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Image usewd for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: AP Myanmar’s junta has revived plans for a $3.6 billion Chinese-backed dam in the north of the country that was suspended more than 10 years ago following huge public opposition. The project to build the 6,000-megawatt Myitsone dam in northern Kachin state was ended in 2011…
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Image used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: AP The Philippines said on May 24 it had opened a coast guard post in the country’s far north to boost security following China’s “military build-up” near Taiwan over the past two years. The outpost “shall gather essential maritime data and intelligence, enabling the (Philippine Coast…
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IPl 2024: File photo of Sunil Gavaskar© BCCI/IPL The IPL 2024 playoffs started on Tuesday with Qualifier 1 between Kolkata Knight Riders and SunRisers Hyderabad. KKR missed the services of their fiery opener Phil Salt in their clash. Salt hails from England. It’s not only KKR, other like Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru…
China warned on May 24 of war over Taiwan and said it would ramp up countermeasures until “complete reunification” was achieved, as Chinese forces conducted military drills around the self-ruled island. Warships and fighter jets encircled Taiwan on the second day of exercises that Beijing said were a test of its ability to seize the…
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Maldives and China are also collaborating to enhance weather monitoring systems. (File) Male: China has gifted 1,500 tonnes of water from the Tibetan glaciers to Maldives, the second such donation in less than two months, a media report said on Friday. This is the latest in the multiple grants and aid that China has promised…
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Lucknow Super Giants coach Justin Langer with captain K.L. Rahul | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena Former Australian cricketer Justin Langer was enticed by the prospect of becoming India’s head coach but K.L. Rahul’s word of caution regarding the “pressure and politics” that come with the job dissuaded him from pursuing the “amazing” opportunity. Langer, who…
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A man killed eight people and wounded one more with a knife in central China, state media reported on May 24, citing local authorities. The stabbing took place on Thursday morning in the city of Xiaogan in Hubei province, state broadcaster CCTV said. The 53-year-old attacker surnamed Lu had previously been treated for mental illness,…
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Voting will be held from 7 am to 6 pm. Chandigarh: Polling in the 10 Lok Sabha constituencies in Haryana and for the Karnal assembly by-poll will be held on Saturday that will decide the fate of 223 candidates, including big guns like former chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Congress’ Kumari Selja. A total…
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Mourners attend a burial ceremony of the late Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi in Mashhad, Iran. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s army has so far found no evidence of criminal activity in a helicopter crash that killed the country’s president Ebrahim Raisi and seven others, state media reported. The 63-year-old died on May 19 after his…
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Dean’s medal is Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School’s highest honour. New Delhi: Dr Krishna Ella, co-founder and Executive Chairman of Bharat Biotech, has been awarded the prestigious Dean’s medal by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Hyderabad-based pharma company said on Friday. The award was presented to him by Dean Ellen J MacKenzie…