The end of the Islamic State (IS) is near. If not dead, its Caliph would soon become a homeless tyrant armed with a radical ideology that threatened doomsday, but in the end brought about its own downfall. Iraqi army moving to attack Islamic State militants. Countdown to the end of the state – though, not the terror organisation-started with two contemporaneous events during the past few hours. One, Syrian rebels made a lightening advance to their... 

Chandigarh: Mounting a scathing attack on Pakistan, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said its entire establishment is engaged in fuelling terrorism in India making management of the Indo-Pak border “challenging” and warned that “those who breed snakes get bitten by them”. Union minister Rajnath Singh. He slammed Islamabad for adopting a “very flexible” approach to deal with terrorism and said if it wanted,... 

Xiaomi has scheduled an event in China on October 25, where it is expected to announce the Mi Note 2 smartphone. The company is finally unveiling the smartphone after many leaks and speculations about the launch. Additionally, the latest leak hints that the Mi Note 2 will have an all top display, with no sensors or front camera on top, giving it a very different look from the current models in the market, but no dual-edge display as rumoured earlier. Xiaomi... 

Bill Clinton accusers Kathleen Willey (L), Juanita Broaddrick (C) and rape victim Kathy Shelton. After Juanita Broaddrick, who has long accused former president Bill Clinton of raping her in 1978, repeated those allegations in a January tweet, aides to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton quickly moved to gather information that could be used to undermine her account, hacked internal campaign emails released Saturday by the group WikiLeaks... 

Nobel Literature Prize winner Bob Dylan famously sang The Times They Are A-changin. Now, not only does it apply to a singer-songwriter winning a Nobel prize in literature, it also, quite oddly, applies to foreign policy. Quite specifically to Pakistan’s neighbours who are increasingly moving away from the country that cannot get its act right. A file photo of Sheikh Hasina with PM Modi. In an exclusive interview to The Hindu’s Suhasini... 

CLEVELAND: US President Barack Obama warned Friday that American “democracy itself” is on the ballot in November’s presidential election, as White House concern grows about the lasting impact of Republican Donald Trump’s scorched-earth campaign. Barack Obama became the latest in a wave of Democrats targeted by bounty-seeking agitators. At a fiery campaign event for Hillary Clinton in Cleveland, Ohio, Obama trashed Trump as... 

MELBOURNE: Vitamins A and C complement each other in erasing “memory” associated with DNA, an important effect for improving technologies geared towards regenerative medicine and stem cell therapy, scientists have found. Vitamins A, C can enhance success in the challenging process of converting adult cells into stem cells The two vitamins can enhance success in the challenging process of converting adult cells into stem cells, an international... 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to host ten world leaders, including Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping in the seaside resort of Goa, India’s showcase tourist destination. Why Goa some may ask, considering that this is perhaps the first time that India is hosting such a major event outside Lutyens Delhi. Away from the capital, leaders can be more at ease and speak freely to each other in the relaxed holiday surrounding of sea and sand. Prime... 

RIO DE JANEIRO: In fast-growing cities across the developing world more than 70 per cent of residents lack access to basic services like clean water, affordable transportation or decent housing, a research group said on Friday ahead of a UN conference on urbanization. By 2050, 2.5 billion people will move into the world’s cities, said the World Resources Institute. By 2050, 2.5 billion people, a bigger population than China and India combined,... 

New Delhi: India has has no problem in issuing visas to Pakistani artistes, a Union Home Ministry official said on Friday. File photo of Home Minister Rajnath Singh. “Government of India has no problem in giving visa to any Pakistani artiste,” a Home Ministry official told IANS. “We have no problem in granting visas. If a person applies for visa and he fulfills the conditions, he gets it. It’s not that we don’t have to...