Pakistan appoints first ever female Hindu civil judge
Islamabad : Pakistan has appointed the country's first ever Hindu female civil judge after she passed an examination for induction...
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Pilot had ’emotional breakdown’ before Nepal plane crash that killed 51
Kathmandu | The pilot of a US-Bangla Airlines plane that crashed in Nepal, killing 51 people aboard last March "seemed...
China not aware of Xi’s reported travel plans to India
Beijing : China on Thursday was non-committal on the news reports about President Xi Jinping travelling to India in the...
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...
China cuts down troops in Army by more than 50%
Beijing | China has cut down troops in the world's largest standing Army by more than 50 per cent as...
Indian-origin man jailed in Singapore for bomb hoax call
Singapore : An Indian-origin man has been jailed for four months over 2004 hoax call about a bomb at the...
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...
China’s lunar probe sees first cotton-seed sprout
Beijing : A cotton seed carried to the Moon by China's recent Chang'e-4 probe has sprouted, the first for any...
China warns India, US against transferring submarine technology to Taiwan
Beijing : China on Monday warned the US, India and other countries against transferring technology to Taiwan for producing submarines...
Indonesia finds second black box from crashed Lion Air plane
Jakarta | Indonesian search teams on Monday found the second black box of the Lion Air aircraft which had crashed...
