India has conducted the maiden test of a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) off the Odisha coast. The test was carried out on Friday evening by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), according to The Times of India. A defence source told the newspaper tha
A man who posed as a respected Imam while exploiting women and children through fear, manipulation and claims of spiritual powers has been sentenced to life imprisonment in London following a major Metropolitan Police investigation. Abdul Halim Khan, 54, of Old Ford Road in Tower Hamlets, was sent
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China very soon and preparations for the trip are already complete, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping have met more than 40 times over the years, most recently in Beijing last September. The two men
Lebanon will demand Israel cease fire at face-to-face talks in Washington on Thursday, a senior Lebanese official said, as Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel continued to trade blows despite a US-backed truce declared last month. The talks between Lebanese and Israeli envoys will mark the sides' thi
Almost 90 people were killed in a violent storm that battered India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, with rain and hail, the state disaster management and relief office said on Thursday. Storms are common in the northern state during the hot season from March to June, before the mon
