6.3 magnitude quake in Tajikistan jolts Delhi, Amritsar and north India

A high intensity earthquake hit Tajikistan on Friday night, tremors of which were felt in Delhi-NCR and several other parts of north India. IMAGE: People come out in the open after tremors were......

Mount Everest's new height is 8,848.86 metres, say Nepal and China

Nepal and China on Tuesday jointly announced that the revised height of the world's highest peak Mount Everest was 8,848.86 metres, about 86 centimetres more than the previous measurement done by......

De-escalation: Beware the Saudis!

'No matter what Modi may boast about 'new India', the geopolitical reality is that India's stature diminishes when it needs a small country like Saudi Arabia under an autocratic ruler to help out......

6.1 magnitude quake rattles Afghanistan; tremors in Pakistan, India

A powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, with the tremors felt as far away as India and Pakistan, where one girl was killed and several others injured. The......