The two leaders are likely to focus on the broader picture of ties and on “strategic thinking,” Hua Chunying, spokesperson and the director-general of the foreign ministry’s information department said. read more

Jaishankar also responded to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s remarks that there was no use talking to India. Talking, Jaishankar shot back, was all that Pakistan had done for years without acting against terrorism. read more

Speaking on the occasion, Satheesh Reddy said the technological capabilities existing in DRDO laboratories for defence applications will be customised to meet the requirements of the human space mission of ISRO. read more

Smith’s tally of 774 runs from seven innings with a Bradmanesque 110-plus average in a bowler-dominated series illustrates how he single-handedly carried Australia’s run-scoring burden. read more

Karti Chidambaram, who represents Sivaganga in the Lok Sabha, wrote a two-page letter to his father P Chidambaram wishing him on his 74th birthday and bringing him “up to speed” on national and international news. read more

Cosmopolitan Istanbul, on the Bosphorus Strait, is home to the iconic Hagia Sophia mosque, with its soaring dome and Christian mosaics, the massive 17th-century Blue Mosque and the circa-1460 Topkapi Palace, former home of sultans. read more

Delhi Police said the man was booked for impersonation and was let off after a joint interrogation by police and intelligence officials. read more

Khan also renewed his attack on India and said there was no question of talking to the neighbour at this point, especially after New Delhi’s move to nullify Article 370 of the Constitution that gave special status to militancy-hit Jammu and Kashmir. read more

Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leaders Ashok Arora, Subhash Goyal, Pradeep Chaudhary and Gaganjit Sandhu and Independent MLA Jai Prakash joined the Congress at the party headquarters here. read more

Aditi Rao Hydari talks about her Bharatnatyam days, learning the dance form, classical music and more in the course of her career. read more

At a function to celebrate Hindi Diwas in New Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan, Shah said the government would celebrate Hindi Saptah (week) publicly from 2020 and the language would reach monumental heights by the 2024 general elections. read more

The flyover is located just two kilometres ahead of the Kherki Daula toll, in Manesar. It is the third time in the last 10 months that the flyover has developed cracks. read more

Khan said people will rise against India, and “it is not just about Indian Muslims, there are 1.25 billion Muslims around the world. They all are watching this”. read more

Police said the incident took place around 9pm when a total of eight persons had entered the Yamuna to bathe, despite being told not to go into the river owing to lack of light and depth of water. read more

The central government on Thursday announced its decision to revamp large parts of Lutyens’ Delhi, which includes revamping or building a new Parliament House by 2022 and razing a number of buildings to construct an integrated complex to house all government... read more