The Sri Lankan government, which has joined hands with international community in the last one year, is taking initial steps towards “ensuring human rights and freedom” for all Sri Lankans, according to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. Taking stock ....

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir announced the cut in relations late on Sunday and gave Iranian diplomatic personnel 48 hours to leave his country. All Saudi diplomatic personnel in Iran have been called home after an attack on the kingdom’s embassy in Tehran ....

“We condemn this attack... At this juncture, this attack might have been launched intentionally to disrupt this momentum [in Indo-Pak ties]. Many media reports have such doubts..,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said at a media briefing in respon ....

What caused the split? A schism emerged after the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632. He died without appointing a successor to lead the Muslim community, and disputes arose over who should shepherd the new and rapidly growing faith. Some believed that a new lea ....

Gurcharan Singh Gill, an employee at local liquor store at Shields Express in West Shields Avenue was at work when he was stabbed to death during broad daylight, Lieutenant Mindy Casto said. Reasons: identity, skin colour While investigations are still ongoing, lo ....

Here are the live updates: 6.30 pm: At least 30 persons injured in tremor; several buildings, govt offices and houses developed cracks in Assam. - AIR 5.40 pm: MoS Home Kiren Rijiju, MoS PMO Jitendra Singh meet Manipur CM Okram Ibobi Singh over Earthquake. 5.33 ....

Speaking exclusively to The Hindu, Maulana Jawad, considered the most influential Shia cleric in India (Shias, according to figures from 2005-06, comprise 25-31% of the Muslim population in India), said that international pressure had to be brought to bear to remove Sau ....

 After initially refraining from blaming the country, a top government official said on Monday that the terrorists behind the Pathankot airbase attack appeared to have received training from a “professional armed force in Pakistan.” The fidayeen (suicide) s ....

The two terrorists were either injured or killed by the ITBP commandos as the jawans saw the bodies being dragged away by other members of the group. Three bodies were recovered outside the Consulate on Monday, though an unknown number of terrorists engaged in a fier ....

 Security forces continued search and combing operation inside the Pathankot airbase on Tuesday — the fourth day after the attack on the frontline Air Force Station (AFS) by terrorists. The operation was stepped up on Tuesday, an Air Force official told IANS. ....