Nearly 300 vehicles have been destroyed in a big fire at the parking lot of the venue of the air show in Bengaluru this afternoon. Officials say the cause of the fire could be a lit cigarette that was disposed on the grass in the open field. Huge plumes of thick black smoke could be

Amid a major crackdown on separatists in Jammu and Kashmir late last night, the Centre has sent hundred additional companies of paramilitary forces to the state. Yesterday's crackdown resulted in separatist Yasin Malik's arrest. A notice from the Home Ministry in New Delhi late

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has declared a year-long state of emergency, dissolving his cabinet and local governments throughout the country. In a televised address on Friday, Bashir also called on Sudan's parliament to postpone constitutional amendments that would allow him

A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Ecuador during the early morning hours of Friday (Feb 22). Only minor injuries have been reported. The earthquake occurred at 5:17 am (Ecuador local time). ECT/EST with the epicenter in the rural area located near the central border of

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi called for investment in the crisis-hit western state of Rakhine on Friday (Feb 22), saying the world had "focused narrowly on negative aspects" in the state from which some 730,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled since 2017. On a rare visit to Rakhine, Ms

Torrential rains lashed have several cities in Pakistan, triggering flash floods and leaving at least 26 dead, many swept away by the waters or killed when their roofs collapsed. The provincial Disaster Management Authority said 14 people, including children, were killed in the Khyber

Venezuela's embattled President Nicolás Maduro has ordered the closure of the border with Brazil amid a row over foreign humanitarian aid. The leftist leader went on TV to say he was also considering shutting the border with Colombia to stop the opposition bringing in relief.

US President Donald Trump says a woman who left the US to become a propagandist for the Islamic State (IS) group will not be allowed to return. On Twitter, he said he had instructed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo "not to allow Hoda Muthana back into the country". Mr Pompeo had

The family of Shamima Begum, who joined the Islamic State group in Syria aged 15, say they plan to challenge the move to strip her of UK citizenship. Her family's lawyer, Tasnime Akunjee, said they were considering "all legal avenues" to contest the decision. Government sources

In a special gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday received Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the airport, signifying the importance India attaches to the visit by the leader of the powerful Gulf nation. This is the ninth time Modi has gone to the airport

Denying any role in the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 soldiers were killedby a suicide bomber, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan today said Pakistan will retaliate if India attacks. "All this 'attack Pakistan' talk is all keeping elections in mind. But if at all these are

Two Surya Kiran aircraft (Hawks) have crashed into each other during a practice sortie, news from the venue has just emerged. The Surya Kiran aerobatic team has been an eye catcher at multiple Aero India shows and has recently upgraded to the Hawk from Kiran aircraft. The team flew

Saudi Arabia has said it will work to de-escalate tensions between India and Pakistan, ahead of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's arrival in Delhi. The prince, known as MBS, is on a tour of Asia and has just visited Pakistan. Hostilities between Delhi and Islamabad flared last

In the wake of Pulwama terror attack, India has called its High Commissioner in Islamabad Ajay Bisaria to New Delhi for immediate consultations. Bisaria will arrive in New Delhi for consultations Saturday, sources told ANI. The Indian envoy has been called for consultations at a

Officials say four army soldiers have been killed and one another wounded in a gunbattle with militants fighting against Indian rule in disputed Kashmir. Security officials say the fighting erupted after government forces surrounded a village in the southern Pulwama area on a tip that

The demand for retaliatory action following the terror attack in Pulwama grew today as Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bihar to inaugurate some central projects. As NDA ally Nitish Kumar called for appropriate response, ally Ram Vilas Paswan said India should take "revenge" for

President Trump has told the UK and other European allies to take back and put on trial more than 800 Islamic State (IS) group fighters captured in the final battle against the group. His tweet comes as US-backed Kurdish forces continue an assault on the last pocket of IS territory on

US military planes have been delivering humanitarian aid for Venezuela in the Colombian border town of Cucuta. The aid is being stockpiled at the request of the Venezuelan opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, who declared himself interim president last month. President Nicolás Maduro

A Major-rank Army officer was killed and a soldier suffered injuries today (Feb 16) while defusing an improvised explosive device at Nowshera sector in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri. The officer is from the Corps of Engineers. The explosive had been planted by intruders from Pakistan

Donald Trump has defied fierce criticism to announce that he is using emergency powers to bypass Congress and pursue the building of a wall on the US-Mexico border. At a combative, rambling and at times incoherent press conference in the White House, the US president insisted he had no