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Thousands of civil servants on Friday gathered in Hong Kongs central district to demonstrate support for the anti-government protests that have gripped the semi-autonomous Chinese territory from the past few weeks. (Photo: ANI)

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Hong Kong civil servants join anti-government protests

Organisers of the protest estimated the turnout to be around 40,000 while police put the figure at 13,000.

3 Aug 2019 11:59 AM IST

Preeti Nair and her brother Subhash, a rapper, had posted a statement on social media, apologising for any hurt that was unintentionally caused by their video, which is alleged to contain offensive content. (Photo: Twitter)

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Insincere': Singapore on apology by Indian-origin YouTubers for...

The Nair siblings created their rap video in response to the e-payment advertisement, to call out the racism in it.

3 Aug 2019 11:06 AM IST

Gravity signals may play a crucial role in early identification of the occurrence of earthquakes. (Photo: PTI/ File)

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Tsunami warning after 7 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia

There were no immediate reports of casualties, but strong tremors were felt in Jakarta prompting people to run out of...

2 Aug 2019 6:59 PM IST

Pompeo said this was the message he had delivered to the Pakistani leadership when he travelled to Islamabad in September, after Imran Khan became prime minister. (Photo: File)

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Mike Pompeo decries China's 'bad behaviour', defends US tariffs

Pompeo and Wang at first struck a conciliatory tone when they met face-to-face in Bangkok on Thursday for the first time...

2 Aug 2019 5:46 PM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

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Two nephews of former Pakistan PM Sharif offloaded from Haj-bound...

The two were stopped from travelling as their names were on the Provisional National Identity List.

2 Aug 2019 4:32 PM IST

Prior to the surgery doctors had said there was only a 50 percent chance of both of the twins surviving. (Photo: AFP)

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'Stable After Final Separation': Doctors On Conjoined Bangladeshi...

The twins, named Rabeya and Rukaya, turned three last month and suffered from a rare embryological disorder.

2 Aug 2019 1:40 PM IST

External Affair Minister S Jaishankar with his Vietnam counterpart Pham Bing Minh in Bangkok. (Photo: ANI)

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Jaishankar meets Vietnam, Timor Leste FMs: Bangkok

Yesterday, Jaishankar met British foreign Minister Dominic Raab and Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi.

2 Aug 2019 12:34 PM IST

$\The first phase of the Slave Island Redevelopment Project, Metro Homes was inaugurated today and handed over to the beneficiaries by the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe,\ a statement by the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka read. (Photo: ANI/Indian High Commission)$ World