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The human rights organization, Paank, reported two severe cases of violence against civilians by Pakistani security forces in Balochistan.
Indian Railways has become one of the most extensively electrified rail systems in the world. Nearly all of India’s 70-thousand route-kilometre broad-gauge network is now powered by electricity.
WaveX, the startup accelerator initiative under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, has signed an agreement to strengthen innovation, incubation and entrepreneurship in media, entertainment, broadcasting and…
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today released 55 rare and valuable literary works, representing the country’s five classical languages. These are Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Odia.
Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said that scientific programmes must increasingly be assessed and communicated in terms of their real-world impact, including contribution to employment generation and…
In squash, the top-seeded Indian player, Anahat Singh, clinched the silver medal in the women’s under-19 final at the British Junior Open squash championships.
Nita Ambani once again proved why she is regarded as one of India’s most elegant style icons. At the felicitation ceremony honouring the Women’s, Men’s and Blind Women’s Indian World Cup–winning teams, she made a…
In Bangladesh, a Hindu businessman was shot dead in public by unidentified assailants in Monirampur upazila of Jessore on Monday evening, triggering panic in the area and raising fresh concerns over law and order ahead…
Israel’s air force struck areas in southern and eastern Lebanon yesterday and early today. A strike early this morning levelled a three-story commercial building in the southern coastal city of Sidon.
In Japan, a strong earthquake hit its western part but it ruled out any danger of a tsunami. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the quake with a magnitude of 6.2, located at a depth of about 10 kilometres…
