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Muslim â€˜centresâ€™ in China will go

Muslim â€˜centresâ€™ in China will go

However, he said the figure is far less than 1 million. Zakir said religious activities are banned in the camps.

13 March 2019 6:27 AM IST

Tea stall in Pakistan depicts IAF pilot Abhinandan as harbinger of friendship

Tea stall in Pakistan depicts IAF pilot Abhinandan as harbinger of...

The image of Wing Commander Varthaman visibly shows him as calm, confident and determined.

12 March 2019 5:49 PM IST

It comes as airlines around the world remove the model from their schedules. (Photo:AP)

Singapore bans use of Boeing 737 MAX in its airspace

Singapore's aviation regulator banned the use of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in the country's airspace after a deadly...

12 March 2019 10:41 AM IST

Sushma Swaraj said that she has directed concerned authorities to be cautious while processing applications of the affected persons for re-issuance of their passports. (Photo: File | ANI)

Sushma Swaraj assures help to Indians killed in mishap

Responding to a relative from the Vaidya family, Swaraj said: I have spoken to the son of Mr Vaidya in Toronto.

12 March 2019 5:36 AM IST

New biography says Omar was in fact living just three miles from a major US Forward Operating Base. (Photo:Youtube)

Taliban leader Omar lived next to US Afghan base: Biography

Taliban founder Mullah Omar lived within walking distance of US bases in Afghanistan for years.

11 March 2019 11:19 AM IST

Leader Kim Jong Uns ruling Workers Party has an iron grip on the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea. (File Photo)

There could only be one winner, as North Korea holds elections

With portraits of the leader's father Kim Jong Il and grandfather Kim Il Sung looking down on every ballot box.

10 March 2019 2:12 PM IST

A blue whale off the coast of Los Angeles. (Photo: AFP)

As many as 87 injured in Japan after ferry collides with 'marine...

Five people were seriously injured in the accident, which occurred just before the hydrofoil was due to arrive on Sado...

10 March 2019 9:31 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Lahore HC to hear plea on Imran Khan's disqualification on March 11

Tyrian White is the daughter of Ana-Luisa (Sita) White, the daughter of the late Lord Gordon White.

9 March 2019 5:14 PM IST

Vice President Naidu, who became the first Indian on Friday to receive an honorary doctorate by the University of Peace founded by the United Nations. (Photo:PTI)

VP Naidu holds positive bilateral trade, investment talks on his visit...

Venkaiah Naidu has met President of Costa Rica Carlos Alvarado Quesada and held fruitful discussions on a range of...

9 March 2019 1:24 PM IST

Indias High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria, who was accompanied by his wife, was prevented from visiting Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Pakistans Hasan Abdal on Saturday. (Photo: Facebook / Ajay Bisaria)

Ajay Bisaria reaches Islamabad to articulate Indo-Pak expectations,...

Bisaria who had been recalled to New Delhi last month returned to Islamabad upon the completion of consultations in...

9 March 2019 12:26 PM IST

Tanakas family and the mayor were present to celebrate. (Photo:AP)

Guinness honors oldest Japanese woman at 116

Japanese woman who loves playing the board game Othello is being honoured as the world's oldest living person.

9 March 2019 11:34 AM IST

The countrys oil imports from Iran have already declined in FY18 to 22.6 million tonnes (mt) from a level of 27.2 mt in FY17. (Photo: Financial Chronicle)

With new trade tensions with US looming, India looks to extend Iran...

India wants to keep buying Iranian oil at its current level of about 300,000 barrels per day.

8 March 2019 1:06 PM IST