Kabul: Afghanistan’s military plans to launch a major operation to stop the Islamic State group making inroads into the country’s northern provinces, officials said today.

“(The) ministry of defence is planning to launch an operation against Daesh in northern provinces of Sari Pul, Faryab and Jow

The Supreme Court on Tuesday lashed out at the Centre and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) over delayed extraditions.

Warning over the further delays in such cases where personalities such as Vijay Mallya are involved, the apex court has asked for a reply over the issue by Friday.

Ahmedabad: Unfazed by the criticism of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over his temple visits in Gujarat, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday visited Jagannath Temple here and offered prayers.

According to the temple’s priest Dilip Das, Rahul performed pooja (obeisance) as per the traditional rituals

Brussels: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today he expected Europe to follow the US in recognising Jerusalem as the Jewish state’s capital, but the EU’s diplomatic chief said there was no change to its stance on the holy city.

Netanyahu said the controversial announcement by US President

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today said the CBI-led investigation in the larger conspiracy behind the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi does not appear to have achieved “much headway”.

The apex court referred to the reports filed before it by the CBI and observed that the investigatio

Mumbai: Actor Priyanka Chopra has been honoured with this year’s Mother Teresa Memorial award for social justice.

Priyanka received the award for her contribution towards lending her support to social causes, such as her recent visit to Syria, where she met and interacted with refugee children.

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Dubai: Top shuttlers P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth would be aiming for a great finale to what has been a good year for Indian badminton when they take the court at the USD one million Dubai Super Series Final starting here tomorrow.

Only the very best participate in this prestigious tournament with only the top

Kadapa: A 14-year-old boy on Tuesday committed suicide by hanging himself using his school tie in the hostel of Montfort School near Rajiv Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Kadapa. His hostel mates claimed that the boy was depressed following scolding from the school correspondent and the hostel warden.

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Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi took off this morning in a sea-plane from the Sabarmati River here to Dharoi Dam in Mehsana district on the last day of campaigning for the Gujarat Assembly polls.

Modi boarded the single-engine sea-plane from near the Sardar Bridge connecting the old city with Ahmedabad Wes

Hamilton: A brutal spell from Neil Wagner, including three wickets and a broken arm, led New Zealand to a comprehensive victory over the West Indies in Hamilton on Tuesday.

The tourists, set a target of 444, folded to be nine for 203 at tea on day four with Sunil Ambris retired hurt and unable to continue batting.