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China launches 2nd station module

Beijing: China on Sunday launched the second of three modules for its space station.The first one was sent in April 2021.According to Global Times, the giant heavy lift Long March-5B Y3 carrier rocket took off from the Wenchang Space...

Russian forces destroy Ukrainian warship

Moscow: The Russian naval forces have destroyed a docked Ukrainian warship and a warehouse of US-supplied Harpoon missiles with high-precision long-range missiles in the port of Odesa, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday."In the port of Odesa, on...

Zelensky hits out at Russia over Odesa attack

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of "barbarism" after a Russian missile hit the port of Odesa, BBC reported on Sunday.This latest attack comes just a day after a landmark deal between Russia and Ukraine to resume Ukraine's...

Pakistan: Imran opposes ‘sale’ of national assets

Islamabad: A day after the federal cabinet approved an ordinance pertaining to the sale of national assets as part of the effort to tackle the economic crisis faced by the country, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan expressed his...

Afghanistan: Taliban says closure of girls’ schools ‘temporary’, not ‘permanent’

Kabul: The Taliban has claimed that the decision to close the girls' schools above sixth grade across the country was only "temporary", and not a "permanent ban", Khaleej Times reported on Sunday.The spokesman of Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry, Abdul Qahar...

Sudan’s military calls on political forces to speed up transitional govt formation

Khartoum: Sudan's military is calling on the country's political forces to speed up decision-making for the formation of transitional authorities, Vice President of the Sudan Sovereignty Council Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo said.At the start of this month, the head...

Pakistan: Hamza Sharif takes oath as Punjab CM

Islamabad: Hamza Shahbaz, the son of Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif was sworn in as the chief minister of Punjab province on Saturday, Khaleej Times reported.This was a day after he was re-elected to the post by just three...

Nepali Sherpa first climber to summit 14 highest mountains

Kathmandu: A 47-year-old Nepali Sherpa became the first climber in the world to summit the 14 highest mountains, higher than 8,000 meters, for the second time.Sanu Sherpa, from Sankhuwasabha district in east Nepal, reached the top of Pakistan's Gasherbrum...

US: California enacts gun control law on the lines of Texas abortion ban

Washington: California's governor signed a new gun control legislation bill, which is modeled on a controversial legal approach used in Texas to curb access to abortions, Khaleej Times reported on Saturday.Last year, well before the US Supreme Court overturned...

Punjab CM re-election: Dy Speaker summoned by SC

Islamabad: The Supreme Court has summoned Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Dost Mohammad Mazari in connection with a petition filed by PML-Q leader Chaudhry Parvez Elahi challenging his ruling during the chief minister's re-election on Friday, Dawn reported on Saturday.A...

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CM felicitates commonwealth games medallist Jadumani Singh

Imphal: Chief Minister of Manipur Yumnam Khemchand Singh today met Commonwealth Games Silver Medallist Jadumani Singh Mandengbam alongwith his...