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Richest 1 per cent’s emissions twice that of poorest 50 per cent

The richest one percent of people are responsible for more than twice as much carbon pollution as the poorest half of the world's population...

‘Turkey the birthplace of Hindi, English’

COULD the word for mother prove that Turkey was the birthplace of hundreds of languages as diverse as Hindi, Russian, Dutch, Albanian, Italian and...

Cricketer Shahid Afridi proposes to free PoK says Pak can’t even manage its 4...

Pakistan's former cricketer Shahid Afridi has proposed that Pakistan-occupied Kashmir should be given "independence", saying the country does not want the region as it...

Sino-India frictions raise potential for open conflict: CRS

Intensified frictions between India and China raise the potential for an open conflict and could serve as an "impetus" for further US-India strategic cooperation...

Rajapaksa party on course for big Sri Lanka election win

Sri Lanka's ruling party took a clear lead Thursday in early results from parliamentary elections in which the dominant Rajapaksa family hope to strengthen...

Millions on virus lockdown in China; Indian nurse in Saudi infected

China put millions of people on lock down on Thursday in two cities at the epicentre of a coronavirus outbreak that has killed 17 people and...

Australia To Expel 2 Russian Diplomats Over UK Nerve Agent Attack, Hints At World...

Australia will expel two Russian diplomats in response to a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in Britain that the British government...

Pakistan frees 315 Indian fishermen

PAKISTAN on Wednesday (June 27) released 315 Indian fishermen, including 14 teenagers, who were held in prison for violating territorial waters, officials said.       The release,...

Three Indian-origin South Africans held for medical school scam

        Three Indian-origin South Africans have been arrested in a massive corruption scam for allegedly selling seats to Indian students to study medicine and other...

Indian Held Over Plot To Kill Sri Lanka President Sent To Mental Hospital

An Indian man arrested for possible links to an alleged plot to assassinate Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has been sent to a mental...