Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): India on Saturday successfully placed into orbit one more eye in the sky -- a radar imaging earth observation satellite EOS-01 (formerly RISAT-2BR2) -- and nine other foreign satellites in a text book style. India's new earth observation satellite up

Chinese national security personnel frequently operate in Pakistan, Dubai, Turkey, and Cairo and retaliate against Uyghur Muslims living overseas, revealed an Uyghur scholar Abduweli Ayup. In an interview with Radio Free Asia, Ayup, a scholar living in Norway, has exposed the Chinese

Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], November 7 (ANI): Sheri Kashmir University of Agriculture Science and Technology (SKUAST) on Friday organised the 'Saffron Day' at Dusu in Pampore to promote Kashmiri saffron. As the varsity organises an annual event focusing on a particular

Myanmar kicked off its multi-party general elections on Sunday as over 37 million eligible voters went to the polls across the country. A total of 42,047 polling stations, which are being operated in consistent with health precautions against the COVID-19 pandemic, opened at 6:00 a.m.

Joe Biden has said it is "time to heal" the US in his first speech as president-elect, vowing "not to divide but to unify" the country. "Let's give each other a chance," he said at an event in Delaware addressing those who did not vote for him. Mr

America has chosen Democrat Joe Biden as its 46th president, CNN projects, turning at a time of national crisis to a man whose character was forged by aching personal tragedy and who is pledging to restore calm and truth after Donald Trump's exhausting and manic single term. In a

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has decided to beautify the Shalimar-Dal Lake water channel which has been in disrepair for the last few years. The Shalimar Channel is one of the oldest water channels which connects the Shalimar Garden to Dal Lake in Srinagar. This channel once

Istanbul: Journalist Kunwar Khuldune Shahid has questioned several Islamic nations' silence on Uyghur issue. He feels that several Muslim nations have defended China on the issue of treatment of Uyghur people, showing a 'hypocrisy' in their stand against France.

A researcher at the Human Rights Watch has said that the citizens of China are “discontent” with President Xi Jinping’s measures to control coronavirus have pushed the country further into a surveillance state. Yaqiu Wang said that though the Chinese people are

Democrat Joe Biden moved closer to winning the White House on Friday as he expanded his lead over President Donald Trump in battleground states, but television networks held off from declaring him the victor as officials continued to count votes. Trump remained defiant, vowing to press

Guatemala's army has reached a remote village where dozens of houses were buried by mudslides triggered by Storm Eta's torrential rains. President Alejandro Giammattei said around 100 people were feared dead in Quejá in the central region of Alta Verapaz. Bad weather

Democratic candidate Joe Biden said on Friday (Nov 6) night that he was confident he would win the presidential election with a clear majority, although he stopped short of declaring victory in a speech that came as the race remained undeclared three nights after Election Day. Mr Biden

Several US TV networks late on Thursday halted live coverage of US President Donald Trump’s first public appearance since election night after concluding that the president was spreading disinformation. Trump unleashed a flood of incendiary and unsubstantiated claims in a

The Jammu and Kashmir government has completed the construction of 7,777 bunkers along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International border (IB) in five districts of Jammu region, officials said on Tuesday. This was conveyed to Divisional Commissioner of Jammu Sanjeev Verma during a

Lhundrub Dakpa, a popular Tibetan singer from Kham Driru in Nagchu has been sentenced by Chinese authorities to six years in prison for singing songs criticising China’s repressive policies in Tibet. The 36-year-old singer from Driru county, Nagchu in the so-called Tibet

Nepali villagers have confirmed reports of China seizing 150 hectares of their territory, despite China's denial and Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli-led government's silence on the issue. According to a report, the PLA troops crossed the border into Limi Valley and Hilsa, moving

Former Vice President Joe Biden is now leading President Donald Trump in Georgia, a stunning turn of events in a once reliably Republican state that Trump must win in order to clinch reelection. Biden jumped ahead of Trump by 917 votes just after 4:30 am ET Friday.  The former

At least 50 people have been killed by landslides in Guatemala after Storm Eta's torrential rain and high winds battered the Central American country. Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei said around half the deaths were in a single town where a hillside collapse buried some

US President Donald Trump has accused Democrats of voting "shenanigans" as the result from Tuesday's White House election hangs in the balance. His Democratic challenger Joe Biden earlier appealed for calm as the nail-biting count drags on in five states. While

Joe Biden is nearing 270 electoral votes. Six states remain too close to call. Here's why the vote count is still going on in key states. With votes still being counted across the nation, President Donald Trump on Thursday sought to undermine confidence in the nation's