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Berlin: At least six people have been killed in a shooting outside a center of the Jehovah's Witness religious movement (banned in Russia as an extremist organization) in the German city of Hamburg, local media reported.According to German newspaper...

Beijing:  The Chinese National People's Congress — the country's supreme state authority — on Friday unanimously reelected Xi Jinping as the president of China for a third five-year term, according to the voting results.Xi becomes the first Chinese politician...

Mumbai: PNB MetLife, one of India’s leading life insurance companies, has launched PNB MetLife Genius plan, a new solution to help parents financially prepare to support their children’s future.PNB MetLife Genius plan is an individual, non-linked, non-participating, saving, life...

Mumbai: Veteran actor and filmmaker Satish Kaushik passed away at the age of 66 due to a heart attack early on Thursday morning, disclosed his close friend and industry colleague Anupam Kher. Kher said that Kaushik felt uneasiness while at...

Geneva: The official poster of the Women's World Cup 2023 was unveiled in outdoor gallery installations in Australia and New Zealand, the hosts for the event, FIFA announced on Tuesday.Being released in time for International Women's Day, the poster...

Sydney: Leaders from multiple Pacific island countries are calling upon the Japanese government to immediately stop its plans for dumping nuclear waste into the Pacific Ocean, a news agency of the International Press Syndicate Group has reported.Papua New Guinea's...

Dhaka: At least 16 people, including two women, were killed and over 60 others injured in a massive explosion in a 5-storey building near a BRTC bus counter in the capital's Gulistan area on Tuesday.The identities of the deceased...

Beijing: The U.S. 'Indo-Pacific Strategy' seeks to gang up to form exclusive blocs, stir up confrontation, and undermine regional integration, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said Tuesday.The 'Indo-Pacific Strategy' claims to safeguard regional security, but in fact it provokes...

Jakarta: Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves increased to 140.3 billion U.S. dollars at the end of February from 139.4 billion dollars of the previous month, according to Bank Indonesia."Tax receipts and withdrawal of government's foreign loans had an impact on...

Chennai: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) conducted the Rail Track Rocket Sled deployment tests of the Gaganyaan Pilot and Apex Cover Separation (ACS) parachutes in cluster configurations.The tests were conducted at the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL), Chandigarh,...