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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,…

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…

Washington: Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire chairman of Fox - will appear via video call for a deposition as part of a defamation lawsuit against his company and its cable TV Networks on December 13-14. His son Lachlan Murdoch – Fox CEO –…

Los Angeles: There have been at least 8.7 million illnesses, 78,000 hospitalizations, and 4,500 deaths from flu so far this season in the United States, according to the latest estimates from the US Centers for Disease Control and…

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…

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…

Moscow: Ukraine launched a drone attack against two military airfields deep inside Russia on Monday morning, leaving three Russian servicemen dead and four others injured, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The Soviet-made jet drones…

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).…

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…

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…

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…

Washington: Former US President Bill Clinton said that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Clinton, 76, tweeted that he's experiencing "mild symptoms" but is doing fine overall while keeping himself busy at home. Vaccinated and boosted,…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is destined to become a trillion-dollar economy in the near future and emerge as the gateway to East and South East Asia, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said here on Thursday. Addressing the plenary session with CXOs and…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Los Angeles: Elon Musk has said Apple has halted most of its advertising on Twitter and accused the company of threatening to remove the platform from its app store. The feud comes as many companies have halted spending on Twitter amid…