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Beijing: Twenty-five people were killed and five others injured when a fire broke out on a foreign-flagged cargo ship undergoing repairs in the eastern Chinese port city of Qingdao, state media reported Thursday. The fire broke out at around 11:15 a.m. when the ship was...

Beijing:  At least 20 people were killed when a fire broke out on a foreign-flagged cargo ship undergoing repairs in the eastern Chinese port city of Qingdao, state media reported Thursday. The blaze started at around 11.15 am at the state-owned Qingdao Beihai shipyard, state...

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit India this week to attend the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, the foreign ministry announced Thursday. This will be Xi's first visit to India in nearly seven years. At the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President...

New Delhi: India’s Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Thursday held discussions with Russia's Industry and Trade Minister Anton Alikhanov on joint manufacturing of civil passenger aircraft to meet India’s demand for regional air connectivity. "With the immense potential of regional connectivity, there is a...

Riyadh: India and Saudi Arabia Thursday discussed defence cooperation and reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening their strategic partnership. The discussions came as Indian Ambassador Vipul met Saudi Arabia's Assistant Minister of Defence, Khaled bin Hussain Al Biyari. "Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of...

Kathmandu: The death toll due to the flash floods in Nepal rose to 1,377 Thursday as more bodies were recovered from the affected districts, while rescue and search operations continue for more than 5,000 missing people, authorities said. At least 364 bodies have been recovered...

Kathmandu: Two Indian nationals have been arrested in Nepal's Jhapa district for allegedly smuggling brown sugar, police said. The accused were arrested from Ward No. 2 of Damak Municipality along with 41.23 grams of brown sugar, the Nepal Police said in a bulletin Wednesday. Brown...

Washington: US President Donald Trump has promised a $5,000 (Rs 4,75,000) payment to every adult American citizen if Republicans win control of both chambers of Congress in the November 3 midterm elections. The President announced what he called the "Trump dividend" during his address to...

Beijing: Searchers in southeastern China have found another body from rain-triggered landslides last weekend in Jiangxi province, raising the death toll to 16, state media said Thursday. The deaths were spread across three towns in Suichuan county, where heavy rain drenched the area for days...

Washington: US President Donald Trump said that Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted an agreement to end the war in Ukraine and suggested that another bilateral meeting between the two leaders could take place. Trump made the remarks while speaking to reporters before boarding Air Force...