A recent United Nations report has described the so-called Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISIL-K) as the “most serious threat” in South Asia, both regionally and internationally.

Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President K Annamalai is unlikely to contest the Tamil Nadu elections next year, sources said on Wednesday.

The Pacific region is on tsunami alert after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s far eastern coast. Alaska and Hawaii, as well as the entire US West Coast, are bracing for violent waves.