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Uyghur Muslim preacher Omar Huseyin confirmed dead in China's Xinjiang pri
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A former Uyghur Muslim preacher, Omar Huseyin, who was arrested in 2017 for making a pilgrimage to Mecca, was confirmed dead in China's Xinjiang prison, reported Radio Free Asia (RFA).
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Domestic coal quality has gone up substantially: Centre
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The ministry said that there had been substantial improvement in conformity to declared grade of coal supply from Coal India (CIL) sources. The grade conformity has jumped to 69 per cent in 2022-23 which is till November 22, as against 51 per cent in 2017-18, according to the statement relea
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Women's National Boxing Championship: Lovlina, Nikhat, Manju Rani, Simranj
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Defending Champions Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) dominated the proceedings as eight of their boxers, led by 2019 World Championships silver medallist Manju Rani (48kg) and 2017 World Youth Champion Jyoti Gulia (52kg) stormed into the finals of 6th Elite Women's National Boxing Champ
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Nepal President appoints Pushpa Kamal Dahal as Nepal PM
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Dahal was appointed PM for the third time after he secured the support of 169 members of the Parliament to form the new government. Dahal, also known by his nom de guerre Prachanda, meaning "fierce", served as Prime Minister of Nepal from 2008 to 2009 and again from 2016 to 2017.
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Delhi HC issues notice to CBI on Unnao rape convict's plea seeking interim
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Delhi High court on Thursday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the plea of expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar seeking interim bail for his daughter's wedding.
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2023 IBA Women's World Boxing C'ships to kickstart in Delhi from March 15
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Since the inception of the Championships in 2001, the prestigious event took place twice in India previously--in 2006 and 2018, both times in New Delhi. Besides this, India has also hosted the Women's Youth World Championships in 2017 in Guwahati, as per a press release from the Boxing Feder
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Boris Becker freed from Britain prison, returns to Germany
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
As per ESPN, the 55-year-old German, who has been living in Britain since 2012, was released on Thursday, following which, he travelled back to Germany. The six-time Grand Slam champion was sentenced to 30 months of prison back in April for illicitly transferring a large amount of money and
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Taiwanese can be targeted through mutual legal assistance treaties: Activi
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Lee, who was imprisoned in China from 2017 to April 2022 on charge of subverting state power, urged the Taiwan government to react on time to prevent China from abusing the extradition treaties.
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PM Modi inaugurates AIIMS Nagpur with state-of-the-art facilities
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Hospital, whose foundational stone was also laid by the Prime Minister in July 2017, has been established under the Central sector scheme Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana, read a statement from Prime Minister's Office.
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Gary Ballance signs two-year deal to represent Zimbabwe in international c
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Between 2014 and 2017, Ballance featured for England, playing 23 Tests, scoring four centuries at an average of 37.45, as well as 16 one-day internationals. Before moving abroad, he had starred for Zimbabwe at the ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup in 2006 while still a schoolboy at Pet
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Gen Bipin Rawat's resolute stand during 2017 Doklam crisis made China retr
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Thursday said that the first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat was "resolute" and clear India would not step back during the 2017 Doklam crisis.
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When India faced tough situation with Chinese, CDS General Bipin Rawat was
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Referring to the period in 2017 when India faced a tough situation with the Chinese, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Thursday said that the first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat was "resolute".
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