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Rescue workers and firefighters try to help injured people near the scene of a crowd surge in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

S. Korea in shock, grief as 151 die in Halloween crowd surge

Tens of thousands of people were believed to have gathered in Itaewon for festivities on Saturday night

30 Oct 2022 11:02 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking at the plenary session of the 19th annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. (Photo: AP)

Putin terms ties with India special; praises PM Modi for -'independent...

MOSCOW: Russia has special ties with India and they have always supported each other and will remain so in the future,...

28 Oct 2022 3:36 PM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (AP)

Pakistan-'s Election Commission disqualifies ex-PM Imran Khan for five...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Election Commission on Friday disqualified former prime minister Imran Khan for five years in...

21 Oct 2022 3:34 PM IST

The Burglar used uniforms of Urban Clap, Swiggy and Dunzo where he worked at different times, to roam around residential areas and burgle houses. (Representational Image/ DC File)

Fearing mob beating, thief calls cops for help in getting out of shop...

DHAKA: A thief in Bangladesh sought police help to save him from possible mob beating as he got stranded inside a shop...

21 Oct 2022 3:11 PM IST

Sree Ramya Krishna Govardhan with Kim Kum Pyoung, former director of Korean Cultural Centre, India. (Photo by arrangement/DC)

India-Korea promotion of literature and culture

HYDERABAD: Sree Ramya Krishna Govardhan, a student from Hyderabad, was stated to be the first student from India to be...

20 Oct 2022 1:37 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping. (AFP)

Xi Jinping swears by Marxism to make China first modern socialist...

BEIJING: Poised for record third five-year term and perhaps for life, Chinese President Xi Jinping's high-voltage...

18 Oct 2022 4:59 PM IST

Chinas President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening session of the 20th Chinese Communist Partys Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 16, 2022. - The effect was achieved through varying the lens focal length. (Photo by Noel CELIS / AFP)

Xi warns China will not renounce use of force to unify Taiwan

Chinese president vows to modernise army

16 Oct 2022 6:23 PM IST

Chinas President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening session of the 20th Chinese Communist Partys Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 16, 2022. - The effect was achieved through varying the lens focal length. (Photo by Noel CELIS / AFP)

Full control over Hong Kong achieved: Xi Jinping at Communist party...

Xi said China has also waged a major struggle against Taiwan separatism and is determined and able to oppose territorial...

16 Oct 2022 12:01 PM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo:PTI)

What to expect from China-'s party congress today

The proceedings surrounding the event are shrouded in secrecy, as is typical in China-'s authoritarian one-party state

15 Oct 2022 4:40 PM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit via video, from Beijing on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021 (Li Xueren/Xinhua via AP)

China censors rare anti-Xi protest ahead of Communist Party congress

BEIJING: China's internet censors removed on Friday virtually all references to reports of a rare protest in Beijing...

14 Oct 2022 2:07 PM IST

In April, Kim said North Korea could preemptively use nuclear weapons if threatened, saying they would never be confined to the single mission of war deterrent. (AP)

N. Korea fires another missile, flies warplanes near border

SEOUL: North Korea early on Friday launched a short-range ballistic missile toward its eastern waters and flew warplanes...

14 Oct 2022 8:06 AM IST

Pakistans health ministry had sought permission to procure mosquito nets from India last month. (File photo/AFP)

Flood-hit Pakistan to purchase over 6 million mosquito nets from India

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's health ministry has approved the purchase of over 6 million mosquito nets from India, as the...

11 Oct 2022 5:56 PM IST