Majority of lung cancer patients in India have never smoked in their life, according to a study. Lung cancer among Southeast Asians is distinct and different from other regions of Asia and the Western world, scientists say. In one study, they also found that the genetic makeup of lung cancer in India is ‘shaped by […]
Read More‘China-expert’ Vikram Mishri has taken over as India’s new foreign secretary. He was appointed as India’s foreign secretary on Monday. And through this, Vikram Mishra replaced Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra. Before his new appointment, he was serving as deputy to National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. He was also appointed as the Ambassador of India in […]
Read MoreTwo passenger buses plunged into the Trishuli River in Nepal due to recent heavy rains and landslides. At least 63 people went missing in this accident. Three days after the incident, no trace of 55 people has been found yet. The chances of survival of the missing are almost non-existent. On Monday (July 15), a […]
Read MoreThe bodies of six people have been recovered from a luxury hotel room in the capital of Thailand, Bangkok. A Thai government spokesman said all those killed were citizens of Vietnam and the United States. The country’s local media first reported that the shooting occurred at the five-star Grand Hyatt Erawan hotel. But the police […]
Read MoreA senior North Korean diplomat stationed in Cuba has defected to South Korea. The South Korean intelligence agency confirmed this information to the BBC. The diplomat, who serves as a special political adviser, is believed to be the most senior North Korean diplomat to defect to South Korea since 2016. Seoul’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) […]
Read MoreJapan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s destroyer Suzutsuki sailed into China’s waters off Zhejiang province on July 4, where China had announced it would conduct naval drills, Kyodo news agency said citing diplomatic sources. A Japanese navy destroyer made a rare entry into China’s territorial waters near Taiwan earlier this month without notifying China and sparking “serious […]
Read MoreThe drone-zapping laser weapons the South Korean military has developed with Hanwha Aerospace are effective and cheap, with 2,000 won ($1.45) per shot, but quiet and invisible, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said in a statement South Korea will deploy laser weapons to shoot down North Korean drones this year, becoming the world’s first […]
Read MoreFour Philippine FA-50 fighter jets and 162 personnel are taking part in the Pitch Black war games over Australia’s largely unpopulated Northern Territory, involving 20 countries and 140 aircraft. The Philippines Air Force arrived in northern Australia on Wednesday on its first overseas deployment in six decades for combat practice alongside US and Australian fighter […]
Read MoreChinese President Xi Jinping has expressed condolences and sympathy over the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump. A person named Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire at Trump’s election rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, USA on Saturday (July 13) local time. Trump survived, but the bullet pierced his right ear. He is currently safe and […]
Read MoreAbout 6,500 trained members of Pakistan’s banned armed group Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are active along the Afghan border. They have a haven and a safe haven inside Afghanistan. A new report of the United Nations has stated this information. The TTP, linked to al-Qaeda, operates freely across Afghanistan, with former camps in Jalalabad and Kandahar, […]
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