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Uyghur woman in jail for over 2 decades for sending children to religious
Updated : 3 years ago IST
For over two decades, Uyghur woman, Ayshemhan Abdulla, has been serving sentence in jail for sending her three teenage children to a local home-based religious school, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported.
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7th Boccia National Championship concludes today
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to the ministry of Defence, a memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Mission Olympics Wing of the Indian Army and the Paralympics Committee of India for promoting the Paralympics movement in the country and providing a platform for the transition of specially-abled
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Australia's former PM calls PM Modi, Shinzo Abe "fathers" of Quad
Updated : 3 years ago IST
While talking to ANI, Abbott said that Quad is the most important strategic development in the world since the formation of NATO. He further said that Shinzo Abe and Narendra Modi are the only Asian leaders who could have initiated the Quad.
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Nepal's Narayangadh-Butwal road expansion still in progress, Chinese compa
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Owing to the lacklustre attitude of the responsible agencies to monitor and disinterest in implementation, the work is yet to catch the expected pace. The contract will be terminated if the construction work is not finished within the allotted time limit
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Southeast Asian banks well-placed against fintechs after their successful
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Tighter funding condition for fintechs will curb their near-term expansion. "Regulators will not shield banks from new entrants, but will also prevent the latter from forming closed loop ecosystems," it added.
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Kochi airport announces summer schedule, 1,484 services weekly
Updated : 3 years ago IST
There will be 51 weekly departures to Abu Dhabi alone. Whereas Dubai comes second with 45 operations from Kochi. Air Arabia Abu Dhabi will operate additional 10 weekly frequencies whereas an average of 5 daily flights to Kuala-Lumpur will be operated by Air Asia Berhad.
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World Bank President nominee Ajay Banga to visit Cote D'Ivoire, Kenya next
Updated : 3 years ago IST
During the global listening tour, he will travel to Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe in the coming weeks and engage with key World Bank shareholders.
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AFC Asian Cup Final Draw to be held on May 11 in Qatar
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In a letter to all the Participating Member Associations (PMA), the AFC informed that Qatar will host the upcoming edition of the AFC Asian Cup
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Japanese PM plans three-day visit to India from March 19
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to visit India later this month for talks with his counterpart Narendra Modi, a government source said on Friday, even as Tokyo holds the presidency of the Group of Seven nations this year, the Nikkei Asia reported.
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Klusener, Whatmore, Rajput named coaches for India Maharajas, Asia Lions,
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Lance Klusener, Dav Whatmore and Lalchand Rajput will lead India Maharajas, Asia Lions and World Giants respectively. Klusener is one of the most accomplished all-rounders of his time. While Lalchand Rajput was one of the most accomplished batters in India's domestic cricket of India.
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Odisha: Air Asia flight suffers bird-hit, makes emergency landing
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A Pune-bound Air Asia flight made an emergency landing at the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar after a bird-hit incident on Thursday, the Airport Authority informed.
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India squad announced for AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Apart from India, hosts Vietnam, Singapore and Indonesia are the other three teams in the group
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