Republic day parade / India shows military might, diversity

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto looked on as guest of honour at India’s annual military and cultural parade in New Delhi held to mark the country’s 76th Republic Day yesterday.

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Martial law decree: S Korea’s Yoon indicted for insurrection

South Korea’s prosecutors yesterday indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law on December 3, the main opposition party said.

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Voluntary repatriation of North Korean POWs in Ukraine

With new reports of North Korean troops captured as POWs in Ukraine, as resident Zelensky puts it, there is now "irrefutable evidence" that North Korea has been involved in Russia's war against Ukraine

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Graft allegations: Sri Lanka ‘revokes’ power purchase deal with Adani

Sri Lanka has revoked a power purchase agreement with Indian conglomerate Adani Group following allegations of corruption, energy ministry sources in Colombo said yesterday.

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Indian munitions factory blast kills eight

At least eight people were killed and seven injured in a blast at an ordnance factory in the western Indian state of Maharashtra yesterday, a senior federal minister said.

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Taliban reject ICC move to arrest top officials

Afghanistan’s Taliban government said yesterday an arrest warrant sought by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its leaders was “politically motivated”.

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'Alleged intruder of Saif Ali Khan’s house not my son'

Says father of Shariful Islam who has been arrested in Mumbai

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Sri Lanka revokes power purchase deal with Adani

Sri Lanka has revoked a power purchase agreement with Indian conglomerate Adani Group following allegations of corruption, energy ministry sources in Colombo said on Friday..President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's administration opened probes into the company's local projects after billionair

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Pakistan drought dents winter harvest

A winter drought is ravaging crops in Pakistan’s breadbasket, farmers said yesterday, with the region parched by a 40 percent drop in rainfall.

Pak ex-PM Imran Khan calls off talks with govt

Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan called off reconciliatory talks with the government yesterday, a week after a court handed him a 14-year jail term on graft charges, his party’s chairman said.

At least 12 people run over by train in India

At least 12 passengers were killed this evening when they rushed out of their train compartment in panic following reports of fire only to be run over by another train on the adjacent tracks in Maharashtra state's Jalgaon district

Toll in Turkey ski resort fire climbs to 66

The number of dead after a fire that engulfed a hotel at a ski resort in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday rose to 66, the interior minister said

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R G Kar rape-murder: West Bengal govt challenges Sanjay’s life sentence

Unhappy with the verdict, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday said death penalty would have been ensured if the case been handled by the Kolkata Police

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14 Maoists gunned down near Nuapada-Chhattisgarh border

DG of Odisha Police Y B Khurania said the operation by the security forces was launched on specific intelligence input

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North of Myanmar: Military, minority armed group agree ceasefire

The Myanmar military and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) signed a formal agreement for a ceasefire that began on Saturday, China’s foreign ministry said, halting fighting near the border of both countries.

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Young Chinese turn to AI pets

At a shopping mall in Beijing, Zhang Yachun murmurs quietly to her closest confidant, a fluffy AI-powered robot whose soothing chirps remind her that she is not alone.

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Myanmar junta air strike kills 28 in Rakhine

A Myanmar junta air strike killed 28 people, including children, and wounded 25 at a temporary detention area in western Rakhine state, an ethnic minority armed group said yesterday.

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Indian court finds man guilty in notorious hospital rape case

An Indian court on Saturday found a 33-year-old man guilty for the rape and murder of a doctor, a crime that sparked nationwide protests and hospital strikes last year.

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RG Kar rape-murder: Kolkata court pronounces Sanjay Roy guilty

The court will pronounce the quantum of punishment on January 20

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Indian troops kill 12 Maoist rebels

Indian security forces shot dead at least 12 Maoist rebels in central India, police said, as New Delhi steps up efforts to quell the long-running insurgency.

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Xi holds phone talks with Trump

Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday held phone talks with US president-elect Donald Trump, Chinese state media reported.

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