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Second high court rules that Japans ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional

Second high court rules that Japan's ban on same-sex marriage is...

Tokyo: A second Japanese high court ruled Wednesday that the government's policy against same-sex marriage is...

30 Oct 2024 12:53 PM IST

Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. (AP/PTI)

At least 55 Palestinians killed in strike on Beit Lahiya, Gaza...

Cairo: At least 55 Palestinians were killed and dozens others wounded in an Israeli strike on a residential...

29 Oct 2024 1:52 PM IST

Chinas Xi pressed Biden to alter language on Taiwan

China's Xi pressed Biden to alter language on Taiwan

Washington/Beijing/Taipei: Chinese President Xi Jinping asked U.S. President Joe Biden last year to change the language...

29 Oct 2024 11:37 AM IST

Still no snow on Japans Mount Fuji, breaking record

Still no snow on Japan's Mount Fuji, breaking record

Tokyo: Japan's Mount Fuji remained snow-less as of Monday -- the latest date that its majestic slopes have been bare...

28 Oct 2024 3:50 PM IST

Tokyo-bound Singapore Airlines flight diverted to Taipei due to cracked windshield

Tokyo-bound Singapore Airlines flight diverted to Taipei due to...

Singapore: A Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight bound for Tokyo was diverted to Taipei in Taiwan on Monday due to a...

28 Oct 2024 3:11 PM IST

Japans government in flux after election gives no party majority

Japan's government in flux after election gives no party majority

Tokyo: The make-up of Japan's future government was in flux on Monday after voters punished Prime Minister Shigeru...

28 Oct 2024 12:22 PM IST

Thousands of kindergartens closed across China amid sharp decline in birth rates

Thousands of kindergartens closed across China amid sharp decline in...

Beijing: Hit hard by China's deepening demographic crisis, thousands of famed kindergartens have been closed as...

27 Oct 2024 6:20 PM IST

Suicide blast kills 8 people in northwest Pakistan

Suicide blast kills 8 people in northwest Pakistan

Peshawar: At least eight people, including six law enforcement personnel, were killed and many others injured on...

26 Oct 2024 4:52 PM IST

Japan says N. Korean troops in Russia of serious concern

Japan says N. Korean troops in Russia of 'serious concern'

Tokyo: Japan said Friday it was following with “serious concern” indications that North Korean troops are in Russia...

25 Oct 2024 12:55 PM IST

Agreements Once Reached Must Be Respected, EAM on India, China Pact

Agreements Once Reached Must Be Respected, EAM on India, China Pact

Says addressing conflicts effectively is a particular need of the day

24 Oct 2024 8:53 PM IST

Understanding Line of Actual Control and India-China Standoff

Understanding Line of Actual Control and India-China Standoff

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held the first formal bilateral meeting after the military...

24 Oct 2024 2:12 PM IST

At least 24 people dead in flooding and landslides in Philippines

At least 24 people dead in flooding and landslides in Philippines

MANILA: Widespread flooding and landslides set off by a tropical storm in the northeastern Philippines on Thursday left...

24 Oct 2024 10:19 AM IST