Interviews with more than a dozen people living inside or recently escaped from the IS-controlled territory, and Western and West Asian officials who track the militants’ finances, describe the group as exacting tolls and traffic tickets; rent for government build ....

The mercy appeals of Maulvi Abdus Salam, Hazrat Ali, Mujeebur Rehman and Sabeel alias Yahya were rejected by the President of Pakistan on November 20. Gen, Sharif signed the black warrants of the four convicts, who were sentenced to death by special military court es ....

Mr. Modi, in his meeting with Mr. Obama, also appreciated the openness with which the U.S. President addressed issues with him and said it would help in developing a better understanding. “India will fulfil expectations from it and its responsibilities... the c ....

Touching on an emerging issue in climate policy, French President Francois Hollande called for a progressive tax on carbon to reflect its true price, and send the message that there is a cost to emitting greenhouse gases damaging the environment. At the Leaders Event be ....

The Prince is not alone on this one: he joins a chorus of voices making similar claims. In the U.S. President Barack Obama, Al Gore, and the democratic presidential hopefuls Martin O’Malley and Bernie Sanders have all talked of a link between climate change and th ....

Initiating the debate on intolerance, Mr. Salim was making a broader point on how insensitive remarks on communal sentiments were made not by “fringe elements” but by ministers and MPs of the ruling party, when he quoted a news magazine that had, in an issue ....

This was disclosed by Delhi Police Crime Branch, which has arrested two alleged members of this network, a Border Security Force (BSF) head Constable and a handler of Pakistani Intelligence Operative. Kaifatullah Khan, the handler arrested for allegedly providing sen ....

"The President has consented to inaugurate the festival called Festa Da Diu which is a 75-day tourism festival that seeks to project the island as a best tourism destination," said Ashish Kundra, administrator of Daman and Diu union territory.   " ....

Accordingly, the repo rate at which the Reserve Bank lends to the system will continue at 6.75 per cent. The cash reserve ratio (CRR) or the amount of deposits banks park with RBI has also been unchanged at 4 per cent. The status quo was widely expected. RBI, which i ....

Earlier, the Opposition-sponsored debate on intolerance continued in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, with the Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi saying that the BJP MPs were asked not to make provocative statements as it deflected from Pri ....