The US president's remarks came in response to the latest ballistic missile test conducted by North Korea on Friday.
Fifteen ships belonging to both the Coast Guard and the Indian Navy are a part of the search mission, in addition to the advanced Boeing Poseidon P81 surveillance aircraft.
The New York Film Festival served an amazing plate of films. Aseem Chhabra picks the best ones.
A round-up of our favourite photographs from the week gone by.
The damage caused by Cyclone Hudhud in Visakhapatnam underlines the need for the government to follow some basic disaster management and environmental rules.
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Lonely Planet has also come up with a list of 10 best places to seek silence.
On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck at 2:46 PM Japanese Standard Time off the coast of Japan, unleashing enough seismic force to knock the entire world off its axis by more than six inches. Five years later, here's is a comparative photo-feature showing how much things have changed since then
The President said low cost airports would be developed to promote air connectivity to smaller towns.
This extremism is no victory or progress for those who call themselves Hindus. The motto 'Truth alone triumphs' being replaced by 'might is right' will make savages of us all.
A snowy fishing village in Greenland, a vulture soaring through the sky in Spain, and a trio of actors gearing up for an opera performance in China all make up the award winners in the 2019 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year awards. Chosen from thousands of entries, the winning snap is called Winter in Greenland and was taken by Weimin Chu. It depicts the fishing village of Upernavik in northwestern Greenland. Chu will receive $7,500 (Rs 5.21 lakh) and a post on National Geographic Travel's Instagram account, @natgeotravel. Here we present the winners in each of the three categories.
Amid mounting tensions with the United States in the disputed South China Sea, China on Thursday said it is building a second aircraft carrier and hinted at plans to make a third one to enhance its blue water capabilities.
Given the importance of equipment modernisation, the overall defence budget should rise at least at the same pace as salaries and pensions, so that equipment modernisation is not hit.
There is little possibility of shifting the venue of the India-West Indies third ODI from Visakhapatnam despite the cyclone Hudhud threat and the hosts Andhra Cricket Association hopes the match would be conducted smoothly on October 14, the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Saturday.
Hurricane Irma gave Florida a coast-to-coast pummelling with winds up to 130 mph, swamping homes and boats, knocking out power to millions and toppling massive construction cranes over the Miami skyline.
Indian contingent would be aiming to make it all good with strong medal-winning performances when the acutely-low-on-buzz Commonwealth Games start
Up to 700 migrants, including 40 children, are feared to have died this week while crossing the Mediterranean, based on the accounts that survivors told aid workers once they reached safety.
The minister said apart from the potential of 10 million jobs under Sagarmala, more than 10 million could be easily created in shipping, highways and other sectors
Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said people living in the coastal belt would be shifted to safer places.
On an average, booking cruise holidays overseas witness 40% growth rate
Here's your weekly digest of unusual moments from around the world.
Tour de France leader Tony Martin abandoned the race on Thursday after breaking his collarbone.
ONGCt has made another significant oil and gas discovery in its Krishna Godavari basin.
Cementing its strategic partnership with Seychelles, India on Wednesday signed four agreements with the Indian Ocean island nation to boost security and maritime partnership.
Breathtaking views of some of the world's most scenic landscapes have been showcased at this year's Epson International Pano Awards. In its eighth year, the event pays homage to the work of panoramic photographers worldwide and is the largest competition for panoramic photography. The competition was stiff with 5,377 entries from 1,322 photographers in 71 countries this year, battling it out for the top spots in five categories, for several special awards, and for some of the $50,000 in cash and prizes offered. The organisers were kind enough to share some of the winners and top scorers here.
Rediff.com takes a look at some of the exhibits that grace the beaches of Sydney.
And why YOU should worry about it.
'Evacuation' has been key to disaster management in Odisha. The aim is to achieve zero casualty.
Corrosion is a big menace for anything with steel application from rebars in construction, oil and water pipelines, railway track, power distribution poles to automobiles, says Kunal Bose.
'Part A of the Budget was like it was written by somebody from the 21st century and Part B was written by somebody from the 19th century.'
Stepped up public expenditure must be accompanied by focused policies, advises Vinayak Chatterjee.
The Goa government on Wednesday said it was monitoring the situation on the beaches in the wake of strike by lifeguards which entered its second day, even as 361 lifeguards were arrested after they took out a protest march defying prohibitory orders.
Despite low casualty figure, the storm left behind a trail of destruction as thousands of people lost their houses.
The 2 countries signed 15 agreements including one on defence cooperation after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held 'productive discussions' with President Joko Widodo.
Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rallies for Wednesday were cancelled.
INS Sindhukirti's refit took so long that many defence experts believed the vessel would never return to operational service.
The best in international photojournalism was recently announced by World Press Photo's Annual Photo Contest. Despite fierce competition, the jury was forced to select just a handful of images from more than 73,044 photos by 4,548 photographers across 125 different countries. This year's grand prize was awarded to Venezuelan photographer Ronaldo Schemidt, earning him the title of Press Photographer of the Year. Here are some of the winners.
Columnist T N Ninan wonders when there is real progress to talk about, why our ministers make exaggerated claims.
'Chinese dominance reduces India's influence in South and Southeast Asia and erodes its status globally.' 'For a country striving to create a multipolar Asia, it would be a serious setback,' says Brigadier S K Chatterji (retd).
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked NITI Aayog to frame policies to propel India into the next century.
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