Italy begins celebrating Sharjah as Guest of Honour

Amid top Italian officials, authors, literary experts and an abundance of cultural enthusiasts, Sharjah was unveiled as guest of honour at the Turin International Book Fair (TIBF 2019) on Thursday....

Du Plessis, Watson lead Chennai into record eighth IPL final

All-round Chennai Super Kings rode half centuries from Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson to storm into their eighth Indian Premier League (IPL) final as they beat Delhi Capitals by...

Campaigning ends for 6th phase of Lok Sabha polls

Campaigning ended on Friday in 59 parliamentary constituencies spread over seven states which will go to the polls on Sunday in the penultimate phase of the mega seven-phase electoral exercise....

Campaigning ends for 6th phase of Lok Sabha polls

Trump says top 2020 rivals are ‘SleepyCreepy’

US President Donald Trump branded his chief Democratic rival “SleepyCreepy” Joe Biden on Friday, framing the 2020 nominations race as a battle between the former vice president and “Crazy Bernie”...

Conflicts uproot a record 41m in their own countries

A record 41.3 million people were uprooted within their own countries last year due to conflicts and violence, data showed on Friday, with two-thirds displaced in just 10 countries including...

Smith slams 91 not out as Aussies beat New Zealand in warm-up tie

Steve Smith plundered an unbeaten 91 and Glenn Maxwell hit 70 Friday before bad light stopped play, with Australia winning their final warm-up game before leaving for England to defend...

Time magazine cover story says PM Narendra Modi is India’s ‘divider-in-chief’

American news magazine Time has featured Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the cover page of its May 20 issue with a headline that may create controversy across the India...

Mayawati attacks Modi, Congress at Delhi rally

BSP President Mayawati took on both Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as the Congress on Friday as she campaigned in the Lok Sabha elections for the BSP candidates in...

Social networks under intense surveillance in Pak

Threats, arrests, blocked accounts and restricted posts — Big Brother is watching more closely than ever in Pakistan as authorities accelerate efforts to censor social networks, further reducing an already...