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Taiwan warns of accidental conflict as regional tensions rise

TAIPEI: The risk of accidental conflict is rising because of tension in the South China Sea and arou..

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SC refuses to entertain plea against Madras HC order on Patanjali’s use of ‘Coronil’

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea challenging the Madras High Cou..

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Former Supreme Court judge Justice A R Lakshmanan dead

CHENNAI: Justice A R Lakshmanan, former judge of the Supreme Court and ex-chairman of the law commis..

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Defence minister launches app for online training of NCC cadets

Defence minister Rajnath Singh (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday la..

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Climbers twice as likely to reach Mount Everest summit but ‘death zone’ crowding soars: Study

KATHMANDU: Climbers tackling Mount Everest are twice as likely to make it to the summit and slightly..

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Indonesia gets UN funds to fight climate change, deforestation

JAKARTA: Indonesia has received an injection of cash from the United Nation's Green Climate Fun..

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Yuen Long attack: Hong Kong court grants bail to opposition lawmakers charged over 2019 protests

HONG KONG: A Hong Kong court granted bail to two opposition lawmakers on Thursday (Aug 27) over prot..

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Govt allows pensioners to store Pension Payment Orders in DigiLocker

NEW DELHI: Relieving senior citizens of the trouble of having to look for original, physical copies ..

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Goa to be 100% Har Ghar Jal state by 2021; Bihar, Telangana and Puducherry too aim for this target next year

Representative image NEW DELHI: Goa has planned to become 100% Har Ghar Jal state with linking ever..

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Downpour triggers flood in Odisha, IMD forecasts intense rainfall in central, north India

NEW DELHI: Steady downpour led to a flood situation in parts of Odisha on Thursday while 19 people w..