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Guwahati: The FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO), North East Chapter in association with the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has organised a mobilisation exercise of relief materials for the earthquake survivors of Nepal. Essential items like rice,…
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Islamabad: A former Pakistani intelligence officer disclosed the hideout of Osama bin Laden to CIA in exchange of USD 25 million bounty on the head of the al-Qaeda chief, who was living as prisoner under ISI protection in the garrison town…
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Jakarta: Four boats carrying some 1,400 Rohingya migrants were rescued off the coasts of Indonesia and Malaysia today, officials said, a day after nearly 600 others arrived in a wooden vessel off Indonesia's Aceh. All the boats appear to…
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Kathmandu: A debate has started within Nepal's defence establishment to revamp its air assets after almost 40 per cent of its helicopters remained non- operational due to poor maintenance during the rescue and relief operations following…
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Kathmandu: Nepal's warring political parties united by the killer quake have agreed to set aside differences over the long-pending constitution and work towards its early promulgation. Senior politicians of Nepal's major political parties…
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Kathmandu: The recent deadly earthquake in Nepal has brought back memories of the 8.3-magnitude temblor that struck the country 81 years ago and claimed nearly 12,000 lives. The earthquake that shook the Himalayan nation on January 15,…
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Islamabad: Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan today released a video of its militants holding a Shoulder Launch Missile, which the militant group claimed to have used in downing a Pakistan military helicopter killing ambassadors of the Philippines…
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Manila: More than 1,000 people were evacuated from their homes as Typhoon Noul approached the northern Philippines, threatening flash floods, landslides and tsunami-like storm surges, government agencies warned today. The storm's movement…
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Kathmandu: Three fresh tremors struck Nepal this morning, triggering panic among the people still reeling from the impact of the devastating earthquake that has claimed nearly 8,000 lives. A 4.2-magnitude tremor was recorded at 1.50 AM…
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Peshawar: A gunfight between two Pakistani tribes over disputed mountain territory close to the Afghan border today left at least 47 people dead and 25 others injured, officials and local sources said. A security source told Agencies that…
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