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China successfully launches new Earth observation satellite

China holding third Taiwanese man on security grounds: state media

1:34 pm November 13, 2019

Beijing: Beijing is investigating a Taiwanese man on suspicion of engaging in activities that endanger national security, Chinese state media reported Wednesday — the third such case to come to light in three months. Shih Cheng-ping, a retired professor at the National Taiwan Normal University and chief economist for Chinese conglomerate Huaxia Group, disappeared after […]

15 die in Bangladesh train accident

1:31 pm November 13, 2019

Dhaka: At least 15 people were killed and over 50 others injured in a head-on collision between two trains in Brahmanbaria district in east-central Bangladesh on Tuesday, according to media reports. Chittagong-bound Udayan Express from Sylhet and Dhaka-bound Turna Nishita collided near Mondobhag Railway Station in the district around 3:30am on Tuesday, Hayat-ud-Dowla Khan, Brahmanbaria […]

Pakistan Air Force displays Abhinandan’s mannequin in its museum

11:56 pm November 12, 2019

Karachi: Pakistan has displayed a mannequin resembling Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who downed its jet during an aerial combat and was held captive for three days, in an exhibit at a museum run by the Pakistan Air Force in Karachi, according to a media report. Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan […]

Chinese state media praises Hong Kong police ‘restraint’

4:10 pm November 12, 2019

Beijing: State media in China on Tuesday said the People’s Liberation Army was on hand if necessary to support police in Hong Kong as it praised the force for its “restraint”, the day after an unarmed pro-democracy protester was shot. The city witnessed one of the most violent days yet in five months of pro-democracy […]

US Congressional Caucus to convene hearing on Kashmir

3:23 pm November 12, 2019

WASHINGTON: A US Congressional Caucus on human rights will hold a hearing this week on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir following India’s decision to revoke its special status, but some observers have raised suspicion over its intentions saying witnesses on the panel are well known India bashers. India on August 5 decided to withdraw […]