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A man holding a New Zealand flag reacts during a burial ceremony for victims of the mosque attacks, at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Christchurch, New Zealand

Facebook to tighten live stream access after mosque attacks

San Francisco: Facebook has said it is tightening live video streaming rules in response to the service being used to broadcast deadly attacks on mosques in New Zealand. The Christchurch attacks, carried out by a self-avowed white supremacist who opened fire on worshippers at two...

INTACH DISCOVERS WOODEN TEMPLE

Strap: Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), a non-profit organisation, has discovered the second wooden temple of the state in Gopinath Jew temple BHUBANESWAR: Gopinath Jew Temple, which is one of only two wooden temples of the state, was discovered by Intach’s...

Afghan Vice President survives Taliban attack

Kabul: Taliban fighters Saturday attacked a convoy carrying Afghanistan's Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum, in an assault that left the former warlord unscathed but killed one of his bodyguards, an official told AFP. Enayatullah Babur, Dostum's former chief of staff, said the hour-long attack also...

Cultural, philosophical roots priceless

DHENKANAL: “Deep within the modern Indian society, the cultural and philosophical heritage of this country is still alive. Indian society and culture are based on the rich ancient philosophy and science of Vedas and sages. These make India what it is in a true sense.”...

Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) Interceptor missile being launched by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in an Anti-Satellite (A-SAT) missile test ‘Mission Shakti’ engaging an Indian orbiting target satellite in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) from Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha in India, March 27, 2019

US ‘knew’ but ‘didn’t spy’ on India’S ASAT test

Washington: The Pentagon has strongly denied the reports that the US spied on India's anti-satellite (ASAT) missile test by sending a reconnaissance aircraft from its base in Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean to monitor the development. It, however, said the United States was aware...

Polish visitor, UN officials join heritage trail

BHUBANESWAR: The 67th Monks, Caves and Kings Walks at Khandagiri-Udayagiri hosted travellers from Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, UN officials and from faraway Poland at Udaygiri hills here Saturday. Visiting the archaeological remains of the famous Jain shrine, the visitors explored the colourful history, military prowess,...

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Thai King strips ex-premier Thaksin of royal decorations

Bangkok: The Thai king has revoked the royal decorations of billionaire ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra, citing his conviction and "extremely inappropriate" flight from the country, according to an announcement published Saturday. The statement in the Royal Gazette from King Maha Vajiralongkorn comes almost a week after...

Bangladesh stops Rohingya making risky journey to Malaysia

Teknaf (Bangladesh): Bangladesh security forces stopped 29 people, mostly Rohingya Muslims, from being smuggled to Malaysia in rickety fishing boats, officials said Saturday, the latest group prevented from leaving squalid refugee camps. Lieutenant Commander Mahmud Hasan said Bangladesh Coast Guard forces found 16 women, seven...

Eurostar was forced to cancel at least eight trains, sparking disruption for the weekend getaway

Man with English flag brings Eurostar to standstill

London: British transport police Saturday arrested a man waving a St George's English flag who spent the night on the roof of London's St Pancras rail terminal, forcing the suspension of Eurostar trains. Services between London and continental Europe were suspended for several hours because...

Pets provide health benefits too

Most of us adopt pets to just satisfy our hobbies. In fact, the most common answer one can expect to hear if someone is asked why he has adopted a particular type of pet is ‘I just love it’. It doesn’t matter what the type...

 

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