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November 27, 2025 11:26 PM
Australian High Commissioner to India Philip Green said on Thursday that ties between India and Australia have "never been better," praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership for driving "dramatic steps forward." Calling India and Australia ...
November 28, 2025 1:07 AM
Hong Kong police arrested the bosses of a construction company on suspicion of manslaughter on Thursday over the city's worst fire in nearly 80 years, which killed at least 83 people with about 300 still listed as missing. Firefighters had mostly do...
November 28, 2025 9:13 AM
Russian forces have surrounded the embattled Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk and control 70% of it, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, but Kyiv's top general said Ukraine was pushing back hard and that fighting was raging in the city centre. Mosc...
November 28, 2025 1:05 AM
The UAE’s leaders have ordered the release of thousands of inmates across the country ahead of the 54th Union Day, marking one of the largest collective pardons in recent years. UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan directed the release...
November 27, 2025 7:00 PM
Russia said on Thursday that Ukrainian membership of the U.S.-led NATO military alliance would be unacceptable to Moscow. "For us, the threat is still the expansion of NATO," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters in Mos...
November 27, 2025 10:40 PM
November 25, 2014. A warm spring afternoon at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and South Australia ambled toward tea, the crowd half-dozing under a pale Sydney sun. Sean Abbott marked out his run. Twenty-...
November 27, 2025 4:04 PM
Flood rescue teams in Thailand readied drones to deliver aid on Thursday and helicopters dropped supplies to people marooned on rooftops as waters receded, raising hope for more ground evacuations. Meanwhile, the death toll in the neighbouring Indon...
November 27, 2025 3:13 PM
India has implemented a new set of Labour Codes aimed at strengthening protections and improving welfare for workers across sectors. The Centre announced on Friday that the four Labour Codes—the Code on Wages (2019), Industrial Relations Code (202...
November 27, 2025 11:30 AM
The 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) has taken a significant step toward making cinema more accessible and inclusive with the introduction of CineDubs, a multilingual audio-support app that allows audiences to enjoy films in their pre...
November 27, 2025 11:30 AM
Indian stock markets picked up pace after a slow start on Thursday, with the Nifty index touching a fresh record high. The Nifty climbed to a new all-time high of 26,295.55, breaking its earlier record of 26,277 set on September 27, 2024. It took th...
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