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In Zhejiang, the typhoon damaged more than 173,000 hectares of crops and 34,000 houses. (Photo: ANI)World
Typhoon Lekima: 28 dead, 20 missing in east China

Most of the deaths occurred in Yongjia County, administered by Wenzhou City, where torrential rains caused a landslide...

11 Aug 2019 4:38 PM IST

The semi-autonomous region has seen eight consecutive weeks of anti-government protests that began against a now-suspended extradition bill, that have since broadened to include calls for democracy and police accountability. (Photo: ANI)World
China urges Britain to stop interfering in its internal matters

'Long gone are the days when it was under British colonial rule,' Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said.

11 Aug 2019 3:06 PM IST

Most of the deaths occurred in Yongjia County, administered by Wenzhou City, where torrential downpours caused a landslide that blocked rivers. (Photo: ANI)World
Typhoon Lekima: 28 dead, 20 missing in east China

The barrier lake burst and flooded people away, Xinhua news agency reported.

11 Aug 2019 2:31 PM IST

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)World
Nawaz Sharif continues to have AC, heater, TV in prison: report

On Thursday, the former prime minister is permitted to meet party leaders and family members at the prison, the report...

11 Aug 2019 1:29 PM IST

The decision to suspend the two trains follows Islamabads other moves to remonstrate, including suspending bilateral trade and downgrading of diplomatic relations. (Photo: ANI)World
Samjhuata, Thar trains won't operate till I am in charge of railways:...

He said the rakes being used for the Samjhauta and Thar Express would now be utilised for trains in his country, Dawn...

11 Aug 2019 12:36 PM IST

The protests have a common refrain: Hong Kongs government, led by a non-democratically elected chief executive, is not addressing the peoples concerns. (Photo: AP)World
China demands Britain to stop 'meddling' in Hong Kong

A total of 420 people have been arrested since rallies began on June 9, according to Hong Kong police in early August.

11 Aug 2019 10:50 AM IST

Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the leader of the Sikh Empire, which ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century. (Photo: ANI)World
Pak men angry over Article 370 vandalise Maharaja Ranjit Singh's...

The nine-feet statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was unveiled at the Lahore Fort in June.

11 Aug 2019 9:12 AM IST

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that it takes very little to worsen a situation and he was a promoter of peace. (Photo: AFP)World
Will move UN Security Council with China's 'full support': Pak on...

Qureshi said he planned to approach Indonesia and Poland, both non-permanent members of the 15-strong Security Council,...

11 Aug 2019 8:18 AM IST

Special prayers for the former external affairs minister were performed at Simtokha Dzong on Wednesday. (Photo: ANI)World
Bhutanese king lights thousand lamps in memory of Sushma Swaraj

Former Bhutan prime minister Tshering Tobga attended the last rites of Swaraj in New Delhi on Wednesday.

10 Aug 2019 3:29 PM IST

InSight spacecraft launches onboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas-V rocket, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. InSight, short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, is a Mars lander designed to study the \inner space\ of Mars. (Photo: AP)World
Russia says five killed in mysterious rocket test accident: report

The accident occurred during tests on a liquid propellant rocket engine, RIA said, citing Rosatom.

10 Aug 2019 2:30 PM IST

A newly-discovered lake in Nepal is likely to set a new record of being the worlds highest lake replacing Tilicho, which is situated at an altitude of 4,919 metres in the Himalayan nation and currently holding the title. (Representational Image)World
World largest lake Tilicho to be replaced by Nepal's newly-discovered...

The Kajin Sara lake in Manang district was discovered about a few months ago by a team of mountaineers, the Himalayan...

10 Aug 2019 12:43 PM IST

Pakista PM Imran Khan (Photo; AFP)World
Pakistan formally suspends trade ties with India

One notification suspends all kind of exports to India, while other banned import of goods of Indian origin or those...

10 Aug 2019 11:59 AM IST

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