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Protesters attack police with knives in Nepal; 9 dead, curfew imposed




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Afghan blast: 11 dead in Herat gas explosion, victims mostly children




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China Victory Day: 30 heads of state to attend celebrations, Japan to skip




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China detains 11 over deadly Tianjin blasts that killed 139




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Kim Jong Un dismisses top officials after recent standoff with rival South Korea




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Vietnam grants amnesty to more than 18,000 prisoners




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Gunbattles between rival Taliban factions leave 5 dead




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Pakistan: Militants attack Jiwani airport in Balochistan, kill aviation official, abduct manager




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Thai Army chief says Bangkok shrine bomb suspect uncooperative




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Malaysia’s longest-serving PM Mahathir Mohamad, calls for ‘people’s power’ movement to topple PM Razak




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Defiant Malaysian PM Najib Razak vows not to quit as Malaysia marks National Day




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Singapore lifts two-decade ban on HIV-positive visitors




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Video threat to president, V-P of Maldives




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North Korea denies it apologised to South over mine blast




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China to hold massive martial parade to mark WWII victory, but ordinary folks can’t watch




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China World War II parade: Experience of war makes people value peace more, says Xi




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Japan lifts evacuation order for radiation-hit Fukushima town




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China marks 50 years of Tibet government, lauds its economic successes




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Myanmar election campaign begins, touted as country’s most credible vote in decades




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Japan floods: Helicopters pluck residents to safety as heavy rains lash Japan




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Singapore votes as opposition seeks to end one-party dominance




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VIDEO: Volcano in southern Japan erupts, sending smoke into the air




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North Korea to launch multiple satellites to mark party anniversary




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Vietnam accuses Thailand of attacking fishing boats




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Indian-origin Uber driver allegedly rapes passenger in Canada: report




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Vietnam frees high-profile blogger, US call for more releases




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Afghanistan govt to be provided evidence of air base attack: Pakistan




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Pakistan decides to share crucial evidence of Badhaber attack with Afghanistan




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India calls its Nepal envoy for consultations; Nepal says can’t make everyone happy




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Pakistan postpones execution of physically challenged death row convict




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No peace until foreign troops leave Afghanistan: Taliban chief Mullah Mansour




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US, China sign deal to deal with naval, air force encounters




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Climate change: China pledges fund of $3 billion for developing nations




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Another blast hits Chinese city where explosions killed seven




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Aung San Suu Kyi says she will lead govt if party wins Myanmar polls




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Philippine forces mount massive search for abducted Italian




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Afghan president appoints investigators for Kunduz airstrike




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Afghanistan: Taliban withdraw from Kunduz, says retreating to avoid civilian casualties




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Sailing in South China Sea not provocative, says US




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S Koreans travel to North Korea to reunite with war-divided kin




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Cambodian on trial for infecting more than 100 with HIV




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COVID-19: Modi's India sets a laudable example

With its gaze steadily fixed on the well-being of its people, the government is going about taking all the imperative measures that need to be taken to beat back the pandemic, observes B S Raghavan.




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What a post-COVID-19 world may look like

'Whatever else may or may not happen, China and its people are likely to pay a very heavy price for the lack of transparency of its Communist regime,' predicts Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).




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Petrol, diesel prices depend on govt, not crude rate!

'I have no problems with the finance ministry or with state governments treating petrol pump prices as the last resort for meeting their ambitious spending targets with very limited revenue resources.'




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Can Modi dig India out of the COVID hole?

'A balanced head plus heart approach would be a full opening up of the economy including manufacturing and internal travel in the country but excluding COVID-19 hotspots,' recommends Jaimini Bhagwati.




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The Rishi-Neetu love story

They were married for 40 years till Rishi Kapoor's death did them apart.




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Coronavirus blow for other parties, it's AIADMK vs DMK in 2021

The Tamil Nadu voter may not be in the mood to test new talent, not when the state and the people are going through unprecedented and unanticipated crises, of which coronavirus is only the first.




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Work From Home vs Work At Home

HR sends an email saying I absented myself from a Zoom conference and the boss is pissed.




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15 volunteers distribute sanitary products for women, combat taboo around menstruation




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Cotton Ginners refuse to restart their operations in fear of virus