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Bangladesh’s ‘tree man’ back in hospital

Dhaka : Abul Bajandar, better known as Bangladesh’s “tree man” for the large bark-like warts on his body because of a rare genetic disorder, was back in hospital here on Read More

Indian-origin man jailed in Singapore for bomb hoax call

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Singapore : An Indian-origin man has been jailed for four months over 2004 hoax call about a bomb at the house of late founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. Ganesan Read More

Chinese economic growth tanks to three-decade low

Beijing : China’s economy grew at its slowest pace in almost three decades last year, with the world’s second largest economy logging a growth of 6.6 per cent in 2018.Read More

China’s lunar probe sees first cotton-seed sprout

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Beijing : A cotton seed carried to the Moon by China’s recent Chang’e-4 probe has sprouted, the first for any biological matter to grow on the Moon, the media reported Read More

China warns India, US against transferring submarine technology to Taiwan

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Beijing : China on Monday warned the US, India and other countries against transferring technology to Taiwan for producing submarines and said such a move could hurt their bilateral ties Read More

Indonesia finds second black box from crashed Lion Air plane

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Jakarta | Indonesian search teams on Monday found the second black box of the Lion Air aircraft which had crashed into the Java Sea in October 2018, killing all 189 Read More

Indian gets 13 years jail for sex with minor in Singapore

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Singapore : A 31-year-old Indian man was sentenced to 13 years in jail and 12 strokes of the cane after he pleaded guilty to one charge of sexual assault of Read More

No Indian content on Pakistan TV, it damages our culture: SC

Islamabad : Pakistan’s Chief Justice Saqib Nisar on Wednesday said that the country’s Supreme Court will not allow Indian content to be shown on Pakistani TV channels as it “damages Read More

Suspicious packages sent to Indian consulate, other missions in Australia

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Canberra : Police in Australia were on Wednesday investigating several suspicious packages sent to the Indian consulate and several other missions in Melbourne. “The packages are being examined by attending Read More

Japan tops list of most powerful passports, India ranks 79th

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Tokyo | Japan, for the second time in a row, has topped a global index for the world’s most powerful passport in 2019, while India ranked at the 79th position.Read More