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Nearly 1,400 girl students escape from school building engulfed by fire in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Peshawar, May 27 (PTI) Nearly 1,400 girl students had a lucky escape on Monday when they were safely evacuated from a school building...

Bangladesh PM Hasina reiterates commitment to execute verdicts against arch-rival Khalida Zia’s son

Dhaka, May 27 (PTI) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated her government's firm determination to bring back her arch-rival Khaleda Zia's son...

Nearly 1,400 girl students escape from school building engulfed by fire in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Peshawar, May 27 (PTI) Nearly 1,400 girl students had a lucky escape on Monday when they were safely evacuated from a school building...

Lithuania raps Hungary over hold-ups in EU military aid to Ukraine

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis lashed out at Hungary on Monday for blocking European Union decisions on foreign affairs, including military aid for Ukraine,

Prosecution appeal begins for Samsung chief Lee over 2015 merger case

By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean high court began on Monday hearing a prosecution appeal over a decision by a lower court to clear Samsung Electronics chairman Jay Y. Lee of all charges

Israeli military investigates deaths of Gaza war detainees

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is investigating the deaths of Palestinians captured during the Gaza war as well as a military-run detention camp where a human rights group has alleged abuses of inmate,

Taiwan Army finds propaganda flyers allegedly from China on Erdan island

Taipei , May 27 (ANI): A package of flyers with propaganda slogans written, was found on one of Taiwan's islands, Focus Taiwan reported, citing...

WHO’s new fund raising mechanism seeks USD 7 bn for global health challenges

Geneva , May 27 (ANI): The World Health Organization has launched a new 'Investment Round' aiming to raise USD 7 billion of funds. This...

Ukraine to maximise energy import capacity from EU on Monday

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine intends to maximise the amount of electricity it imports from the European Union during some hours on Monday after recent Russian missile attacks reduced the country's power

Around 2000 people feared buried in Papua New Guinea landslide

Port Moresby , May 27 (ANI): Around 2000 people are feared to have been buried by the massive landslide that hit Papua New Guinea,...

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Tirupati controversy shows temples can’t run as public sector units. They must be privatised

A private temple could make crores by selling better laddus and investing in goshalas and captive production units to control quality.

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Indian envoy in Oman dons Army combat print for photo ops, sparks controversy

Ambassador Amit Narang wore combat uniform at closing ceremony of India-Oman joint military exercise. Only serving personnel can wear service uniforms, say veterans.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?