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New Delhi: The process of issuing visas on arrival to Pakistani senior citizens at Wagah, which was to begin today, has been delayed. There is immediate speculation on whether the sudden move is linked with tension with Pakistan along the Line of Control in Kashmir. The government has so far...

Mopti, Mali: Deep inside caves, in remote desert bases, in the escarpments and cliff faces of northern Mali, Islamic fighters are burrowing into the earth, erecting a formidable set of defenses to protect what has essentially become Al Qaeda's new country. They have used the bulldozers, earth...

The Indian student who was brutally gang-raped on a bus in New Delhi has died in a Singapore hospital. A statement from the Mount Elizabeth Hospital said the 23-year-old "died peacefully" early Saturday. The hospital CEO, Dr. Kelvin Loh, said the doctors had fought "for her life including...

Year-end special: How India flexed its muscles in 2012 Last updated on: December 28, 2012 08:43 IST Year-end special: How India flexed its muscles in 2012 - Rediff.com News The year 2012 saw India's war machinery notching up new milestones. Rediff.com takes a look at how India...

A US-based company and its Canadian subsidiary today pleaded guilty to the charges of helping China develop a new attack helicopter and agreed to pay a penalty of $75 million as part of the settlement. At a federal court hearing in Bridgeport, Conn., United Technologies and its two...

Warsi: Minority of Pakistani men see white girls as 'fair game' Baroness Warsi Baroness Warsi is the first Muslim woman to sit in the cabinet Continue reading the main story Related Stories What we know about grooming and race Sex ring case was 'dreadful' - PM Shame of sex...

Defence exports of Ordnance have dropped to 'laughable level' Press Trust of India / New Delhi February 06, 2011, 18:23 IST Defence exports from the country's Ordnance Factories have fallen to such meagre levels that the quantum is "laughable", a former Army General has said. Defence...

Islamabad: Recounting a harrowing tale of rape, torture and exploitation, a Pakistani woman who escaped after a year in captivity says she was sold to someone new every few months since being abducted by her husband's friend. "Every few months I was sold off to someone new and eventually I...