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Bollywood film star Ranbir Kapoor on AI, movies and fatherhood
This week sees the release of Ramayana: Rise of a Legend, a major new adaptation of the Indian epic Ramayana.The…
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Drone-based smoke monitoring fails Updated 3 hours ago
Air pollution reaches alarming levels in Pindi, Islamabad and several Punjab citiesWith the onset of the smog season, air pollution…
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K-P council faces operational delays Updated 36 minutes ago
The 48-member council was established to oversee government affairs in 12 districts where an emergency was imposedThe Area Representatives and…
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Bollywood star greets fans in bulletproof glass after bomb threat
Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan had greeted fans from a bulletproof enclosure outside his residence in Mumbai during his customary Sunday…
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Bangladesh workers clash with police in protests over low pay
Dozens of garment workers in Bangladesh clashed with police in the capital Dhaka as they protested against low pay and…
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India protesters march with 1km banner of deleted voters’ names
Protesters in New Delhi carried a one-kilometre banner bearing the names of people removed from India’s voter rolls, as opposition…
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Is China’s ‘dark tourism’ turning disaster education into entertainment?
Are China’s disaster simulations turning survival training into entertainment?After years of earthquakes, floods and typhoons, China is seeing growing interest…
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India’s largest dam planned to counter China faces Indigenous revolt
The Indigenous people of India’s remote eastern Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh are protesting a massive dam planned to counter…
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Pakistan cautiously optimistic on Iran-US peace talks: DG ISPR
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan ‘cautiously optimistic’ about its role in mediating between Iran and the United States, Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif…
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After Louvre heist and string of thefts, Europe’s smaller museums are on guard
Two men wearing head torches climbed through a forced-open window at the Fondazione Magnani Rocca museum near Parma on the…
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Helicopter carrying six people crashes in northern Indian state
A file photo of Joshimath town, near the site where the helicopter went missingA search for survivors is under way…
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Husband of one of Modi’s closest advisors questions election integrity
The husband of India’s finance minister, one of the most powerful positions in Narendra Modi’s gov’t, has joined mass protests,…
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Afghan farmers pushed to opium farming to make a living
Farmers in Afghanistan say they’re being pushed into poppy seed cultivation to make a living despite a ban, as the…
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WhatsApp to bring payments to more countries
New WhatsApp beta for Android 2.26.43.7 hints at a Payments section for cards and shipping detailsWhatsApp Payments works in just…
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Students on hunger strike in India demand restoration of student union
Students at New Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia university are on hunger strike demanding the restoration of their student union, which…
