North Korea nuclear tests put tens of thousands in China, Japan at radiation risk

Seoul, February 21 Tens of thousands of North Koreans and people in South Korea, Japan and China could be exposed to radioactive materials spread through groundwater from an underground nuclear test site, a Seoul-based human rights group said in a report on Tuesday. North Korea secretly conducted six tests of…

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North Korea missile tests put tens of thousands in China, Japan at radiation risk

Seoul, February 21 Tens of thousands of North Koreans and people in South Korea, Japan and China could be exposed to radioactive materials spread through groundwater from an underground nuclear test site, a Seoul-based human rights group said in a report on Tuesday. North Korea secretly conducted six tests of…

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3 dead, over 200 hurt as new magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits Turkey, Syria

Ankara, February 21 Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu says three people were killed and 213 injured in the new magnitude 6.4 earthquake that struck Turkiye and Syria Monday. Search and rescue efforts were underway in three collapsed buildings where a total of five people were believed trapped. The new earthquake…

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In crackdown against gangster syndicate, NIA conducts searches in 8 states

New Delhi, February 21 The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday was conducting raids across the nation at more than 70 locations belonging to gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi, Neeraj Bawana and their aides. The raids were conducted in Delhi-NCR, Rajasthan, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Chandigarh and Uttar Pradesh. The raids started…

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Uddhav group moves Supreme Court over Election Commission decision

New Delhi, February 20The fight for the Shiv Sena poll symbol reached the Supreme Court on Monday with the Uddhav Thackeray faction moving the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission’s decision to recognise the Eknath Shinde-led faction as the real Shiv Sena and allocating the “bow and arrow” symbol to…

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India, Singapore to link digital payment systems

New Delhi, February 20India and Singapore residents will be connected seamlessly through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) of India and PayNow of Singapore from tomorrow.Faster transactionsFaster amp; cost-efficient transfer of cross-border remittancesInstantaneous, low-cost money transfer to and from S’poreWill help diaspora, especially migrant workers amp; studentsThe linkage of these two…

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ED raids in Chhattisgarh, days ahead of Congress plenary

New Delhi, February 20The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday conducted raids at over a dozen locations in Chhattisgarh, including premises linked to state Congress leaders, as part of an ongoing probe into the alleged coal levy scam, officials said.The raids held for over 12 hours come days before the three-day…

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New earthquake registering 6.3 hits Turkey-Syria border region: EMSC

Antakya, February 20 An earthquake, with a magnitude 6.3 at a depth of 2 km, struck the Turkey-Syria border region on Monday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. Two Reuters witnesses reported a strong quake and further damage to buildings in central Antakya which was hit by two massive…

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