New Delhi, Oct 10: National and international artistes will come together to celebrate various genres of music with the flute at the core of their renditions at the 10th edition of Raasrang World Flute Festival. The annual festival, organised by Krishna Prerna Charitable Trust, Indian Council of Cultural Relations […]
Large numbers of tourists are rushing to scale Uluru — also known as Ayers Rock — ahead of a looming ban on climbing a site sacred to indigenous Australians. Photographs of hundreds of people clambering up the giant red monolith have provoked a social media backlash, with critics […]
An idea to fill empty pulpits in remote locations by allowing married men to become priests is bitterly dividing a Vatican assembly, with critics warning the emotive issue could fracture the Catholic Church. The hot-button topic of whether an exception can be made to the centuries-old custom of […]
Protesters in Ecuador fought a running battle with security forces Wednesday in a second day of violent demonstrations over a fuel price hike that forced the government to suspend most of the country’s deliveries of crude. The violence broke out as thousands of people representing indigenous groups, farmers, […]
TOKYO — Japan is bracing for a super typhoon on track to hit central and eastern regions over the three-day weekend with potential damage from torrential rains and strong winds. Typhoon Hagibis has already caused cancellations of two Rugby World Cup matches that were to be played Saturday. […]
BEIJING — Apple removed a smartphone app that allows Hong Kong activists to report police movements from its online store Thursday after an official Chinese newspaper accused the company of facilitating illegal behavior. Apple Inc. became the latest company to come under pressure to take Beijing’s side against […]
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says there was “no blackmail” in the phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump that helped spark an impeachment inquiry. Responding Thursday to questions from The Associated Press, Zelenskiy said he only learned after their July 25 phone call that the […]
CEYLANPINAR, Turkey — Turkish ground forces pressed their advance against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria on Thursday, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said, launching airstrikes and unleashing artillery shelling on Syrian towns and villages the length of its border. The Turkish invasion, now in its second day, has been widely […]
Mumbai, Oct 10: Equity benchmark BSE Sensex dropped over 150 points on Thursday tracking losses in banking stocks amid unabated foreign fund outflow. The 30-share index was trading 170.98 points, or 0.45 per cent, lower at 38,006.97 at 0930 hours. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty fell 48.60 points, or […]
New Delhi, Oct 10: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was travelling abroad for the last few days, has returned home and is scheduled to appear before a court in Gujarat’s Surat on Thursday in connection with a defamation case. He is also scheduled to attend another court hearing in […]
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