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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. (Photo: AP)World
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to arrive in India on 4-day visit tomorrow

Hasina will visit India from October 3 to 6 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

2 Oct 2019 3:19 PM IST

Hopes fade for six workers feared trapped after Taiwan bridge collapseWorld
Hopes fade for six workers feared trapped after Taiwan bridge collapse

Dramatic CCTV footage captured the moment the 140-metre (460-foot) long single-arch bridge came crashing down in...

2 Oct 2019 10:50 AM IST

North Korea launches missiles ahead of nuclear talksWorld
North Korea launches missiles ahead of nuclear talks

The South-'s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the projectiles were fired from Wonsan into the East Sea (Sea of Japan).

2 Oct 2019 8:53 AM IST

Watch: Protester shot by Hong Kong police as China celebrates 70th birthdayWorld
Watch: Protester shot by Hong Kong police as China celebrates 70th...

The wounded protester received initial first aid from officers before paramedics arrived and took him to hospital.

1 Oct 2019 5:22 PM IST

N Korea, US to hold working-level denuclearisation talks on Oct 5World
N Korea, US to hold working-level denuclearisation talks on Oct 5

Both Trump and US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo had expressed hope that talks with North Korea would resume soon.

1 Oct 2019 4:59 PM IST

In Vietnam, men parade but women rule at a festival called \Kate\World
In Vietnam, men parade but women rule at a festival called -'Kate-'

The Cham are descendents of a powerful ancient kingdom that once spanned large parts of central and southern Vietnam a...

1 Oct 2019 3:48 PM IST

Protests break out in parts in Hong Kong on China\s National DayWorld
Protests break out in parts in Hong Kong on China-'s National Day

In Hong Kong-'s Tsim Sha Tsui district, protestors set trash cans on fire and placed in front of the closed subway...

1 Oct 2019 3:45 PM IST

Pak appoints Munir Akram in place of Maleeha Lodhi as Permanent Representative to UNWorld
Pak appoints Munir Akram in place of Maleeha Lodhi as Permanent...

However, it gave no reason for her removal.

1 Oct 2019 3:19 PM IST

Sri Lanka\s Jaffna gears up to celebrate Gandhi\s 150th birth anniversaryWorld
Sri Lanka-'s Jaffna gears up to celebrate Gandhi-'s 150th birth...

-'There will be garlanding of statues in Jaffna and in Mulllaithivu and Kilinochchchi,-' the official said.

1 Oct 2019 2:44 PM IST

Communism in China at 70 --- success and excessWorld
Communism in China at 70 --- success and excess

At 70, China’s Communist Party becomes second-longest ruling party in history, about year behind its neighbour, North...

1 Oct 2019 10:35 AM IST

Pakistan may invite Dr Manmohan Singh to open Kartarpur corridorWorld
Pakistan may invite Dr Manmohan Singh to open Kartarpur corridor

Prime Minister Imran Khan would inaugurate the project on November 9, three days before the birth anniversary.

1 Oct 2019 2:02 AM IST

China: President Xi Jinping bows to Mao Zedong ahead of National Day celebrationWorld
China: President Xi Jinping bows to Mao Zedong ahead of National Day...

The controversial leader-'s embalmed body is kept in a glass display at the memorial hall.

30 Sept 2019 2:52 PM IST

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