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Girls can join Sainik schools from 2021-22
In a move for gender equality in the male-dominated environs of the over 15-lakh-strong armed forces..
‘If BJP had asked me for (UBI) numbers, I would have given it to them too’
In a freewheeling interview with TOI, Nobel laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo share their ..
Swiggy to hire 3 lakh people in 18 months
BENGALURU: Food-delivery startup Swiggy may emerge as the largest private-sector bluecollar job enab..
Hong Kong’s leader backs police use of force as protesters plan ‘illegal’ march
HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam took to the airwaves on Saturday (Oct 19) to back the use of...
App plays matchmaker in Indonesia between abandoned animals and adopters
YOGYAKARTA: Distraught by their incessant and distressed barking, Ms Christina Dwi Kusumaningtyas re..
How nights out in Singapore inspired Myanmars first microbrewery
YANGON: Friday nights in the late 90s were a ritual for Htin Lin and his friends – finish work or...
Indian tourist detained in Bhutan for desecrating Buddhist ‘chorten’
THIMPHU: An Indian tourist has been detained by the Royal Bhutan Police for allegedly desecrating a ..
At Army meet, Rajnath Singh draws attention to use of unconventional weapons in future
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday addressed top commanders of the Army and drew th..
Hajela’s exit puts fate of 19 lakh NRC dropouts hanging
GUWAHATI: With Parteek Hajelas exit as state NRC coordinator ordered by Supreme Court on Friday, the..
Ousted Communist leader Zhao Ziyang is buried: Family
BEIJING: Former Chinese Communist Party leader Zhao Ziyang – who was ousted after opposing the use o..
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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