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Taiyuan: China sent a new Earth observation satellite into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China's Shanxi Province at 11:01 am Tuesday (Beijing Time).The satellite, Gaofen-5 02, was launched aboard a Long March-4C rocket and entered...

Kiev: Kiev is working on the development of its own air defense system, is holding talks to obtain technology with other countries, the system does not have to be from the United States, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said....

Islamabad: Pakistan does not support the idea of including India in the Extended Troika on Afghanistan, while Iran has yet to respond to its invitation to join the format, Pakistani Ambassador to Russia Shafqat Ali Khan told Sputnik.The Extended...

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a lookout circular against NCP leader Anil Deshmukh who resigned as Maharashtra Home Minister in April this year. The notice has been issued in connection with a ₹ 100 crore money laundering case...

Kabul: Ahmad Massoud, the leader of the resistance forces in Afghanistan's northeastern province of Panjshir, stated on Sunday his readiness to cease fighting and start negotiations if the Taliban leaves the province."The national resistance forces are ready to immediately...

Tokyo: Under the concept of "Harmonious Cacophony," the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games closed on Sunday in celebration of a peaceful and inspirational grand finale amid the surging COVID-19 pandemic.Approximately 2,000 athletes and team officials of 162 participating National Paralympic...

Seoul: Around 140 people have received suspicious Pfizer vaccine shots at a general hospital in South Korea's capital of Seoul, Yonhap News Agency reported citing health officials.Staff at the Korea University Guro Hospital had inoculated around 140 people with...

New Delhi: A bypoll for the Bhabanipur Assembly seat in Bengal - the seat Mamata Banerjee will contest and must win to remain Chief Minister - will be held on September 30, the Election Commission said Saturday afternoon.Votes will be...

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday felicitated Olympic champion Mirabai Chanu here for bringing laurels to the country in weightlifting.The 27-year-old sportsperson, appointed as additional superintendent of police in her home state Manipur after the recent...

Washington: Afghan women in hijab will have access to education and work, Taliban (banned in Russia) spokesman Suhail Shaheen said, adding that the United States should not try to change the culture of the country."There will be no issue...