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Leh, May 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today kickstarted work for Zojila tunnel, Asia's longest and strategic bi-directional tunnel, to provide all-weather connectivity between Srinagar, Kargil and Leh. The prime minister who is on a day's visit to all the three regions -- Leh, Kashmir and Jammu-- of Jammu and Kashmir also attended the closing ceremony of the 100th birth anniversary

Kabul, May 19: Eight people were killed and 45 wounded in a series of explosions targeting a cricket match in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, officials said Saturday, the first attack since the holy month of Ramadan began. The blasts exploded among spectators crowded into the stadium at around 11pm (1830 GMT) on Friday evening as they watched the local "Ramadan Cup", the provincial governor

Vatican City, MAY 18: Thirty-four Chilean bishops announced their resignation on Friday over a child sex abuse scandal within the Church in Chile after three days of intense meetings with Pope Francis at the Vatican. “We, all the bishops present in Rome, have tendered our resignation to the Holy Father so that he may decide freely for each of us,” the bishops said in a statement read out by a

New Delhi, May 19: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today slammed the BJP for putting "hurdles" in conducting the trust vote in Karnataka Assembly and asked how many "tricks" the saffron party will "invent" to win it. In a series of tweets, Chidambaram said it was due to the Supreme Court the trust vote is being carried out today and it was a commentary that on a purely State matter, the

Istambul, May 19: Leaders of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states arrived in Istanbul on Friday for a summit, called by Turkey, over the killings of about 60 Palestinian protesters by Israeli forces along the Gaza border. The extraordinary summit has been called by the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan in his capacity as the Chair of the OIC Summit. Erdogan has

Guwahati, May 19: An MLA of the ruling BJP in Assam has been served notice to prove his citizenship amid the exercise to update the National Register of Citizens nearing completion. BJP legislator Kishore Nath and six members of his family were served the notice on Friday morning by Foreigners’ Tribunal No. 1 on suspicion of being ‘doubtful’ voters. Mr. Nath, 53, represents the Barkhola Assembly

Houston, May 19: A student opened fire at a high school in the US state of Texas on Friday, killing at least 10 people, mostly students, in the latest such incident in the country. The incident took place at Santa Fe High School in the city of the same name, located about 50 kilometres southeast of Houston. An unidentified law enforcement officer was shot, but sources said he was "clipped" and was

Patna, May 18: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadavand other alliance leaders on Friday met Bihar Governor Satyapal Malik to stake claim to form a government in the state. Yadav handed over letters to the Governor, stating that they were the single largest party elected in 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election and hence should be invited to form a government in the state. "We are

Cox's Bazar, May 18: The 12-year-old Rohingya refugee dreamed of Ramadan back in his own village - fish to end the day's fast, gifts from his family and relaxing beneath the trees before evening prayers at the mosque. But for MD Hashim and others like him living in squalor in Bangladesh, the start of the holy month now serves as a bitter reminder of everything they have lost since being driven

Washington, May 18: The US wants to build a global “coalition” against the Tehran regime and its “destabilizing activities,” the State Department said on Thursday, after pulling out from the Iran nuclear accord to the anger of US allies. The plan is to be detailed on Monday by the top United States diplomat, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in his first major foreign policy address since taking