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Biden signs stopgap funding bill on brink of gov’t shutdown

Washington: U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday night signed a 45-day stopgap funding bill, just a few minutes before federal government funding for this fiscal year is set to expire.In a last-minute effort to avert a government shutdown, House...

1 policeman, 2 terrorists killed in attack in Pakistan’s Punjab

Islamabad: At least one policeman and two terrorists were killed early Sunday morning during a terrorist attack at a check post in the Mianwali district of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, the police chief said.A group of 10-12 terrorists attacked...

Cambodia arrests 14,722 drug suspects in 9 months

Phnom Phen: Cambodian authorities had arrested 14,722 drug-related suspects, including 331 foreigners, during the first nine months of 2023, the country's Anti-Drug Department said in a report on Sunday.Some 51 percent of the suspects were drug traffickers, manufacturers and...

Asiad tennis: Bopanna-Rutuja win gold in mixed doubles

Hangzhou: India's Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale won the gold medal in mixed doubles event at the Asian Games 2023 here on Saturday.The second-seeded Indian combo beat ninth seeds Tsung-hao Huang and Liang En-shuo of Chinese Taipei 2-6, 6-3,...

4 killed by heavy rains, flooding in Vietnam’s north, central regions

Hanoi: Four people were killed and nine others were injured by torrential rains and flooding in the north and central regions of Vietnam over the past few days, according to the country's National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention...

Death toll from fuel depot blast rises to 170 in Nagorno-Karabakh

Moscow: The death toll from Monday's fuel depot explosion in the Nagorno-Karabakh region has risen to 170, RIA Novosti news agency reported Friday, citing local emergency services.A total of 170 bodies and remains have been found and transferred to...

Asiad tennis: Team India settle for silver

Hangzhou: India's Saketh Myneni and Ramanathan Ramkumar settled for the silver medal in men's doubles at the Asian Games 2023 here on Friday.They lost to the unseeded Chinese Taipei pair of Jason Jung and Yu-hsiou Hsu 6-4, 6-4 in...

10 killed, over 40 injured in blast in SW Pakistan

Islamabad: At least 10 people were killed and more than 40 others injured in a blast during a religious procession in Pakistan's southwest Mastung district of Balochistan province on Friday, police and government officials said.The explosion occurred near a...

IMF expects China to meet growth target of around 5 pc in 2023

Washington: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated on Thursday that it maintains its expectation that China will achieve its growth target of approximately 5 per cent in 2023."On China, what we have seen recently is a slowdown in the...

Nagorno-Karabakh announces unrecognized Republic no longer exists

Yerevan: The head of the unrecognized Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, signed on Thursday a decree to terminate the existence of the republic."Based on the priority of ensuring the physical security and vital interests of the people of Karabakh, taking into...

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Yumnam Khemchand Singh attends BJP 47th foundation day celebration in Noney

Silchar: Manipur Chief Minister, Yumnam Khemchand Singh today attended the 47th Foundation Day of the BJP at Rongmei Naga...