New Year’s Eve: Sydney lord mayor says ticketed events for fireworks ‘outrageous’
Sydney’s lord mayor, Clover Moore, has called ticketed New Year’s Eve events around the city’s harbour an “outrageous” money-making exercise
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Three Andaman islands renamed after Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Prime Minister Narendra Modi rechristened Ross Island, Neil Island and Havelock Island as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Island, Shaheed Dweep
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Scientists are trying to alter memories to treat drug addiction
Environmental cues can trigger powerful memories of substance use. What happens when those memories are disrupted? Lauren Aguirre This fall,
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Bollywood in 2018: The year’s best songs (and Arijit Singh is still the undisputed king)
The composers who stood out were Ajay-Atul, Niladri Kumar, Shashwat Sachdev and Shantanu Moitra, and among lyricists, Shellee and Varun
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Mrinal Sen: The director who believed that viewers must be ‘moved to action’
The legendary Bengali filmmaker has died in Kolkata at the age of 95. He was a winner of the Dada
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Australia v India: Tourists win by 137 runs in Melbourne to take 2-1 lead into final Test
BBC India saw off Australia by 137 runs in the third Test in Melbourne to take a 2-1 lead in
Read MoreSheikh Hasina heading for landslide win after deadly Bangladesh election day
AFP Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appeared headed for a landslide win in a general election on Sunday marred by
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Country turning increasingly depressed, mental health body warns
Hasan Mansoor KARACHI: The Pakistan Association for Mental Health (PAMH) has said the country is increasingly getting ‘depressed’ with each
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North Korea’s Kim vows more summits with South next year: Seoul
AFP North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed to meet the South’s President Moon Jae-in “frequently” next year to discuss denuclearisation
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This Buddhist temple’s 1,400-year-old ginkgo tree is dropping a sea of yellow
It is known as ‘Maidenhair’ Christopher Hooton Thousands of people from all over China have headed to the Zhongnan Mountains
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Slowing economy and inequality force new priorities for Chinese rulers
Leaders of world’s second-largest economy face some of their most difficult policy decisions in years in 2019 Lily Kuo Beijing
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FIA recommends closure of Asghar Khan case due to want of evidence
News Desk The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has recommended to the Supreme Court to close the Asghar Khan verdict implementation
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PAF win first ever ice hockey match at Naltar
News Desk Pakistan’s first-ever ice hockey match was played in Naltar valley in Gilgit-Baltistan on December 29. The match was
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Centuries-old Mayfang festival kept alive in Baltistan
By Farman Baltistani Artists of Tibet Arts Council present a traditional dance with burning sticks in their hands during
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QAU’s land issue is PTI govt’s litmus test
Pervez Hoodbhoy PAKISTAN’S powerful political class has used all possible means, extreme violence included, to enhance its personal wealth and
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