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A file photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Israel Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, in Glasgow. (PTI Photo)World
-'Gehri dosti-' says PM Bennett as Israel and India mark 30 years of...

Though India had recognised Israel on Sep 17, 1950, full-fledged diplomatic relations between the countries were...

30 Jan 2022 11:55 AM IST

This picture taken released from North Koreas official Korean Central News Agency on January 28 shows what North Korea says is a surface-to-surface tactical guided missile test-fire conducted by the Academy of Defence Science of the DPRK at an undisclosed location. (AFP)World
North Korea test-fires most powerful missile since 2017

Pyongyang tested hypersonic missiles twice this month, as well as carrying out four launches of short-range ballistic...

30 Jan 2022 10:39 AM IST

A medical worker takes a nasal sample from a man during a COVID-19 testing at a makeshift testing site at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 15, 2021. (AP/Ahn Young-joon)World
S Korea tests new virus steps as infections reach new high

Officials also planning to treat most mild cases at home and reshape a testing regime that had been centered around PCR...

26 Jan 2022 11:33 AM IST

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the risk of animal-to-human transmission is low, whilst low authorities have cited the need to protect public health. (Representational Image: ANI)World
Nine hamster samples test positive for COVID-19 in Hong Kong

A total of 2,581 small animals were seized from local pet stores during the past week, Hong Kong Free Press said citing...

23 Jan 2022 12:27 PM IST

Chevon gave no timeframe for what it described as a \planned and orderly transition that will lead to an exit from the country\. (AFP Photo)World
Chevron, Total to exit Myanmar over human rights abuses

Total has a majority stake in the venture and runs its daily operations, while MOGE collects revenues on behalf of the...

22 Jan 2022 1:49 PM IST

Workers and residents stand near a nuclei test station in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. The first reported case of the omicron variant has prompted stepped-up measures in Beijing, just weeks before it hosts the Winter Olympic Games. (AP/Ng Han Guan)World
China media say foreign parcels suspected in new COVID infections

China has repeatedly emphasized the danger of infection from packaging, despite only trace amounts of the virus being...

18 Jan 2022 1:14 PM IST

Men stand next to a tank at a storage facility of oil giant ADNOC in the Msaffah industrial district in the Emiarti capital Abu Dhabi (AFP)World
Two Indians, one Pakistani killed in UAE drone attack

The suspected audacious terror attack sent shock waves through the region

18 Jan 2022 7:12 AM IST

Last year, Chinese authorities extended the policy further to allow couples to have three children. (AFP file image)World
China-'s birth rate at record low in 2021: official

Beijing has been grappling with a looming demographic crisis as it faces a rapidly ageing workforce, slowing economy

17 Jan 2022 11:21 AM IST

This photo provided on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, by the North Korean government shows a missile test from railway in North Pyongan Province, North Korea (Korea News Service via AP)World
North Korea fires more suspected missiles, flouts new sanctions

The launches come at a delicate time in the region, with North Korea-'s sole major ally China set to host the Winter...

17 Jan 2022 10:38 AM IST

A worker wearing a face mask to help protect against the coronavirus walks past a display of the Winter Paralympic mascot Shuey Rhon Rhon, left, and Winter Olympic mascot Bing Dwen Dwen near the Olympic Green in Beijing. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)World
China faces omicron test weeks ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics

With the success of the Games and China’s national dignity at stake, Beijing is doubling down on its...

13 Jan 2022 12:55 PM IST

In another incident, two tribal labourers, engaged in laying of a road, were injured when Maoists triggered an IED blast in the forested village of Puspal under Barsur police station in south Bastar district.World
Two Taliban members injured in Kabul blast

So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the explosion

12 Jan 2022 4:06 PM IST

UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues Dr Fernand de Varennes took to Twitter to raise concern on the issue of minorities in India, saying Muslim women in India are harassed and sold in social media apps. (Photo: Pixabay)World
-'Sulli Deals-', form of hate speech in India, must be condemned: UN...

Hundreds of Muslim women were listed for auction on the mobile application with photographs sourced without permission...

12 Jan 2022 11:46 AM IST

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