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Nepal faces mountainous challenge identifying Everest bodiesWorld
Nepal faces mountainous challenge identifying Everest bodies

Police and government officials admit they face huge challenge putting names to dead climbers and sending them back to...

9 Jun 2019 9:40 AM IST

Iran sells oil through ‘secret means’ to circumvent US sanctionsWorld
Iran sells oil through ‘secret means’ to circumvent US sanctions

Zanganeh declined to give details on Iran’s oil exports, saying he would not disclose figures until sanctions were...

9 Jun 2019 2:35 AM IST

India, Maldives ink 6 pacts as PM Modi, Prez Solih hold talksWorld
India, Maldives ink 6 pacts as PM Modi, Prez Solih hold talks

PM Modi-'s visit to Maldives is significant as its the only country in South Asia that he did not visit during his first...

8 Jun 2019 4:38 PM IST

Bhutan’s lower house of Parliament votes to decriminalise homosexualityWorld
Bhutan’s lower house of Parliament votes to decriminalise...

The amendment to the penal code passed the 44-member National Assembly with just a single dissenting vote, the local...

8 Jun 2019 2:12 PM IST

Jinping calls Trump a \friend\, says US isn\t interested in rupturing tiesWorld
Jinping calls Trump a -'friend-', says US isn-'t interested in...

Xi said there were strong trade and investment connections between China and the United States.

8 Jun 2019 11:06 AM IST

Pilot who went to pick up B’desh PM Hasina fails to carry passport, caughtWorld
Pilot who went to pick up B’desh PM Hasina fails to carry passport,...

The airline is now sending another pilot to bring Prime Minister Hasina back to Bangladesh, he added.

7 Jun 2019 3:22 PM IST

Didn\t meddle, aren\t meddling, will not meddle in any elections: PutinWorld
Didn-'t meddle, aren-'t meddling, will not meddle in any elections:...

Putin and other Russian officials have hotly denied any interference with the US vote to help Donald Trump win...

7 Jun 2019 1:47 PM IST

‘Not here for decoration’: Thai transgender MPs make history in ParliamentWorld
‘Not here for decoration’: Thai transgender MPs make history in...

Thailand’s transgender community enjoys a high profile, but still faces major hurdles in the conservative...

7 Jun 2019 10:37 AM IST

Indian quenches thirst in Pakistan districtWorld
Indian quenches thirst in Pakistan district

The philanthropist said he spent weeks and months researching the plight of people in Tharparkar and a lot of it was...

7 Jun 2019 2:53 AM IST

Nepal’s iconic Pashupatinath temple has 9 kg gold, Rs 120 crore cashWorld
Nepal’s iconic Pashupatinath temple has 9 kg gold, Rs 120 crore cash

Revenue in gold and silver cover a period of 56 years from 1962 to 2018.

7 Jun 2019 2:36 AM IST

Hong Kong court goes against govt to deliver landmark ruling on spousal benefitsWorld
Hong Kong court goes against govt to deliver landmark ruling on...

The judgement, handed down by the Court of Final Appeal, is the latest instance where judiciary has found against the...

6 Jun 2019 4:28 PM IST

Chinese cartoonist announces protest against Twitter for refusing Tiananmen emojiWorld
Chinese cartoonist announces protest against Twitter for refusing...

This is the second time the social media giant has come under fire in the last week over its handling of China-related...

6 Jun 2019 2:54 PM IST

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