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Indonesian troop delivers clothing for Highland Papua peacebuilding

Indonesia, Aug. 24 -- A peace task force from the Infantry Battalion 521/Dadaha Yudha of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) distributed free, decent clothing to residents in Benawa, Yalimo Dis... Read More


Sri Lanka ex-President Wickremesinghe hospitalised after arrest, media says

COLOMBO, Aug. 24 -- Sri Lanka's jailed former president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, was hospitalised on Saturday, local media reported, a day after his arrest on allegations that he misused public funds wh... Read More


Veena Singh breaks the mould to become Miss Universe Thailand 2025 as first winner with a divorce

BANGKOK, Aug. 24 -- Praveenar Singh, also known as Veena, was crowned Miss Universe Thailand 2025 on Saturday night. According to Khaosod English, the 29-year-old was crowned by Miss Universe 2005, N... Read More


World's wealthiest female musician surpasses Beyonce and Rihanna with $1.6bn net worth, $800m royalties

India, Aug. 24 -- Taylor Swift is not only the world's richest female musician, but she is also the first singer to earn a billion dollars from her music alone. Forbes reports that Swift has a net wo... Read More


Turkish First Lady likens Gaza's slain children to "unknown soldiers" in letter to Melania Trump

Ankara, Aug. 24 -- Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan has urged to US First Lady Melania Trump to show the same compassion for Gaza's children as she did for Ukraine, warning that thousands of Palestini... Read More


Tony Hale did not know he was in 'Toy Story 4' "until I heard my voice" in trailer

Washington DC, Aug. 24 -- Actor and comedian Tony Hale was not sure if he was in 'Toy Story 4', until he saw the trailer. "It wasn't until I heard my voice on the Toy Story 4 trailer that I actually ... Read More


Two-third fall in issuance of study permits to Indians: Canada data

India, Aug. 24 -- The number of study permit holders from India for Canadian institutes of higher education crashed by over two-third in the second quarter of this year. According to data released by... Read More


Hyderabad horror: Man kills five-month pregnant wife, chops body into pieces, throws them in Musi river

Hyderabad, Aug. 24 -- A five-month pregnant woman was murdered allegedly by her husband, who then chopped her body parts at their house in Hyderabad's Medipally, and threw the pieces in the Musi river... Read More


Positive developments on resumption of Indo-China border trade and Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via Shipki-La: Himachal Govt

Shimla, Aug. 24 -- The Himachal Pradesh government's "consistent efforts" to resume trade with China through Shipki-La (Kinnaur) have yielded encouraging results, officials said on Sunday. The govern... Read More


Pillar of team: Sachin extends wishes to Pujara, says 2018 BGT series win wouldn't have been possible without him

New Delhi, Aug. 24 -- Cheteshwar Pujara's retirement evoked admiration from legendary batter and 'Master Blaster' Sachin Tendulkar, who penned a special note to congratulate the "pillar of the team" f... Read More