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Mumbai: Justice Manjula Chellur on Monday took oath as the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, the second woman to occupy the post. Chelluar, who was...

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday awarded death penalty to two convicts and life term to another for robbing and killing IT executive Jigisha Ghosh in...

Manila: The Philippines has recorded about 1,800 drug-related killings since President Rodrigo Duterte took office seven weeks ago and launched a war on...

Oslo: The Philippine government and Maoist-led guerrillas opened peace talks in Oslo on Monday, seeking to end nearly five decades of conflict that has...

Vienna: North Korea appeared to resume activities this year aimed at producing plutonium, which can be used in the core of an atomic bomb, the UN nuclear...

Seoul: The United States and South Korea kicked off annual military exercises on Monday, prompting warnings of retaliation from the North, as...

Bangkok: Thai police on Monday said at least 20 people were involved in carrying out a wave of deadly bombings in the country's south earlier this...

Singapore: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will be on medical leave until August 29 on the advice of his doctors, his office said on Monday. Lee...

Beijing: China has issued new rules demanding the establishment of Communist Party panels in non-government bodies, aiming to beef up the ruling party's...

Tokyo/Seoul: Foreign ministers from Japan, China and South Korea will meet in Tokyo for two days this week to discuss cooperation, the countries said on...