The British pound stopped its decline and rebounded as an immediate response to the British parliament's overwhelming rejection of the Brexit deal on Tuesday evening.


British pound rebounds after Brexit deal voted down


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US President Donald Trump's nominee forUS attorney general, William Barr, on Tuesday emphasised his independence in the face of hypothetical "political interference" while stressing the "vital importance" of allowing the Russia probe to be completed.


Trump's AG nominee asserts independence, defends Russia probe


Two nursing students, allegedly seen in a video mercilessly beating puppies to death in a state-run medical college and hospital, were arrested on Tuesday after a marathon interrogation, police said.


Two nursing students arrested for killing puppies


Kenya's government on Tuesday said the situation was under control after six people were killed and some 30 others wounded in a terrorist attack at an upscale hotel and office complex in this capital.


Six killed in terror attack at Nairobi hotel complex


The Supreme Court on Tuesday banned transportation of coal in Meghalaya and pulled up the state government for failing to curb its illegal mining.


SC bans coal transportation in Meghalaya


Coal Minister Piyush Goyal has written to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik requesting speedy resolution of the issues that have caused an indefinite strike in the Talcher coalfields of state-run Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) that has disrupted production.


Talcher coalfields shutdown affecting Odisha investment climate: Goyal


The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Tuesday took suo motu cognisance of objectionable remarks made by a Jadavpur University professor and sought police action against him.


NCW seeks police action against Jadavpur University don


The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday absolved former Ivory Coast President  Laurent Gbagbo and an ex-minister of crimes against humanity charges and ordered their immediate release.


ICC acquits ex-Ivorian President of crimes against humanity


Foodgrain and other relief supplies for the Reang tribals sheltered in Tripura for over 21 years, have been extended for another two-and-a-half-months, an official said here on Tuesday.


Food, relief supplies extended for tribal refugees in Tripura


The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Central government and the CBI to file reply to a plea seeking a direction to constitute a SIT to look into the abuse of power by some officials of the probe agency by illegally tapping phone calls.


Delhi HC tells Centre, CBI to file response on plea to probe phone tapping


A court here on Tuesday set January 19 for considering a chargesheet filed against former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leaders Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others in a sedition case after some students shouted "anti-national slogans" in February 2016.


Court to consider chargesheet in JNU sedition case on Jan 19


Crores of rupees changed hands as cockfights continued unabated in several parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh during Sankranti, despite court orders and warnings by police.


Cockfights continue unabated in Andhra despite ban


Canada has reviewed its China travel advisory, warning of a risk of arbitrary law enforcement after a Chinese court sentenced of its nationals to death over drug charges.


Canada reviews China travel advisory after national's death sentence


In a setback for the Tamil Nadu government, a court refused to remand two accused persons who had alleged that Chief Minister K.Palaniswami was also involved in a robbery case at the Kodanad Tea Estate.


Court refuses to remand 2 Kodanad Estate robbery accused


Four people have been confirmed dead and 90 others including 23 children sustained injuries in a powerful blast that rocked Afghan capital Kabul on Monday evening, Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish has confirmed.


4 killed, 90 injured in Kabul blast


US President Donald Trump on Monday spoke over phone with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan following recent bickering between Washington and Ankara, said the White House in a statement.


Trump speaks with Turkey's Erdogan amid tension


The mayor of the Polish city of Gdansk, a well-known critic of his country's right-wing government, died on Monday, one day after he was stabbed by a man who rushed on stage during an open-air charity event.


Polish mayor Pawel Adamowicz dies in stabbing attack


US President Donald Trump on Monday said he "never worked for Russia," directly responding to a media report that the FBI once opened a counterintelligence probe into whether the president was working on Russia's behalf.


Trump says he 'never worked for Russia'


A Jadavpur University professor here is drawing flak for a series of Facebook posts where he compared a virgin girl to a sealed "bottle of cold drink or a packet of biscuits" and commented that to men "virgin wife is like angel".


Jadavpur University professor draws flak for comparing virgin girl to 'sealed bottle'


A car bomb attack in a wealthy neighbourhood of the capital of Afghanistan on Monday has killed at least four people and left another 40 people injured, official sources told EFE.


Four Killed, 40 Injured in Kabul Car Bomb Attack


Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday criticised Delhi Police action against former Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others calling it "absurd,"  saying the move taken after three years "exposes" the motive of the government.

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