The government introduced the fresh triple talaq bill in the Lok Sabha amid vehement protests by Opposition members who claimed that it violates the Constitution. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 became the first legislation to be tabled in Parliament by...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he "wanted to make yoga an integral part of the lives of the poor" as he led around 30,000 people in performing asanas at an enormous event in Jharkhand's capital Ranchi to mark the fifth International Yoga Day celebrations. "Diseases make a poor...

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards have shot down a U.S. "spy" drone in the southern province of Hormozgan, the Guards' news website, Sepah News, said on Thursday. Tension between Iran and the United States has spiked since last year, when President Donald Trump exited a 2015 nuclear...

National Democratic Alliance nominee Om Birla was on Wednesday unanimously elected as the speaker of the Lok Sabha with several parties moving a motion in his support. There was no other candidate in the fray and the motion moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to choose the Kota-Bundi...

Drawing flak after the loss to India, Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed has warned his teammates of further backlash at home if they fail to lift their game in the remaining matches of the ongoing World Cup. Pakistani cricketers are facing strong criticism from both fans and former players...