Written By Anchal Vohra

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  China's Occupation on Disputed South China Sea Continues, Says Philippines Government

  The Philippines government has released a latest picture of reclamation work being done by China on one of the disputed Kennan [Chigua] reefs in the South China Sea.

• India Expected to Play Bigger Security Role in China's Backyard

  On Tuesday, 15 Indian envoys flew to Hanoi in Vietnam to participate in a heads of mission conference led by India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

• Pak Envoy Reaches Out to J&K Separatists Ahead of Foreign Secretary Meet, Sparks Off Controversy

  Pakistan's High Commissioner in India Abdul Basit's decision to invite leaders of separatist groups in Kashmir for talks, days before the foreign secretaries of the two nations hold talks in Islamabad, has not gone down well with either the ruling BJP or the opposition Congress.

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  'For Me He is My Big Brother,' Said This Young Man about PM Modi

  When India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled this week to Kathmandu on a historic visit, a young man accompanying him became a headline.

• Your Speech Has Won Our Hearts, Says Nepal President to PM Narendra Modi

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi prayed this morning at the famous Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu. He sanctioned 25 crores to build a 'dharamshala' at the major Hindu landmark and offered 2,500 kg of sandalwood at the temple built for Lord Shiva.

• Amid Protests Over Gaza Violence, Home Minister Rajnath Singh Gets an Invitation to Israel

  NDTV has learnt that nearly a week before the UNHRC resolution, Israel had extended an invitation to Home Minister Rajnath Singh to attend a conference on homeland security in Tel Aviv in November.

• What India Hopes to Achieve at BRICS Summit

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi is flying to Brazil, drawn not by the football world cup fever, but to face his first diplomatic test on a global stage - the sixth annual BRICS conference.

• Imran Masood hate speech: Saharanpur polarised?

  But is his statement bringing him flak, or increasing his winnability? And is this election one of the most polarising ones in the recent history of India? NDTV travels to Saharanpur to find out.

• Disability Bill: Game-changer or betrayal

  Expanding the definition of disability, the rights of persons with disabilities bill has been tabled in the current winter session in the parliament.

• Amid row over Devyani Khobragade case, US Energy Secretary cancels India trip

  In the worst setback to Indo-US ties since Devyani Khobragade's case turned into a full blown diplomatic row, US energy secretary Ernest Moniz cancelled his visit to India to attend the annual dialogue on energy cooperation between the two countries.

• Iran's nuclear deal: what's in it for India?

  India has welcomed the deal but it isn't going to help New Delhi in paying Iran for its oil in dollars, at least not immediately.

• Media bodies slam Tehelka editor over sexual harassment row, demand action

  The alleged sexual assault on a young journalist by Tehelka's editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal comes less than a year after the revolutionary protests over the December 16 Delhi gang-rape. From a news magazine that was among the loudest voices in the fight for a law against sexual crimes against women, Tehelka allowing the accused to become a judge of ...

• Senior Pakistan official admits to presence of Dawood Ibrahim, then does a U-turn

  After admitting the presence of one of India's most wanted terrorists, Dawood Ibrahim, on its soil, Pakistan has now played down its statement. Shahryar Khan, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's special envoy for improving relations with India, said yesterday Dawood was in Pakistan but has been "chased out" and could be in the United Arab Emirates. This ...

• Women on Afghan frontlines to fight Taliban

  The women of Afghanistan have the worst to fear from the return of the Taliban, but not everyone is waiting for someone else to write the script of their lives. On the outskirts of Kabul, at the special forces base, we meet Najla, one of the first and few female soldiers in Afghanistan.

• Endgame Afghanistan: can security forces deliver post 2014?

  Every year as the snow melts, groups like Taliban and its affiliates, the Haqqani network, as also the Lashkar-e-Taiba (Let) cross over from Pakistan as a fresh fighting season begins in Afghanistan. It is soldiers like Commander Kushal Sadat from Special Forces 222 who are called upon when terror strikes.