China mudslides kill 1,270 people
Team DainikDisha Beijing, Aug 17 (IANS) The toll in mudslides in China’s northwestern Zhouqu county rose to 1,270 Tuesday even as the…
Read More17 militants die in Afghanistan
Kabul, Aug 17 (IANS) Seventeen militants, including a rebel commander, were killed in fighting with security forces in western Afghanistan,…
Read MoreNorth Korea turns to Twitter, YouTube in propaganda efforts
Seoul, Aug 17 (DPA) Communist North Korea has discovered the Twitter and YouTube websites as platforms for its propaganda efforts.…
Read MoreBMW to recall over 5,000 cars in China
Beijing, Aug 17 (IANS) The BMW China Automotive Trading Ltd will recall its 5,308 imported GT cars starting Friday because…
Read More‘Kashmir, not terror, hurdle to India-Pakistan ties’
Islamabad, Aug 17 (IANS) Kashmir and not terrorism is the main obstacle to good subcontinental ties and the issue cannot…
Read MoreHome-grown militants, not India, biggest threat: ISI
Islamabad, Aug 17 (IANS) Pakistan’s intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), has said ‘home-grown’ Islamist militants have overtaken the Indian…
Read MoreNepal PM poll headed for failure again
Kathmandu, Aug 17 (IANS) Nearly 50 days after Nepal’s Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal resigned under Maoist pressure, the Himalayan…
Read MoreChinese varsities ban extra-marital affairs
Shanghai, Aug 17 (IANS) Having an extra-marital affair or ‘wrecking’ other people’s marriages can now lead to expulsion from universities…
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