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Aamir Khan says PK wasn’t against religion, addresses claims it promoted love jihad: ‘My sisters and daughter have married Hindus’

Aamir Khan says PK wasn’t against religion, addresses claims it promoted love jihad: ‘My sisters and daughter have married Hindus’

Aamir Khan finally addressed allegations against him that have been floating on social media ever since the release of his 2014 blockbuster, Rajkumar Hirani’s satire PK. He defended the film against claims that it targets religion. Along with...

Ahmedabad Plane Crash: What Were The Last Messages From Air India Flight's Pilot Moments Before Disaster That Killed Over 270 People?

Ahmedabad Plane Crash: What Were The Last Messages From Air India Flight's Pilot Moments Before Disaster That Killed Over 270 People?

Ahmedabad: 'Thrust not achieved,' 'falling,' 'communication line during this transmission very weak' and finally, 'Mayday,' these chilling final messages from the Air India pilot to Ahmedabad’s Air Traffic Control (ATC) are painting a clearer...

Air India Crash: Turkey Denies Involvement In Boeing 787-8 Maintenance, Refuses To Name Real Service Provider

Air India Crash: Turkey Denies Involvement In Boeing 787-8 Maintenance, Refuses To Name Real Service Provider

Air India Crash: In response to recent report claiming that the maintenance of the Boeing 787-8 passenger aircraft was carried out by Turkish Technic’, the Turkish government has refuted the allegation. Suspicion of foreign conspiracy grew...

Treasure house of Chinese tobacco knowledge

Treasure house of Chinese tobacco knowledge

Treasure house of Chinese tobacco knowledge Published on: Sunday, June 15, 2025 Published on: Sun, Jun 15, 2025 By: David Thien Text Size: Dark Mode: Off The China Tobacco Museum in Shanghai. (Pic: SCMP) CHINA’S National Tobacco Corporation (CNTC)...

South Central 31 | Chinmayi Sripaada’s Thug Life performance & Bengaluru’s stampede follow-up

South Central 31 | Chinmayi Sripaada’s Thug Life performance & Bengaluru’s stampede follow-up

In Episode 31 of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath discuss the Bengaluru Chinnaswamy stampede with senior journalist Nandini Chandrasekhar. They weigh in on whether the Karnataka government is scapegoating...

Varna: A Celebration of Queer Art and Resilience

In a country where queer lives have long existed in the margins unseen, silenced or systemically ignored, Varna emerges as a revolutionary act of resilience and pride. Organized by Youth Pride Organization, Sri Lanka’s only youth led, youth...

China, Central Asia solidify regional partnership in new era

China, Central Asia solidify regional partnership in new era

Maintenance workers are on patrol inspection at the Horgos initial compressor station of the West Pipeline Company under China Oil & Gas Pipeline Network Corporation (PipeChina) in Horgos, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb....

'Stowaway': Hidden kitten survives 3-week journey from China to Minnesota

'Stowaway': Hidden kitten survives 3-week journey from China to Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A kitten, now affectionately called "Stowaway," survived an arduous three-week journey from China to the United States inside a shipping container. Discovered in Oakdale, Minnesota, the malnourished feline...

Don't See Occasional Setbacks As Major Barriers In India-Canada Ties: Diaspora On PM Modi's Visit

Don't See Occasional Setbacks As Major Barriers In India-Canada Ties: Diaspora On PM Modi's Visit

(MENAFN- IANS) Alberta, June 15 (IANS) The Indian diaspora in Canada is brimming with excitement and optimism ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit, which marks a significant thaw in relations that have been strained over the past...

India News | CM Rekha Gupta Vows to Reform Delhi's Real Estate: Taskforce Report Highlights 10 Key Challenges

India News | CM Rekha Gupta Vows to Reform Delhi's Real Estate: Taskforce Report Highlights 10 Key Challenges

New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta chaired a high-level meeting on Saturday to strengthen the city's real estate system and make it more transparent, efficient, and development-focused, according to an official...

India News | Uttarakhand's Krishang Joshi Secures AIR 3 in NEET UG 2025, Says He Aspired to Be Doctor Since Class 10

India News | Uttarakhand's Krishang Joshi Secures AIR 3 in NEET UG 2025, Says He Aspired to Be Doctor Since Class 10

Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India] June 15 (ANI): The National Testing Agency declared the results of the NEET (UG) examination on Saturday. Krishang Joshi has secured All India Rank 3 in the NEET UG 2025 examination, entering the top ranks of one of...

India News |  Tripura: Tipra Motha MLA Urges Governor to Act Against Illegal Infiltration

India News | Tripura: Tipra Motha MLA Urges Governor to Act Against Illegal Infiltration

Agartala (Tripura) [India], June 15 (ANI): Tipra Motha Party MLA Animesh Debbarma on Saturday met with the Governor of Tripura and submitted a formal petition urging strict action to curb the illegal entry of individuals from Bangladesh, Pakistan,...

Xinhua China news advisory -- June 15

BEIJING, June 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are news items about China to be covered or pursued by Xinhua on Sunday: Wire Service: -- China Focus: Largest people-to-people exchange event across Taiwan Strait kicks off -- China Focus: China sees...

Where's the octopus? Japan 'takoyaki' shops sub in sausage, hike prices amid rising costs

Where's the octopus? Japan 'takoyaki' shops sub in sausage, hike prices amid rising costs

TOKYO -- Rising costs in Japan have impacted even the popular delicacy, "takoyaki" fried octopus balls, with chains hiking prices and some shops in the Tokyo area even replacing octopus with sausage as food makers look to other ingredients like...

Pune: PCMC Launches ‘Green Society Initiative’ to Promote Eco-Friendly Living in Housing Societies

Pune: PCMC Launches ‘Green Society Initiative’ to Promote Eco-Friendly Living in Housing Societies

Pimpri Chinchwad, 15th June 2025: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has introduced a new initiative to encourage housing societies across the city to embrace sustainable living practices. Titled the ‘Green Society Initiative,’ the...

Nigeria-China to Deepen Collaboration

Nigeria-China to Deepen Collaboration

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, at the weekend, met with the Chinese Governor of Hunan Province, Mao Weiming, in Changsha for high-level discussions aimed at deepening collaboration and establishing a friendship...

Reporters Without Borders renews call to free China’s #MeToo journalist

Reporters Without Borders renews call to free China’s #MeToo journalist

On the first anniversary of her sentencing, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) issued a renewed call for Chinese journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin’s immediate release. Huang, whose work helped ignite China’s #MeToo movement, was sentenced to five years...

Kendo 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Japanese Sword Fighting

Kendo 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Japanese Sword Fighting

By Jo Carter Kendo (剣道), often referred to as “the way of the sword,” is a modern Japanese martial art that has captured the hearts of countless people around the world. This guide offers a concise introduction to kendo, its history, equipment,...

My brand is respected in India because everyone panders to the rich; we do not: Sabyasachi

My brand is respected in India because everyone panders to the rich; we do not: Sabyasachi

Just back from the Met Gala, where he dressed Shah Rukh Khan; attending luxury conferences in London and New York; picking up the Most Impactful Asian in Arts, Fashion and Lifestyle award at the Gold House Gala in Los Angeles and jetting off for...

Trump vs a united Asean

Trump vs a united Asean

US President Donald Trump’s tariffs – especially the ultra-high “reciprocal tariffs” that he says will be reintroduced on July 8 for any country that has not struck a trade deal with his administration – have sent countries around the world...

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