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Beijing: Top diplomats from Thailand and Cambodia kicked off two days of talks in China Sunday as Beijing seeks to strengthen its role in mediating the two countries’ border dispute, a day after they signed a new ceasefire. The ceasefire agreement signed Saturday calls for a halt to weeks of fighting along their contested border

Lahore: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has revealed that he was advised to “hide in a bunker” when India launched Operation Sindoor in May this year. Zardari made the revelation while speaking at an event in Larkana, Sindh province, to mark the 18th death anniversary of his wife and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, who

Dhaka: Tarique Rahman, the son of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, returned to the country recently after 17 years in exile and is now expected to emerge as a crucial player in the all-important electoral battle slated for early next year. Rahman, who opted for self-exile and moved to London in 2008, has been

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu Sunday embarked on the Indian Navy’s indigenous Kalvari-class submarine INS Vaghsheer at the Karwar Naval Base in Karnataka and undertook a dived sortie, an official said. “The President is undertaking a sortie on the Western Seaboard. Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi is accompanying the Supreme Commander of

New Delhi/Kolkata: The Centre has provided an armed security cover to West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Agarwal in the wake of a potential threat to him due to the ongoing SIR exercise in the state, officials said Sunday. A Y-plus category cover of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has been accorded to

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Congress chief Bhakta Charan Das Sunday alleged that a conspiracy was being hatched to erase Mahatma Gandhi’s name from all spheres of life. Das remarked, without taking any name, while addressing party leaders and workers at a programme organised on the occasion of the 140th Foundation Day of the Congress. “While many former

Meerut: A viral video showing a physical fight between two female students inside a college campus in Meerut has gone viral on social media, drawing attention to safety concerns and student behaviour on educational premises. The clip, widely shared on platforms such as Instagram and X, shows two girls arguing before the confrontation turns physical.

Moscow: Russia does not intend to attack anyone in Europe, but its response to any strike will be devastating, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Sunday, noting the EU’s “war party” has become a stumbling block in Ukraine peace efforts. Lavrov’s warning came on a day Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to meet with US

A viral video from Karnataka’s Belagavi is sending chills down social media timelines. It shows how an ordinary night walk can suddenly turn into a moment of fear. The video captures a couple walking with their young child in the Joshimala area of Belagavi city. What starts as a calm scene quickly becomes tense. Within

London: An Indian man who accused his manager at a KFC franchise outlet in south-east London of wrongful dismissal and race discrimination has won nearly 67,000 pounds in compensation after a tribunal ruled in his favour. Madhesh Ravichandran, from Tamil Nadu, told an employment tribunal hearing that his Sri Lankan Tamil boss discriminated against him