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Vietnam approves USD 67 billion high-speed railway project between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city

Vietnam approves USD 67 billion high-speed railway project between...

Hanoi (Vietnam): Vietnam on Saturday approved the construction of a high-speed railway connecting the capital Hanoi in...

30 Nov 2024 3:56 PM IST

13 more killed in Pakistan sectarian fighting: local government

13 more killed in Pakistan sectarian fighting: local government

Peshawar, Pakistan: Sectarian feuding in northwest Pakistan has killed 13 more people, a local government official...

30 Nov 2024 12:26 PM IST

Japan PM says will have frank discussions with Trump

Japan PM says will have 'frank discussions' with Trump

Tokyo: Japan's prime minister said Friday he will have “frank discussions” with US president-elect Donald Trump as...

29 Nov 2024 12:32 PM IST

This 18-year-old Malaysian man turns into monk ditching 5 billion dollar fortune

This 18-year-old Malaysian man turns into monk ditching 5 billion...

The heir of Malaysia's Third richest person, whose net worth is more than 5 billion US dollars (Rs 40,000 crore)...

28 Nov 2024 3:51 PM IST

10 killed, 21 injured as sectarian violence in Paks Khyber Pakhtunkhwa continues despite ceasefire

10 killed, 21 injured as sectarian violence in Pak's Khyber...

Peshawar: At least 10 more people have been killed and 21 others injured as sporadic clashes continued between Sunni...

27 Nov 2024 5:53 PM IST

South Korean capital hit by record November snowfall: Weather agency

South Korean capital hit by record November snowfall: Weather agency

Seoul: South Korea's capital was blanketed Wednesday by the heaviest November snowfall since records began over a...

27 Nov 2024 11:44 AM IST

Vietnam Property Mogul Pleads to Repay $27B Fraud, Avoid Death Penalty

Vietnam Property Mogul Pleads to Repay $27B Fraud, Avoid Death Penalty

Ho chi minh city: A Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death for multi-billion-dollar fraud begged a court to spare...

26 Nov 2024 7:38 PM IST

Tamil film Maharaja to be release in China on Friday; first Indian film to be screened after normalisation of ties

Tamil film Maharaja to be release in China on Friday; first Indian...

Beijing: Tamil suspense film Maharaja will be released in China on Friday becoming the first Indian cinema to be...

26 Nov 2024 1:19 PM IST

Many in Gaza eating just once a day, as hunger spreads amid aid issues

Many in Gaza eating just once a day, as hunger spreads amid aid issues

Deir al-Balah (The Gaza Strip): Yasmin Eid coughs and covers her face, cooking a small pot of lentils over a fire fed...

22 Nov 2024 12:45 PM IST

India drops two places but remains among top 10 climate performers: Report

India drops two places but remains among top 10 climate performers:...

The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI 2025) -- published by think tanks Germanwatch, New Climate Institute, and...

20 Nov 2024 4:19 PM IST

At UN climate talks, some see wars complicating negotiators task

At UN climate talks, some see wars complicating negotiators' task

Baku (Azerbaijan): Nisreen Elsaim has been a climate activist for a dozen years, much of it focusing on the...

15 Nov 2024 3:21 PM IST

Iraq to Amend Marriage Laws, Allowing Men to Marry 9-year-old Girls

Iraq to Amend Marriage Laws, Allowing Men to Marry 9-year-old Girls

Iraq is set to amend a marriage law that will allow men to marry girls as young as nine years of age. The country will...

12 Nov 2024 2:26 PM IST