Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated Chinese President Xi Jinping for securing a second term as the head of the ruling Communist Party, saying he looks forward to further promote India-China ties together. “Congratulations to President Xi on getting re-elected as CPC General Secretary. Look forward to further promote India-China ties together,” Mr. Modi said in his message on […]
» Read moreChinese President Xi Jinping has been given a second five-year term as leader of the Communist Party. Mr. Xi returned to the post of secretary general following the inaugural meeting of the new Central Committee on Wednesday that was elected at the party’s twice-a-decade national congress on Tuesday. The party congress already elevated Mr. Xi’s status as China’s most powerful […]
» Read moreAt least 43 Afghan soldiers were killed in a Taliban-claimed suicide attack on a military base in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, officials said, the third assault on a security installation this week. Just two soldiers are known to have survived unscathed after the attack on the base in the Chashmo area of Maiwand district in Kandahar province, the Defence Ministry […]
» Read moreEight fishermen from Tamil Nadu were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly fishing in their territorial waters off Thalaimannar coast today, the police said here today. According to information reaching here, the Sri Lankan Navy also seized the boat and have taken the fishermen to Thalaimannar district naval camp, they said. The fishermen are from Thangachimadam in Rameswaram, […]
» Read moreAn AirAsia flight from Australia to Indonesia was forced to turn back to Perth after losing cabin pressure, with passengers on Monday recounting their terror as oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling. Air Asia said the plane suffered a “technical issue” with Australian media reporting that the aircraft had to quickly drop from 32,000 feet to 10,000 feet 25 minutes […]
» Read moreThe death toll from the most powerful bomb blast witnessed in Somalia’s capital rose to 189 with more than 200 injured, making it the deadliest single attack ever in the Horn of Africa nation, police and hospital sources said Sunday. Doctors struggled to assist horrifically wounded victims, many burnt beyond recognition. Officials feared the toll would continue to climb from […]
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