Jammu: Four Pakistani soldiers were killed and as many Indians were injured, including two army men and two civilians, in border hostilities in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 48 hours.

Informed sources said that the four Pakistani soldiers were killed in retaliation on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch and Rajour

Chennai: Sri Shankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Shankaracharya Swamigal (47), the junior pontiff of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, has taken charge as Peetadhipathi (head) of the age-old religious institution from March 1, Kanchi Math manager Sundaresa Iyer informed reporters on Friday.  

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Chicago: A university student fatally shot his parents on his school campus Friday in the US state of Michigan before fleeing and setting off an hours-long manhunt, officials said.

The early morning incident put the campus into lockdown -- trapping students in classrooms and dormitories until mid-afternoon -- whil

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Friday welcomed the prospect of a trade war with other nations, remaining defiant in the face of the global uproar sparked by his sudden announcement of steel and aluminum tariffs.

With global stock markets tumbling and allies indignant, the president reacted to the negativ

New Delhi: An all-women crew leading the Indian Navy Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini Friday docked at a port in Cape Town in South Africa, during the last phase of its maiden voyage to circumnavigate the globe, the Navy said.

The expedition is being covered in five legs, with stop-overs at Fremantle in Australia

Mount Pleasant: School officials say police are responding to a report of shots fired at a residence hall at Central Michigan University.

The university said Friday morning that the report concerns Campbell Hall on its campus in Mount Pleasant. The university says the suspect is still at large, and police are urgi

New Delhi: Former India seamer Venkatesh Prasad today tendered his resignation from the post of chairman, junior national selection committee, less than a month after the country won the U-19 World Cup.

Prasad, who has worked as the head of the junior national selection committee for 30 months, of late shared a co

Ouagadougou: An armed group on Friday attacked the French embassy in Burkina Faso and the country's military headquarters, the government said, adding that four assailants had been killed.

The coordinated operation underscored the fragility of the Sahel nation, one of a string of African states struggling with

Bengaluru: The local court on Friday rejected bail to Congress MLA N A Haris’s son Mohammed Haris Nalapad in the assault case of Vidvat Loganathan on February 17.

The 63rd City Civil and Sessions Court judge Parameshwara B Prasanna rejected the two bail pleas that were filed before the court. Besides Nalpad,

Kabul: A large explosion in the eastern part of the Afghan capital on Friday morning killed at least one person, a young girl, and wounded 19, Afghan officials said.

Basir Mujahid, spokesman for the Kabul police chief, said the blast occurred in the eastern neighborhood of Qabil Bay, in an area that is home to a p