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Taiwanese People, Markets Stay Calm Despite China's "Punishment" Drills

Reuters | Friday May 24, 2024, Kaohsiung

As China staged a second day of "punishment" drills in response to Taiwan's new President Lai Ching-te, some residents of the democratically governed island told Reuters they would carry on with their normal lives despite Beijing's pressure.

Pak Man Makes Obscene Videos Of Wife For Dark Web, Arrested: Report

Asian News International | Friday May 24, 2024, Karachi

In a disturbing development reported by ARY News, a man has been arrested on allegations of creating lewd videos of his wife for distribution on dark websites.

Fire Breaks Out At Banquet Hall In Delhi, Over 50 Fire Engines Fight Blaze

NDTV News Desk | Friday May 24, 2024, New Delhi

A massive fire broke out today at a banquet hall in north Delhi's Alipur area. At least 50 engines have been rushed to the spot.

UP Man, Father Of 5 Girls, Cuts Open Wife's Stomach To Check Baby's Gender

NDTV News Desk | Friday May 24, 2024

A man in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun was sentenced to life in prison after he used a sickle to cut open his pregnant wife's stomach to check if she was going to give birth to a boy or a girl.

West Bengal Braces For Cyclone Remal: Dos And Don'ts To Stay Safe

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Friday May 24, 2024, Kolkata

Cyclone Remal: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning about Cyclone Remal, expected to hit the coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh on May 26.

In Actor Laila Khan's Murder Case, Step-Father Gets Death Sentence

Press Trust of India | Friday May 24, 2024, Mumbai

The sessions court here on Friday sentenced Parvez Tak to death in the 2011 murder of his step-daughter and actor Laila Khan, her mother and four siblings.

After Bangladesh MP's Murder, CCTV Shows Killers Leaving With Suitcase

Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Abhimanyu Kulkarni | Friday May 24, 2024, Kolkata

A new video shows two people, believed to have murdered a Bangladesh MP, leaving an apartment in Kolkata's New Town where police had found blood stains while searching for the leader.

Did Ex MP Majeed Memon Defend 26/11 Terror Attack Convict. A Fact Check

NewsChecker | Friday May 24, 2024

While the BJP gave ticket to Ujjwal Nikam who argued against 26/11 Mumbai terror attack convict Ajmal Kasab, Sharad Pawar's NCP (SP) gave Rajya Sabha ticket to Majeed Memon, a lawyer who defended the terrorist in court.

"BJP Funding Prashant Kishor As Part Of Election Strategy": Tejashwi Yadav

Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Chandrajit Mitra | Friday May 24, 2024, Patna

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday called poll strategist Prashant Kishor a "BJP agent". The BJP is losing the elections, so he has been called after three-four rounds of voting to set the narrative, claimed the former deputy chief minister of Bihar

Maharashtra Teen, Who Wrote Class 12 Exams With Feet, Passes With Distinction

Press Trust of India | Friday May 24, 2024, Latur

A physically challenged student from Maharashtra's Latur district, who wrote the Class 12 examination with his feet, overcame hurdles to score 78 per cent marks and is determined to become an IAS officer.

Russian Schoolboys Receive Military Training Amid Ukraine War

Reuters | Friday May 24, 2024, Vladikavkaz, Russia

Fourteen-year-old Russian schoolboy David learned something new this month: firing accurately with a Kalashnikov is trickier than with a pistol.

Social Media Posts Claiming Man Attacked In Video Was Bhagwant Mann Are False

Friday May 24, 2024

Multiple social media users shared a video of a mob attacking a man wearing turban, claiming that he was Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann.

Video: Hamas' Father-Son Duo Confess To Raping Israeli Woman, Killing Her

NDTV News Desk | Friday May 24, 2024

A video of the Israeli military interrogating a father-son duo, both members of Hamas, allegedly confessing to raping and murdering a woman during their attack on Israel last year is doing rounds on social media.

Pune Teen Was "Fully In His Senses": Top Cop On Porsche Crash

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 24, 2024, Pune (Maharashtra)

The Pune Police on Friday said the minor accused in the Porsche crash in which two persons were killed, was 'fully in his senses' at the time of the accident, and they have prepared a watertight case which can put him behind bars for 10 years.

CCTV Shows Moment Of Explosion In Thane Factory Where 8 Died

Reported by Sujata Dwivedi | Friday May 24, 2024, Mumbai

A security camera has captured the moments before and after a blast killed at least 10 people at a chemical factory in Maharashtra's Thane yesterday.

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United Nations votes to end Iraq political mission established after 2003 U.S.-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein
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