
What does Iran President Hassan Rouhani's visit mean for India?
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will leave for India on Thursday on a three-day visit.
These 11 cities, including Bengaluru, to run out of drinking-water
Cape Town is set to run out of drinking water on 11th May.
PM Modi's Oman visit: Attends India-Oman business meet
PM Narendra Modi was on a two-day state visit to Oman. The two sides signed eight agreements. He also addressed the Indian diaspora at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in capital Muscat.
New York state sues Weinstein Company over 'pervasive sexual harassment'
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a lawsuit against the Weinstein Company in state court on Sunday, alleging failure to protect its staff from "pervasive sexual harassment, intimidation and discrimination."
London City Airport shut down after World War-2 bomb discovered
The London City Airport was shut down after a World War II (WW-II) bomb was discovered in the nearby Thames river.
Russian jet with 70 people on board vanishes, suspected crashed
A Russian aircraft carrying at least 62 passengers and six crew members vanished from radar screens after taking off from a Moscow airport.
#MosqueMeToo: Even sacred places like Mecca aren't safe for women
For millions of Muslims, Mecca is the holiest place. An estimated 2mn head there annually for Hajj.
Modi will leave for Oman today, after completing UAE visit
After his historic visit to Palestine, PM Modi arrived in the UAE on Saturday on a two-day visit as part of his four-nation tour.
Maldives to deport arrested Indian and British journalists
An Indian and a British journalist who were arrested in the Maldives a day back will be deported to their home countries, said the Maldives police.