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April 29, 2025 1:56 PM

First batch of Hong Kong democrats freed after 4 years’ jail for subversion

The first batch of individuals jailed in the landmark Hong Kong national security trial of “47 democrats” accused of conspiracy to commit subversion was freed on Tuesday after being behind bars for more than four years. Four former pro-democracy...

April 29, 2025 1:45 PM

President Murmu confers Padma awards to 71 distinguished personalities

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday presented the Padma Awards to 71 individuals during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi, honouring their contributions in fields such as the arts, public affairs, science, and sports. The awards included ...

April 29, 2025 1:56 PM

Canada’s Liberals win minority government; Carney says old relationship with US ‘is over’

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals retained power in the country's election on Monday, but fell short of the majority government he had wanted to help him negotiate tariffs with U.S. President Donald Trump. The Liberals were leading or e...

April 29, 2025 1:55 PM

Power begins to return after huge outage hits Spain and Portugal

Power started returning to parts of the Iberian peninsula late on Monday after a huge outage brought most of Spain and Portugal to a standstill, grounding planes, halting public transport, and forcing hospitals to suspend routine operations. Spain�...

April 29, 2025 12:44 PM

Pak exposed as rogue state fuelling global terrorism: India at UN

India has strongly condemned Pakistan at the United Nations, accusing it of fuelling global terrorism in the wake of the recent Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives, including 25 tourists and one local resident. Speaking at the launch of the...

April 29, 2025 12:42 PM

Death toll in Iran’s Bandar Abbas port blast rises to 70

The death toll from a major explosion in Iran’s most important container port of Bandar Abbas rose to at least 70, with over 1,200 injured, state media said on Monday, as firefighters battled a blaze that Iranian officials said was now under contro...

April 28, 2025 10:24 PM

PM Modi to address YUGM conclave on April 29 in New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to participate in the YUGM Conclave on April 29 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The event, scheduled to begin at 11 AM, will see the Prime Minister address a gathering of stakeholders from government, academia, indu...

April 28, 2025 9:36 PM

Putin announces May 8-10 ceasefire, Ukraine wants truce now

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a three-day ceasefire in May in the war with Ukraine to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union and its allies in World War Two. The Kremlin said the 72-hour ceasefire would ru...

April 28, 2025 8:15 PM

DeepSeek available to download again in South Korea after suspension

Chinese artificial intelligence service DeepSeek became available again on South Korean app markets on Monday for the first time in about two months, when downloads were suspended after authorities cited breaches in data protection rules. South Kore...

April 28, 2025 6:38 PM

India’s index of industrial production grows by 3% in March 2025

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Monday released the Quick Estimates of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for March 2025, reporting a year-on-year growth of 3%. This comes slightly higher than the revised figu...

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