Washington: US President Donald Trump on Monday placed a 25 per cent tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, citing persistent trade...

Dubai: Executions in Saudi Arabia surged last year to a record high, Amnesty International said Monday, as activists increasingly warn about the...

Istanbul: A total of 32 defendants went on trial on Monday over a deadly fire that tore through a popular ski resort hotel, killing 78 people and...

Kolkata: National Commission for Women (NCW) member Archana Majumdar on Monday visited the residence of Tamanna Khatoon in Nadia to meet her family...

Kohima: Three people died, flight operations were suspended and vehicular movement was disrupted on National Highway 29 as incessant rain for the past...

Rio de Janeiro: The BRICS bloc of developing nations on Sunday condemned the increase of tariffs and attacks on Iran, but refrained from naming US...

Beijing: China on Monday said BRICS is not a bloc for confrontation and does not target any third country, as it reacted guardedly to US President...

New York: US President Donald Trump slammed Elon Musk after he formed a new political party, terming the move as “ridiculous” and saying the tech...

Boston: A federal bench trial begins Monday over a lawsuit that challenges a Trump administration campaign of arresting and deporting faculty and...

Jakarta: Indonesia’s rumbling Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted twice on Monday, sending a column of volcanic materials up to 18 km into the sky,...

Moscow: Russian’s transport minister was found dead Monday, hours after being dismissed by President Vladimir Putin, in what officials said was an...

Ottawa: Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean. The name “Hadean” comes from the Greek god of the...