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Silat, Thai massage and ‘ak-kalpak’: 4 Asian cultural practices newly awarded UNESCO heritage status
BOGOTA, Colombia: Four cultural practices that originate in Asia were on Thursday (Dec 12) added to ..
Zakir Naik recently tried to cross over to Maldives but was not allowed: Mohamed Nasheed
NEW DELHI: Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik recently tried to cross over to Maldives from M..
COP25: Deadlock on carbon trade mechanism continues, India is disappointed with draft text
MADRID: Deadlock on decision relating to how countries to trade in carbon credits, earned by them th..
Fresh snowfall disrupts air, vehicular traffic to and from Srinagar
SRINAGAR: All flights to and from Srinagar International airport were cancelled due to poor visibili..
Costa Rica’s president says therapeutic abortions will be allowed
Asia Costa Rica's President Carlos Alvarado on Thursday issued a technical decree that will a..
Senior China diplomat says US seriously damaged hard-won mutual trust
BEIJING: Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said on Friday (Dec 13) that the United States has successi..
States have no powers to refuse implementation of Citizenship Act: Home ministry official
NEW DELHI: State governments have no powers to reject the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendme..
Amit Shah’s visit to Meghalaya, Arunachal cancelled
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah has cancelled his visit to two northeastern states — Meghal..
Will not allow implementation of amended Citizenship Act in Assam: Pro-talk Ulfa faction
GUWAHATI: The pro-talk faction of the Ulfa on Friday asserted that the amended Citizenship Act, if i..
Protests against Citizenship Act in Northeast: Key points
NEW DELHI: Two people were killed and several others were injured as protests crippled normal life i..
Federal Government focuses on “integrated security”
Berlin (dpa) – The Federal Government is responding to the challenges of an increasingly unstable world order by means of a “policy...
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