Nearly a week after a bomb killed 20 people in the Thai capital, the country's police said the main suspect in the blast might already have fled the country.

In the wake of the debate over the death penalty following the execution of Mumbai attack convict Yakub Memon, the Supreme Court has said capital punishment is not inhuman or barbaric and will not violate the right to life and liberty in heinous crimes. The bench of Justices TS Thakur, RK Agrawal and AK Goel said, "A sentence of death in a case of murder may be rare, but if the courts have found it is the only sentence that can be awarded, it is difficult to revisit that question... What was important, the top court said, was that the punishment should be should be proportionate to the crime."

Pakistan accused the Narendra Modi government of "sabotaging" the NSA-level talks with its "fanatic approach" and said its "negative attitude" was aimed at disrupting peace in the region. 

Known for his controversial comments, BJP leader and Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Sunday stoked a fresh controversy when he attacked Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav over the latter's gangrape' remark. 

When India demonstrated its resentment against Pakistan's commitment to meet Kashmir's resistance leadership in New Delhi ahead of the national security adviser (NSA) level talks, little did it know about the consequences of this political miscalculation. Over the years, probably since the summer uprising of 2010, the Kashmiri resistance leadership has never been too significant in any political process concerning Kashmir. Such political obstinacy further delegitimises the authenticity of India's idea of Kashmir.

Former Assam's State Education and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced on Facebook that he is quitting the Congress and will join the BJP on Monday. 

Jamaica's Usain Bolt retained his 100 metres title at the IAAF World Championship in Beijing on Sunday. Bolt with a time of  9.79 seconds came first while Justin Gatlin came in second. The 100 metres world record (9.58 seconds) was set by Bolt in the Berlian edition in 2009. The Jamaican won the event in the both the subsequent editions -- Daegu in 2011 and Moscow in 2013 -- while also winning the gold in the same in the last two Olympics. 

"Well played @KumarSanga2. You have been a terrific ambassador for the game & a thorough gentleman. Warm welcome to the club of the Retired," tweeted Sachin Tendulkar after Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara walked off the field for the final time. 

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today arrived in Leh as part of his two-day visit to Ladakh region of Jammu and Kasmhir and reviewed security situation in the state. The defence minister held a high-level meeting of top commanders of the state and reviewed the security situation, cross border infiltration and border security setup.  

Pakistani nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban in 2011 for championing the cause of girls education, has reportedly been given two 24-hour armed guards in the UK after she was made a key target by terrorists.

Bolstered by the Bombay high court order overturning ban on Maggi, Nestle India plans to bring back the popular instant noodles back in the market by end of this year subject to certain clearances.

The British embassy in Iran has reopened, nearly four years after it was closed. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond attended a ceremony in Tehran with Iranian diplomats to mark the reopening while Iran will reopen its embassy in London later. The UK embassy was closed in 2011 after it was stormed by protesters during a demonstration against sanctions. Hammond is the first UK foreign secretary to visit Iran since 2003. The visit comes weeks after Iran reached a deal with six world powers aimed at curbing its nuclear programme.

An Indian-origin doctor in the US has successfully grown outer ears from rib cartilage in an eight-year-old boy after a series of 'miraculous' surgeries. 

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed expressed disappointment over the cancellation of NSA talks between India and Pakistan and hoped that "the break in talks would be temporary". 

A 5.0 magnitude earthquake has struck Nepal with tremors being felt in Darjeeling and Delhi. Reports say that the epicentre of the quake is Namche Bazar. 

Islamic State's Jihadi John has apparently threatened to come back to Britain and "carry on cutting heads". 

The death toll from a warehouse blast in north China's major port city of Tianjin has risen to 123 while 50 people were still listed in the country's worst industrial tragedy, authorities said. 

Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, has welcomed the government's move to strip him off the privilege of not being frisked at airports, saying he had been waiting for this as he was "no VIP". 

The suspect in the attack on a high speed train travelling from Amsterdam to Paris has been identified as Ayoub El-Khazzani, a 26-year-old Moroccan national who was living in Spain until last year. He emerged shirtless from a lavatory bearing an AK-47, a handgun, and a box-cutter knife. A French passenger then tried to tackle the gunman, resulting in several rounds being fired and one person being struck by a bullet.

A day after pakistan called off National Security Advisor-level talks with India, former external affairs minister Yashwant Sinha on Sunday hit out at the neighbouring country for misinterpreting the Ufa agreement.Sinha asked the Narendra Modi government not to talk to Pakistan and said, "Not talking to Pakistan will not lead to war. I believe we should not engage with Pakistan until we are absolutely sure about the outcome."

Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the cancellation of Indo-Pak NSA-level talks were 'unfortunate', adding that India wanted it but Pakistan cancelled it. He added, "We will continue to try for coordial relations with Pakistan, it up to them to decide."

It's permeated our psyche for almost two decades now - the 'D' word. It's Diabolocal, Dreadful, Dodgy, Detestible but De rigueur almost. Where there's big bucks, big politics, big crime -- the D word invariably crops up - albeit hush hush. It's the biggest 'Dhong' in our 'Desh'.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today embarked on a two-nation tour of Egypt and Germany which is expected to see new vistas being opened in bilateral ties with particular focus on boosting trade and investment.  

Violence broke out at hardline separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani's residence in Hyderpora after cops resorted to lathi charge and tear gas at protesters. Group of supporters gathered outside the leader's home after he was placed under detention yet again. The protests soon turned violent and cops had to resort to lathi charge to dispel the commotion. In the chaos, four of Geelani's supporters were injured. 

The Enforcement Directorate on Sunday summoned separatist Shabir Shah in a terror financing case. The summons were served to him at the airport when Shabir Shah was asked to leave the national capital after being kept under detention by the Delhi police. shaShah came to Delhi to meet Pakistan National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz.

Hurriyat leader Bilal Lone who was under detention, has been released. On Saturday, the Hurriyat Conference leader was detained at Delhi airport to prevent him from meeting Pakistan's NSA Sartaj Aziz in the event of his arrival. Lone, who is the executive member of moderate faction of Hurriyat led by Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, was stopped at the ladder of the aircraft as he deplaned and was informed that he was under detention and would remain confined to his rented accommodation in South Delhi, the sources said.

While the Narendra Modi government is facing a lot of flak from defence veterans for delaying the implementation of the One Rank One Pension scheme, it has been left red-faced now. 

Criticising the ruling National Democratic Alliance regime over the collapse of the proposed National Security Advisor-level talks with Pakistan, former external affairs minister Salman Khurshid said that it has a great inclination of pulling rabbits out of hats. 

Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has once again been put under house arrest. A heavy contingent of police is camped outside the 84-year-old separatist leader's Hyderpora residence. He was supposed to address a seminar today in Srinagar.

Three militants were killed today in an encounter with the army in Kupwara district of north Kashmir. 

Japan lodged a protest over Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's visit to one of four disputed Pacific islands which have strained ties between the two countries since the end of World War II.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said terrorism was a major concern not only for India alone, but for the entire international community. 

A military jet taking part in a British airshow crashed into a busy main road, killing seven people and injuring more than a dozen others, police said.