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Moscow: The Russian parliament on Wednesday gave its overwhelming backing to a draft law that would ease some penalties for domestic violence, alarming...

Chennai/Coimbatore: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) working president M. K. Stalin on Tuesday demanded the transfer of top police officials to ensure a fair...

Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday successfully conducted the first test flight of the 'Ababeel' surface-to- surface ballistic missile (SSM) capable of...

New Delhi: Priyanka Gandhi, being credited by Congress for playing an active role in stitching an alliance with Samajwadi Party, will be her party's...

Astana: Russia and regional powers Turkey and Iran backed a shaky truce between Syria's warring parties on Tuesday and agreed to monitor its compliance,...

Occupied Jerusalem: Israel announced plans on Tuesday for 2,500 more settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, the second such declaration since US...

Srinagar:Two foreign militants of Lashkar- e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in an encounter with security forces in Ganderbal district of...

Balasore (Odisha): The guided Pinaka rocket was on Tuesday successfully test-fired for the second time from launch complex-III of the Integrated Test Range...

Baghdad: The United Nations said on Tuesday it is "racing against the clock" to prepare emergency aid for hundreds of thousands of endangered...

Pennsylvania: A powerful storm that killed at least 21 people in the southern United States over the weekend was expected on Tuesday to bring heavy snow and...