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Tokyo: Kato Tomohiro, a 39-year-old man behind the car-ramming and mass stabbing attack in Tokyo 14 years ago, was executed by hanging on Tuesday, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported, citing government sources.In June 2008, Kato, who was 26 at the...

Islamabad: The death toll from monsoon rains and floods in Pakistan has reached 312 since June, Geo TV reported on Tuesday.Citing the national disaster management authority, said the deaths included two people who died on Monday from electric shock...

New Delhi: As the nation marked Kargil Vijay Diwas on Tuesday, President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to all the brave warriors who laid down their lives trying to safeguard the nation."Kargil Vijay Diwas is...

Washington: The US has urged China to increase its pressure upon Myanmar after the military junta executed four democracy activists, BBC reported on Tuesday.State Department spokesperson Ned Price said China had influence over Myanmar more than any other...

Islamabad: Two planes belonging to the Pakistan International Airlines flying on the same route narrowly avoided a mid-air collision in Iranian airspace, Geo News reported on Tuesday.According to reports both the planes were at the same altitude near the...

New Delhi: India registered 14,830 new Covid-19 cases, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.According to the Health Ministry's bulletin, the total caseload rose to 4,39,20,451 while the death toll rose to 5,26,110 after 36 more people succumbed to the...

Berlin: Germany has accelerated gas input to its underground storage facilities after the Nord Stream 1 pipeline recovered transit after maintenance, which had lasted from July 11-21, the data of the Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) association showed on Monday.During...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said President Droupadi Murmu assuming the Presidency is a watershed moment for India, especially for the poor, marginalized, and downtrodden.Extending wishes for a fruitful tenure to her, the Prime Minister said...

Naypyidaw: Four people, including two pro-democracy activists, have been executed in Myanmar for the first time in decades, the state media reported on Monday.Kyodo News quoted local media as stating that there had been no executions of political...

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...