Jaipur: Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to field against Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League match Saturday. Cummins is playing his first match of the IPL and his first competitive game since December last year when he played in the third Ashes Test against England. He was sidelined by a back-related...

Beijing: A latest video released by the Chinese navy highlighting China's blue-water naval ambitions has sparked speculation that its fourth aircraft carrier currently being built will be a nuclear-powered one. The video film 'Into The Deep' was released Wednesday to mark the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army Navy, showcasing the Chinese navy's...

Kathmandu: India's envoy in Kathmandu and the energy minister in the new government in Nepal discussed issues of mutual interest and those focusing on cooperation in energy. India's Ambassador to the Himalayan nation Naveen Srivastava and Nepal's Minister for Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation Biraj Bhakta Shrestha met Friday, according to sources at the ministry. Shrestha took...

Washington: President Donald Trump says the US Navy is clearing Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz, a vital sea route for oil shipments whose disruption is increasingly threatening the global economy. Sweeping for underwater explosives could take months despite a tenuous ceasefire between the United States and Iran in the weekslong war, experts say. Any future...

Islamabad: Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar Saturday said that Pakistan is facilitating the Iran-US talks and it will continue with efforts to achieve peace and stability in the region and beyond, as uncertainties surround the second round of negotiations. Dar, who is also the foreign minister, held a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to...

New Delhi:  A day after seven AAP MPs switched sides to the BJP, the Congress Saturday said the BJP washing machine is back, along with Modi washing powder. The Congress has been accusing the BJP of inducting leaders of various other parties facing cases and then taking slow action against them. Ashok Mittal, one of the seven...

Kendrapara: Nature lovers and wildlife experts in Odisha are worried that the endangered Olive Ridley turtles skipped their annual visit for mass nesting to the Gahirmatha coast in Kendrapara district this year. The Gahirmatha beach, close to Bhitarkania National Park in Kendrapara district, has the distinction of being the World's largest-known rookery where millions of olive ridley...

Kathmandu: Nepal's Government Saturday demolished hundreds of illegal structures built by landless settlers along the banks of the Bagmati River in the Thapathali and Gairegaun areas of Kathmandu. The illegal structures were demolished under the joint efforts of the Federal Government, led by Balendra Shah, and Kathmandu Metropolitan City, with the help of the Armed Police Force,...

Islamabad: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi Saturday met Pakistan Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir here, as Islamabad continued its efforts to facilitate engagement between the US and Iran. The meeting, according to a short video posted by the Iranian embassy on social media, was also attended by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi, foreign ministry spokesperson...

Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to Odisha Chief Secretary and the SP of Mayurbhanj district, seeking a detailed report within two weeks over the death of a girl student and 100 other pupils falling ill after eating stale food at a state-run school. The NHRC took suo motu cognisance of reports about...