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Hong Kong leader admits vote revealed 'unhappiness' with govt

China says will ‘improve’ way Hong Kong chief executive selected

1:03 pm November 1, 2019

Beijing: China said Friday it would “improve” the way Hong Kong’s chief executive and other officials, are selected after months of pro-democracy protests in the semi-autonomous city. Shen Chunyao, director of the Hong Kong, Macau and Basic Law Commission, also said Chinese Communist Party officials decided at a conclave this week that the legal system […]

Mumbai, Hyderabad join UNESCO network of creative cities

9:28 pm October 31, 2019

Hyderabad: UNESCO has announced that Mumbai and Hyderabad have been included in its network of ‘Creative Cities’ on the occasion of World Cities Day 2019 on Thursday. Mumbai has been designated as Creative City of Films and Hyderabad a Creative City of Gastronomy, an official press release said. In India, Chennai and Varanasi are UNESCO […]

65 killed in massive fire on moving train in Pak

2:18 pm October 31, 2019

Lahore: At least 65 people were killed and scores injured on Thursday as a massive fire broke out on a moving train after cooking gas stoves carried by some passengers exploded in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province. The train, Tezgam Express, was on its way to Lahore from Karachi when the fire broke out, destroying three […]

Pakistan issues commemorative coin to mark Guru Nanak’s 550th anniversary

8:45 pm October 30, 2019

Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday issued a Rs 50 commemorative coin to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of the Sikh religion in November. In a Facebook post, Prime Minister Imran Khan shared a picture of the coin. “Pakistan issues commemorative coin to mark the 550th anniversary of Guru Nanak Devji,” […]

Eight killed, 27 injured in two road accidents in Pak: Police

8:41 pm October 30, 2019

Peshawar: At least eight people, including three children, were killed and 27 others injured in two separate accidents where the vehicles they were travelling in fell in deep gorges in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday, police said. In the first incident, a tractor-trolley carrying a nomadic family plunged into a deep ditch in Dera […]