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Typhoon lashes China’s east coast, 14 dead and 4 missing

A typhoon battered China’s east coast on Sunday, killing 14 people and forcing the authorities to evacuate hundreds of thousands more. The 14 were killed after being washed away by flash floods or buried under collapsed houses or landslides, state news agency Xinhua said, citing authorities in Zhejiang province. Another four people were missing. Typhoon

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Army says no to ‘offensive tattoo’ while hiring officers

Tattoos are a taboo for Army — it’s official now. The Army has decided to show zero tolerance to “offensive” tattoos during the selection of commissioned officers. According to a new policy approved by the Army authorities, a candidate appearing for an interview for commissioned officer will have to fill a separate form giving complete

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More Kashmiri youth joining militants becoming a source of major worry

The surge in terrorist activity in Jammu & Kashmir in recent weeks coincides with an increasing number of local youth joining the ranks of the militants, say the Army and the state police. Seen with the evidence of extensive support for terrorists which helped Lashkar terrorist Naved and his accomplices remain undetected for several days,

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Police, army comb Pathankot villages for suspected terrorists

The Pathankot Police on Sunday morning launched an intensive manhunt for two heavily armed suspected terrorists in areas encompassing Narianpur and Harha villages, 30 km from here on the Pathankot-Dalhousie road, after two locals claimed to have spotted them at Lodeti village. Brothers Ajay and Lalit, who are from Lodeti village, also claimed that the

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India vs Sri Lanka Board President’s XI, Day 3 Live Cricket Score: Visitors Set Target of 411

After two days of cricket, India have shown their dominant character and built a 342-run lead against Sri Lanka Board President’s XI. How many more runs will the team add before asking the hosts in Colombo to come out for the chase? And will Ishant Sharma once again rip them apart, after claiming a fifer

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Typhoon Soudelor hits Taiwan, 4 killed, almost 7 lakh homes without power

Typhoon Soudelor battered Taiwan with fierce winds and rain on Saturday leaving four people dead and a trail of devastation before heading for mainland China. After making landfall on the east coast in the early hours of the morning it swept across central Taiwan ripping up trees, snapping wind turbines and triggering a landslide in

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Mission Impossible 5 stunt scene was inspired by Mumbai local trains: Tom Cruise

The Indian connection of Tom Cruise’s latest installment of Mission Impossible goes beyond just VFX artists working on the project. As per the actor-producer, a major stunt scene in the movie was inspired by local trains in Mumbai. The Hollywood actor took some time off from his busy promotion schedule to speak to Faking News.

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India to Boycott Speakers’ Meet in Pak if Jammu and Kashmir Not Invited

India will boycott the meeting of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, or CPA, in Pakistan unless the speaker of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly is invited, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said today. The decision comes amid two terror attacks and repeated ceasefire violations in the state. The 10-day meeting will be held in Islamabad from September

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Udhampur terror attack: Militants attack police post, 2 SPOs injured

Suspected militants tonight attacked a police post in a remote area of Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, injuring two special police officers (SPOs), a day after a terror strike there saw a Pakistani terrorist being captured by villagers. According to a senior district official, the militants attacked the post in the mountainous Basantgarh area

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I’ll be killed, says captured terrorist Naveed’s father in Pak

Even as India and Pakistan wrangled over the nationality of a militant captured after a deadly attack in Udhampur, Hindustan Times spoke on Thursday to a Pakistan-based man who identified himself as the “unfortunate father” of the attacker. “I’ll be killed. The Lashkar is after us and the fauj is after us,” Mohammad Yakub told

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Nepal Earthquakes Caused Minimal Damage to Everest Trails: Study

Most lodges and hiking trails near Mount Everest suffered only minimal damage during two devastating earthquakes in Nepal this year, according to a government-commissioned report that will offer some hope to a battered tourism industry. The quakes struck Nepal in April and May, triggering avalanches on the world’s highest mountain and killing 8,900 people, including

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Yakub Memon Judge Gets Threat Letter, His Security is Tightened

Justice Dipak Misra, who led the Supreme Court bench that rejected 1993 blasts convict Yakub Memon’s last legal appeal against his hanging, has received a threatening letter. The Delhi Police has registered a case and are investigating an anonymous letter sent to the judge. The short note addressed to Justice Misra allegedly says “irrespective of

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