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Mumbai: Part of the roof of an office building at the iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in south Mumbai collapsed on a covered area on Friday evening, officials said.A Central Railway spokesperson said that no passenger was injured in the incident which occurred around 5.45...

The move came as the Japanese government adopted the 2024 defense white paper at a cabinet meeting that same day, in which it reiterated the argument that Takeshima, the Japanese name for Dokdo, is part of its own territory and the issue of territorial claims. The set of outcrops "still remains...

According to the ministry, Shin made the pledge during Bastille Day celebrations organized by the French Embassy in Seoul and the French Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the Sebitsaem artificial island on the Han River in Seoul. This year's Bastille Day falls on a Sunday."The...

On Thursday, Cho Chang-rae, Deputy Minister of Defense for Seoul Policy, and Vipin Narang, US Acting Undersecretary of Defense for Space Policy, signed the "Guidelines for Nuclear Deterrence and Nuclear Operations on the Korean Peninsula."The signing of the document came a year after the...

Kathmandu, Every year, about 6,500 adolescent girls in South Asia die in childbirth and most of them are minors who have limited power over their reproductive health or lives, according to a joint analysis by UNICEF, WHO and UNFPA.In South Asia there are 290 million child brides, almost half...

Experts from the agencies discussed this at a two-day regional dialogue on teenage pregnancy jointly organized by SAARC, UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia (UNICEF ROSA), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in Kathmandu, Nepal.At the event...

Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration and NATO's aviation committee signed the agreement on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington, which is a key measure of the aircraft's suitability for safe flight, Yonhap news agency reported.Under the agreement signed Thursday, NATO...

Reading: It sounds like a dream to many people who currently work five days a week: what if we only worked four days and had a long weekend?When weekends seem too short and the pressure of maintaining a full-time job pushes workers to their limits, a four-day work week can seem very...

Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) officials have said, "There has been no decline in the number of pilgrims coming for this year's Amarnath Yatra and the rush of enthusiastic pilgrims continues."Till Thursday, more than 2.66 crore devotees had darshan inside the holy cave since the opening...

Singapore, India and Southeast Asia are well positioned to create a new era of opportunity, equity and sustainability, despite the resurgence of industrial policies among major economies, Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam said on Thursday.By working with other responsible middle...

New Delhi, India, is a "high demand market" for global food and beverage maker PepsiCo and the company is investing in the country to expand infrastructure, its president and CEO Ramon Laguarta said Thursday.PepsiCo is investing in its brands to take advantage of the growth opportunity, he...

Bidawat was arrested by Chief Metropolitan Magistrate S.P. of Sewri court. He was produced before Bhosale, where the police sought further custody as the high-profile case is still under investigation and many aspects are yet to be dealt with.On May 7, just before dawn, a BMW driven by an...

Mumbai, A 3.5-km stretch of the northbound coastal highway was opened to traffic at 7 am on Thursday, which will help reduce travel time to suburbs from south Mumbai, civic officials said.The stretch extends from Haji Ali to Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan Road in Worli. It is part of the nearly 10.5...

New Delhi: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will carry out an anti-encroachment demolition drive in the Yamuna floodplain near south Majnu Ka Tila gurdwara on July 13 and 14, according to a public notice issued by the agency.Residents of Majnu Ka Tila, where Pakistani Hindus are staying...

During the meeting, the Governor said that India has diverse social and cultural traditions from south to north, with different colors and styles of turban in the northern states, especially Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. He also said that the people of Punjab are not only brave but also very...

Gurugram: Gurugram police have arrested a Nigerian national for allegedly possessing MDMA, officials said on Thursday.The accused was identified as Melvin Dixon, who lives in South Delhi's Deoli area, and 12 grams of methylenedioxyphenethylamine (MDMA), popularly known as Ecstasy or Molly, was...

New Delhi: Global food and beverage major PepsiCo on Thursday reported double-digit growth in beverage volumes in India in the second quarter of calendar year 2024, leading to an overall increase of 2 per cent. in the Africa, Middle East and South Asia region. .The company also said the volume...

She was speaking at a two-day regional dialogue on teenage pregnancy organized by the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia (UNICEF ROSA), the Population Fund of United Nations (UNFPA) and the World Health Organization. (WHO) in...

“Till yesterday, the monsoon trough was south of its normal position off Jaisalmer, resulting in heavy monsoon activity over the core zone,” Naresh Kumar said.Throwing light on the change in weather patterns, he said that IMD has issued a red alert for the north-eastern states of Arunachal...

"The budget is expected to remain in deficit in 2024 and 2025. South Korea needs to restrain spending until next year," the OECD said in its biennial economic report on South Korea released that day, Yonhap news agency reported."The government needs to adopt the proposed fiscal rules and...