
Nurse Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug, who lay in coma for 42 years, the longest in world history, died here on Monday. Her death triggered an outpouring of grief through the day and at her funeral in the evening....

Kochi, May 18 : Mother Teresa would be canonised in September 2016, senior priest and spokesperson of the Syro Malabar Church Paul Thelekat said on Monday. Pope John Paul-II beatified Mother Teressa on October 192003. "As a Christian, I am eagerly waiting for the canonization of Mother Teresa. She has been a mother to millions of Indian especial...
The Nepalese government will appeal to the international community for more assistance to cope with the aftermath of the massive April 25 earthquake that claimed over 8,000 lives, media reported on Monday....
China has shut down over 100 illegal dating websites and ordered 20 sites to correct their practices in a campaign launched in February targeting fraud and pornography on match-making sites. ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that "manavta" or humanity was the basis of his government's foreign policy, which was also visible in the way India helped evacuate Pakistani nationals from Yemen and Pakistan too brought back 11 Indians from the war-torn country....
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led NDA government, accusing it of being "anti-farmer". ...
Police investigators claim to have made a breakthrough on the armed attack on a bus in Pakistan's Karachi city that claimed 46 lives, a media report said on Monday....
An Australian teenager was reportedly killed while fighting with the Islamic State (IS) terror group in Iraq, media reported on Monday. ...
India would leave China behind in terms of growth and development in the coming days, union Minister of state for Finance Jayant Sinha said on Monday....

India and South Korea on Monday inked seven agreements, including on Avoidance of Double Taxation and shipping, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with South Korean President Park Geun-hye here....