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  India hits out at China for creating new counties with large parts of Aksai Chin

  India | January 03, 2025 18:08 IST

  India on Friday said it has lodged a "solemn protest" with China over the establishment of two new counties in Hotan prefecture as parts of these regions fall in Indian union territory of Ladakh.

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  Xinhua journalists used fake names to meet anti-Dalai Lama group in Karnataka: Report

  World | July 28, 2016 12:58 IST

  The three journalists of Chinese news agency ‘Xinhua’ who were asked by Indian authorities to leave India by the end of this week were allegedly in touch with the anti-Dalai Lama faction based in Karnataka.

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  Chinese news agency ‘Xinhua’ admits ‘transgression’ by its journalists in India: Report

  India | July 26, 2016 13:56 IST

  Chinese news agency ‘Xinhua’ has reportedly conceded that two of its India-based journalists had indeed transgressed their brief by visiting Tibetan settlements in Karnataka.

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  India expels three Chinese journalists after “concerns" by intel agencies

  India | July 24, 2016 8:00 IST

  India has effectively expelled three journalists of official news agency, Xinhua, by refusing to renew their visas to work in the country. The move could further strain already sour relationship between two countries. The visas

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  India worried over China's biggest dam on Brahmaputra

  World | October 13, 2015 15:41 IST

  Beijing : China today operationalised the USD 1.5 billion Zam Hydropower Station, the largest in Tibet,built on the Brahmaputra river, which has raised concerns in India over the likelihood of disrupting water supplies.All six of

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  Women's rights are human rights, says Angela Markel

  World | September 28, 2015 12:10 IST

  United Nations: Women's rights are human rights, German Chancellor  said at global leaders' meeting on gender equality and women empowerment."Isn't it a disgrace for humanity that we still need to underline this," Xinhua quoted Merkel

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  Disappointed Mascherano wants to stay with Argentina

  Football | September 09, 2015 11:49 IST

  Buenos Aires:  Argentinian soccer player Javier Mascherano admitted late Tuesday he felt "beaten up" after the amount of finals his national team has lost but he assured that he "wants to continue" with the team.The

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  China blasts toll rises to 162

  World | September 08, 2015 17:53 IST

  Beijing:  The death toll from the warehouse explosions in China's Tianjin city has risen to 162 on Tuesday with 11 people still remaining missing, according to rescue authorities.The dead include 96 firefighters, 11 policemen and

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  Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif calls for an end to political wrangling

  World | July 23, 2015 21:55 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday called for an end to political squabbling after a high-level judicial commission validated the 2013 polls that had won by his Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N).Opposition parties had

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  UEFA chief Michel Platini hopes 'new leadership' will solve FIFA's woes

  Football | July 21, 2015 17:21 IST

  Madrid:  European football's governing body UEFA president Michel Platini has underlined the urgent need for reform within FIFA, hoping the "new leadership" will solve the world football body's troubles.FIFA is set to elect a new president

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  China says Indian, 19 foreigners admitted to 'illegal acts'

  World | July 19, 2015 18:03 IST

  Beijing:  China today said a 46-year-old Indian and 19 other foreigners, who were deported after being arrested for alleged terror links, watched video clips that "advocate terrorism and religious extremism" and admitted to their "illegal

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  Spanish Club Valencia promote gender equality

  World | July 18, 2015 18:27 IST

  Beijing:  Spanish football club Valencia has entered into an agreement with United Nations Women (UN Women) to promote gender equality.The agreement signed in May saw Valencia and UN women announce their partnership to promote gender

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  Iraqi forces recapture government headquarter in key city

  World | March 31, 2015 19:37 IST

  Baghdad: Iraqi security forces on Tuesday retook control of Salahudin's provincial government compound and several presidential palaces from the Islamic State (IS) militants in the provincial capital city of Tikrit, a security source said.The troops,

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  Indian-origin researcher helps develop mini-heart on microchip

  Lifestyle | March 21, 2015 10:40 IST

  San Francisco: An Indian-origin scientist with the University of California at Berkeley was involved in growing a viable, pulsating heart on a microchip to improve drug screening.It is the latest human organ, after a lung,

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  13 killed in road accident in Tanzania

  World | March 17, 2015 8:13 IST

  Dodoma, Tanzania: At least 13 people were killed and three others injured on Monday when a speeding lorry rammed into a minibus along Singida-Dodoma highway in central Tanzania's Singida region.Singida regional police commander Godfrey Kamwela

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  Bangladeshi among eight abducted by IS in Libya

  World | March 10, 2015 7:11 IST

  Dhaka: A Bangladeshi national was among eight foreigners abducted by Islamic State (IS) militants from an oil field in Libya, the Bangladeshi foreign ministry said on Monday.The Bangladeshi national was kidnapped on Sunday, and information

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  Fruits and vegetables can make you happy

  Lifestyle | October 22, 2014 19:19 IST

  Sydney: Australian researchers said Wednesday that eating large amounts of fruit and vegetables can make you happier. The University of Queensland (UQ) study, involving more than 12,000 people, concluded that eating eight or more portions of

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  Quake hits Japan

  World | September 20, 2013 6:59 IST

  Tokyo: A strong earthquake, measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale, hit Japan's Fukushima Prefecture Friday, with strong tremors felt in the capital city.The temblor hit the prefecture at 2.25 a.m. (local time), Xinhua reported.In 2011,

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  Voyager 1 leaves solar system: NASA

  World | September 13, 2013 8:07 IST

  Washington: US space agency NASA said Thursday that its Voyager 1 spacecraft has become the first man-made object to venture into interstellar space.New and "unexpected" data indicated 36 years after it was launched, Voyager 1

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  Eight killed in China road accident

  World | August 27, 2013 6:40 IST

  Beijing: Eight people were killed and seven others injured after a minibus and a truck collided in China's Anhui province Monday afternoon, officials said.The head-on collision occurred near a village in Dangshan county, Xinhua reported