Seoul: South Korea says North Korea has agreed to impose a moratorium on tests of nuclear weapons and missiles if it holds talks with the United States.

South Korea's presidential national security director said Tuesday that North Korea said it's ready to have "heart-to-heart" talks with the Unit

Washington: The US has not seen a "decisive and sustained" change in the behaviour of Pakistan, even after the Trump Administration announced a USD 2 billion security assistance freeze to Islamabad nearly two months ago, a senior American official said today.

"We've not seen decisive and sustain

Shillong: National People's Party president Conrad Sangma was today sworn in as Meghalaya chief minister by Governor Ganga Prasad here.

The governor also administered the oath of office to 11 ministers at the Raj Bhavan.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP president Amit Shah, Manipur Chief Minist

Agartala: Tripura BJP president and newly-elected MLA Biplab Kumar Deb was today unanimously elected leader of the BJP legislature party in the state, Union minister Nitin Gadkari announced.

Deb, whose name was proposed by party MLA Sudip Roy Burman in the meeting, will be the new chief minister of Tripura, Gadkar

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today refused to grant Karti Chidambaram, the son of former Union minister P Chidambaram, interim protection from arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an alleged money laundering case related to INX Media.

A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D

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At least 26 persons lost their lives and 12 others suffered injuries in Gujarat's Bhavnagar after the truck in which they were travelling lost control and skidded off into a drain, reports a news agency. 

According to reports, the truck was taking a marriage party at the time of the incident. The a

New Delhi: Amid reports of sporadic violence in Tripura, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today spoke to the state governor and the DGP and asked them to ensure peace till a new government is installed, an official said.

During the telephonic calls, Governor Tathagata Roy and DGP A K Shukla apprised the Union home mini

Panama City: Executives with President Donald Trump's family hotel business on Monday abandoned the management offices of a luxury hotel in Panama that has been the scene of a tense, 12-day standoff over a business dispute with the hotel's owners. Trump's security guards also left the property.

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Mumbai: The Reserve Bank on Monday said it has imposed a penalty of Rs 3 crore on Axis Bank for violation of NPA classification norms, and Rs 2 crore on Indian Overseas Bank for not complying with the KYC regulations.

RBI said it had carried out a statutory inspection of private sector player Axis Bank with r

Miami: SpaceX is poised for the 50th launch of its signature Falcon 9 rocket early Tuesday, marking a swift ascent to a milestone many aerospace giants take far longer to attain.

The launch of the Falcon 9 carrying the Hispasat, a Spanish telecommunications and broadband satellite, is scheduled for 12:33 am (0533