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Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 7 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday paid floral tribute at the site of Paramhans Ramchandra Das Maharaj in Ayodhya and said that the revered saint will always be remembered for his incomparable contributions to the progress of Sanatan Dharma and Ram Mandir construction. Taking to the social media platform X, the Chief Minister wrote, "Humble tribute to

New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): Invoking the need to make the free trade agreement or FTA a reality amongst the BIMSTEC nations, Union Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush Goyal stressed the need to review the FTA negotiations on Wednesday in New Delhi. "I heard somebody say, 22 rounds of negotiations have happened so far, that itself gives us a question mark, whether we need to pause and have a relook at the track w

© Provided by Xinhua An aerial drone photo taken on July 22, 2024 shows the railway port of Nanchang International Land Port in east China's Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua/Li Xi

New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to reply to the discussion on the Finance Bill in Lok Sabha later today. She is likely to speak at around 4 pm. The Lok Sabha has begun discussion on the Finance Bill after the Appropriation Bill for the central government's expenditure for 2024-25 was passed by the House on Monday. The passage of the Finance Bill by Parliament will c

(240807) -- LONGZHOU, Aug. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Dingding band records a music video at Jinlong Reservoir in Longzhou county, in the city of Chongzuo, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 25, 2024.

NEW YORK - Gone is the bullhorn. Instead, New York City emergency management officials have turned high-tech, using drones to warn residents about potential threatening weather.

BEIJING, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's foreign trade hit a new high in the first seven months of this year, injecting impetus to the country's economic growth, official data showed Wednesday.

(240807) -- BEIJING, Aug. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on May 1, 2017 shows Yahya Sinwar (front) in Gaza city.

(240807) -- BOR, Aug. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People watch a concert in Bor, Serbia, Aug. 6, 2024.

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SHENYANG, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- The dike breach at a river in northeast China's Liaoning Province was sealed at 4:27 a.m. Wednesday after rescuers had worked around

HOHHOT, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Archaeologists have found an unusually large hearse buried alongside a tomb in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. This discovery sheds light on the unique custom of burying hearses during the Liao Dynasty (916-1125).

Washington - The United States accused an Iranian-backed militia of carrying out a rocket attack on a U.S. air base in Iraq that injured seven people, two of whom had to be evacuated for additional medical treatment.

MANILA, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' gross international reserves (GIR) rose to 105.65 billion U.S. dollars at the end of July, up from 105.19 billion dollars at the end of June, the Philippine central bank said Wednesday.

(Photo credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports) Cristopher Sanchez went six strong innings, Edmundo Sosa homered and drove in three runs and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies maintained their hold on the top spot in the National League with a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday. Kyle Schwarber hit a go-ahead RBI single in the fifth inning and a solo home run in the ninth for Philadelphia. Sanchez (8-7

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New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): Amid the speculations on the policy stance of the upcoming Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), credit rating agency, Care Edge has anticipated a stable repo rate."The stance is anticipated to remain at 'withdrawal of accommodation,' with the policy repo rate held at 6.5 per cent," the rating agency said. Adding the reasons behind its anticipation, the credit agency further emphasized factor

SHENYANG, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- The dike breach at a river in northeast China's Liaoning Province was sealed at 4:27 a.m. Wednesday after rescuers had worked around the clock to repair it, according to local authorities.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 7 (ANI): Indian markets started Wednesday's trading session on a positive note, following a global rally. The Nifty 50 index opened with a gain of 296.85 points or 1.24 per cent, reaching 24,289.40 points, while the BSE Sensex opened at 79,565.40 points, up by 972.33 points or 1.24 per cent. In the Nifty 50 list of companies, 48 opened with advances, while only 1 company opened with a

The death toll resulting from a rain-triggered flash flood and mudslide in the city of Kangding, southwest China's Sichuan Province, has risen to 12, local authorities said on Tuesday. #XinhuaNews

TOKYO, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Japan's benchmark Nikkei briefly jumped over 1,100 points, or 3 percent, as the yen fell to the lower 147 range against the U.S. dollar Wednesday morning.

The exterior of the SpaceX building in Hawthorne, California, the United States, July 17, 2024. /CFP

Corruption is as old as the world and many cases of it are described in Russian literature, often in an ironic way. In the 1789 comedy 'Yabeda' ('Chicane') by Vasily Kapnist, for example, there is a song about taking bribes: 'What are our hands for but to take them!'

BEIJING, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's total goods imports and exports expanded 6.2 percent year on year in yuan terms in the first seven months of this year, official data showed Wednesday.

SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- South Korea logged a current account surplus in June due to the continued export growth, central bank data showed Wednesday.

MANILA, The Philippines: A devastating fire tore through a building in Manila's densely populated Chinatown district on August 2, claiming at least 11 lives.