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JuD chief Hafiz Saeed being produced at a court in Lahore. (PTI)

Pakistan restores bank accounts of Mumbai terror attack accused Hafiz...

Saeed's bank accounts were frozen by the Pakistani government complying with the UNSC resolution

13 July 2020 2:38 PM IST

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese paramilitary policemen form a line to move sandbags to reinforce a dyke along the banks of Poyang Lake in Poyang County in eastern Chinas Jiangxi Province. (via AP)

China reports 141 dead or missing in flooding since June

Flood damage has been estimated in hundreds of millions of dollars, adding to pressure on an economy deeply impacted by...

13 July 2020 12:51 PM IST

A Pakistan International Airlines passenger jet is parked on the tarmac at a military base in Makassar, Indonesia. (AP)

US bans Pakistan International Airlines flights over pilot...

Pakistan last month grounded almost a third of its pilots after discovering they may have falsified their qualifications

12 July 2020 11:38 AM IST

Residents and rescue workers inspect the area outside a house damaged by a landslide and the swell of the Thado-Koshi river due to heavy rains in Jambu village of Sindhupalchok district. (AFP)

Floods, landslides kill 40 in Nepal, many missing

Koshi river, which causes floods in Bihar almost every year, was flowing above danger level in Nepal's southern plains...

12 July 2020 9:38 AM IST

A delivery man wearing a mask to curb the spread of the coronavirus transports his goods. (AP)

China rejects food imports after virus detected in shipments

Worries have risen since a June outbreak in Beijing that was linked to the city's largest wholesale market

11 July 2020 1:36 PM IST

Representational Image. (AP)

Myanmar farms tigers, pangolins to cater to China's wild meat demand

Myanmar is already a hub for the illegal trafficking of wildlife, a trade driven by demand from neighbouring China

11 July 2020 12:35 PM IST

Dr. Gauden Galea, the World Health Organization (WHO) representative in China, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the WHOs offices in Beijing. (AP)

WHO experts to visit China as part of COVID-19 investigation

The WHO mission is politically sensitive, with the US moving to cut ties with it over allegations the agency is biased...

10 July 2020 2:47 PM IST

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli(right) (AFP)

Nepal's ruling communist party's meet to decide PM's future deferred...

Demand for PM Oli to resign rises citing his recent anti-India remarks were 'neither politically correct nor...

10 July 2020 12:27 PM IST

Nepalese Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli. (AP)

Nepal stops transmission of all Indian news channels except...

The development comes after some Indian channels aired reports critical of Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and his...

10 July 2020 10:18 AM IST

A student (C) gestures after finishing the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), known as gaokao, in Shenyang in Chinas northeastern Liaoning province on July 8, 2020.(AFP)

With zero new local cases, the second wave of virus also coming down...

Wearing of masks remains obligatory in most indoor spaces and a proof of health is required for entrance to many venues

9 July 2020 12:32 PM IST

A hindu temple in Mithi, Pakistan. (AFP)

Pakistan court rejects petitions challenging construction of Hindu...

Pakistan Muslim League-Q, a ruling ally of Imran Khan gov, had opposed the construction, asking its coalition partner to...

8 July 2020 5:32 PM IST

Representational Image. (AFP)

China challenges US to reduce nuclear arsenal to its level

The US has repeatedly called for China to join in trilateral negotiations to extend a flagship nuclear arms treaty...

8 July 2020 11:35 AM IST