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Motto for Today: ‘If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a…
This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History!
On this day, Dec.09..........
1658 - Dutch troops occupy harbor city Quilon (Coilan), India.
1845 - In his era, the suture materials used for vaginal tears,…
China Prez Jinping signs 34 investment deals in Saudi Arabia
Doha: Saudi and Chinese companies have signed 34 investment agreements as part of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Thursday.
The signing ceremony took place on Wednesday. The…
Nepal’s ruling alliance fails to win majority in general election
Kathmandu: The ruling alliance in Nepal has failed to win a majority of votes to form a new government on its own as general election results were unveiled on Tuesday night.
The Nepali Congress, which leads the ruling alliance, has emerged…
Kurdish outlawed group used online manual in hurling bomb in Turkey
Cairo: The explosive device used in the terrorist attack in Istanbul last month was created using technical instructions received on social media through a mobile phone of a member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), outlawed in Turkey,…
India lose ODI series despite Rohit Sharma’s quick 51 at Dhaka
Dhaka: A half-fit Rohit Sharma tried his best at the end by launching into an array of shots, but fell short off one big blow from India squaring the three-match ODI series against Bangladesh at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here on…
Wickremesinghe: Sri Lanka has to build new economy
Colombo: Sri Lanka has to build a new economy to forge ahead and there is no question of reforms because an economy does not even exist, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said in remarks published on Tuesday.
The Daily Mirror quoted…
Indonesia bans sex outside of marriage
Jakarta: Indonesia's parliament has approved a new criminal code that will make sex outside of marriage punishable by up to a year in prison.
It is part of a raft of changes that critics say erode democratic freedoms, BBC reported.
The…
Motto for Today: ‘A moving plough never gets rusty.’
This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History!
On this day, Dec.06........
1756 - British troops under Robert Clive occupy Fulta, India.
1768 - 1st edition of "Encyclopedia Brittanica" published (Scotland).…
Indian Navy to hold ‘Operation Demonstrations’ to mark its role in 1971 Pak war
New Delhi: As part of Navy Day celebrations, the Indian Navy will demonstrate India's combat prowess and capability through an 'Operational Demonstration' at Visakhapatnam later Sunday.
Navy Day celebration acknowledges the role of the…
Iran abolishes morality police amid ongoing nationwide protests
Tehran: Iranian authorities have abolished the controversial morality police amid ongoing mass protests sparked by the death of a young woman in custody, media reported, citing Iranian Attorney-General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri.
Montazeri…
Israel strikes Gaza in response to rocket firing
Gaza: Israeli fighter jets carried out a series of airstrikes on facilities belonging to militant groups in the Gaza Strip in response to rockets fired from the coastal enclave, Palestinian eyewitnesses said.
The witnesses told Xinhua…
Indians Coast Guards rescue SL fishermen missing for 63 days
Colombo: A group of four Sri Lankan fishermen who set sail on September 25 and got lost in the sea for 63 long days have been rescued by the Indian Coast Guard, it was reported on Wednesday.
The men were on board FV Neil Mary were sailing…
Jiang Zemin, China’s former president, dies
Beijing: Jiang Zemin, China’s former president who oversaw the country’s accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001, died on Wednesday in Shanghai, the state media reported. He was 96.
Jiang’s absence from the 20th Communist Party…
Unnati, Anmol start on winning note at Badminton Asia Jr Ch’ships
Nonthaburi (Thailand): Top seed Unnati Hooda started her campaign in dominating fashion as seven Indians won their matches at the Badminton Asia U-17 & U-15 Junior Championships.
In the U-17 women's singles round of 64 match, Odisha…
NSA Doval: No place for hate speech, demonization in a democracy
New Delhi: In a democracy there is no place for hate speech, demonization and misuse of religion for narrow ends, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said on Tuesday addressing an interfaith peace and social harmony conference of Ulemas…
Over 300 citizens killed in Hijab protests in Iran recently
Tehran: At least 300 have been killed in recent unrest in Iran following mass protests triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who passed away while in police custody, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the commander of Aerospace Force of the…
Bajwa hands over baton to Asim Munir, new Army Chief of Pakistan
Islamabad: General Asim Munir on Tuesday took charge as the 17th army chief of Pakistan in a ceremony held in the military's general headquarters in Rawalpindi in the country's eastern Punjab province.
The outgoing army chief General Qamar…
Imran Khan’s party senator arrested for offensive tweet
Islamabad: On Sunday, Pakistan's Federal Investigative Agency (FIA) arrested Azam Khan Swati, a senator from Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, for an offensive tweet about military officials.
Swati allegedly used foul…
Kazakhstan: Tokayev sworn in as Republic’s president
Astana: Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who won the recent snap presidential election in Kazakhstan, took the oath to the people of the country and assumed the post of head of state on Saturday, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
"I do solemnly…
Big Explosion followed by blaze at steel plant in Iran
Tehran: One person has died, and several others sustained injuries as a result of an explosion and a subsequent fire at a steel plant in the Iranian province of Yazd, the ambulance service said on Friday.
"At 3:35 p.m. local time (11:35…
