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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning. (Photo: Twitter)

China accuses US of -'bullying-' with new -'illegal-' sanctions

BEIJING: China on Monday accused the U.S. of Â“outright bullying and double standardsÂ” in leveling what it called...

27 Feb 2023 3:56 PM IST

In this image from video provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks from Kyiv, Ukraine, early Saturday, March 18, 2022. (AP)

Zelenskyy fires Ukraine-'s commander of joint forces

Kyiv [Ukraine]: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday fired commander of joint forces operation Major...

27 Feb 2023 1:12 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a meeting of the ruling Workers Party at its headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea Sunday (Korean Central News Agency. AP)

North Korea holds rare meeting on farming amid food shortage

South Korean experts estimate that North Korea is short around 1 million tons of grain, 20 percent of its annual demand

27 Feb 2023 12:05 PM IST

According to the NCS, the earthquake occurred at 5 am. (Representational image: PTI)

6.8-magnitude quake hits eastern Tajikistan: USGS

The USGS estimated that -'little or no population-' would be exposed to landslides from the quake

23 Feb 2023 10:22 AM IST

This image made from video broadcasted by North Koreas KRT shows what it says is a ballistic missile being launched from an undisclosed location in North Korea. (KRT via AP)

North Korea fires short-range missiles after making threats

Both South Korea and Japan condemned the launches as a threat to international peace and violations of U.N. Security...

20 Feb 2023 11:56 AM IST

Nurturing children through green gardens

Nurturing children through green gardens

A pathbreaking initiative by two young women is impacting the lives of malnourished Tamil kids in the Northern Province...

18 Feb 2023 12:40 PM IST

Tik Tok has been the most popular app in India in the last few years.

TikTokers jailed as Iraq targets -'decadent content-'

BAGHDAD: Dancing to Iraqi pop made TikTok personality Om Fahad a hit among tens of thousands of followers, but now she...

16 Feb 2023 10:20 AM IST

This photo provided by the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office Masbate, shows damages at the Magallanes coliseum in Masbate province, central Philippines after an earthquake struck early Thursday Feb. 16, 2023. (AP)

6.1 magnitude quake rocks central Philippines

The last major quake was in October in the northern Philippines

16 Feb 2023 8:39 AM IST

The Church St Anne is seen completely destroyed by the earthquake in Chardonnieres, Haiti on August 18, 2021. (AFP)

Here are the ten deadliest quakes of the 21st century

PARIS: The massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6 is the fifth-deadliest this century. Here is a...

13 Feb 2023 7:03 PM IST

Cranes remove debris next to destroyed buildings in Antakya, southeastern Turkey (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Process underway to send mortal remains of Indian losing life in...

Vijay Kumar, a resident of Kotdwar in Uttarakhand, was on a business trip to Turkey at the time of the earthquake

13 Feb 2023 9:32 AM IST

The country has forged ahead with its ballistic missile programme, launching larger and more advanced missiles despite United Nations Security Council resolutions and sanctions. Reuters

North Korea shows off largest-ever number of nuclear missiles at...

SEOUL: Nuclear-armed North Korea showcased its missile production muscle during a nighttime parade, state media...

9 Feb 2023 12:03 PM IST

An aerial picture shows rescuers searching the rubble of buildings for casualties and survivors in the village of Salqin in Syrias rebel-held northwestern Idlib province at the border with Turkey following the earthquake. (Photo: AFP)

More survivors found as Turkey-Syria quake toll tops 11,200

Turkish Red Crescent chief Kerem Kinik had warned that the first 72 hours were critical in search and rescue efforts

8 Feb 2023 6:11 PM IST