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Cachar (Assam) [India], September 27 (ANI): Assam Police said Tuesday they have rescued two baby orangutans, a rare wildlife species, in an operation against the smuggling of such animals. The rare species -- baby orangutans -- were found near the Lailapur Naka check post in Cachar district, they said, adding that the smugglers managed to escape. "Some people were trying to traffic the animals," Numal Mahatta, Superintend

The Indonesia stock market has finished lower in two of three trading days since the end of the two-day winning streak in which it had picked up almost 30 points or 0.4 percent. The Jakarta Composite Index now rests just shy of the 7,180-point plateau and it's tipped to open in the red again on Monday.

The Indonesia stock market has finished lower in two straight sessions, more than 90 points 1.3 percent along the way. The Jakarta Composite Index now rests just above the 7,125-point plateau and it's tipped to open in the red again on Tuesday.

New Delhi [India], September 27 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttler Prannoy HS has entered the top 15 of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Rankings after a gap of almost four years. The last time the shuttler was the World Number 15 was on October 17, 2018. He made a climb of one spot to break into the top 15 once again. On the other hand, the men's doubles pair of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila (jumping three spots to Number

Tokyo [Japan], September 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday attended the state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo. Modi was seen along with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the funeral. Leaders from around the world have also arrived in Tokyo for the event. More than 700 foreign guests have flown in for the event, including about 50 current or f

Singapore, September 27 (ANI): A high footfall of Indian tourists into Singapore is set to give a flip up to the country's tourism ahead of the F1 Grand Prix beginning September 30. Around 40 per cent of the spectators at the Grand Prix are foreigners, no doubt many will be from India. Indians at the moment, make up the second largest group of visitors to Singapore by country of origin. Up till August, Singapore received

ANKARA, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Monday raised its 2022 growth forecast for Türkiye to 5.4 percent year-on-year, up from its June forecast of 3.7 percent.

In its interim economic outlook report, the organization kept its growth forecast for Türkiye at 3 percent in 2023.

The OECD revised Türkiye's inflation forecast downward to

Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], September 26 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat, while stating that there is "no particular definition of Hindu", said that the terms "Bharatiya" (Indian) and "Hindu" are synonyms, and added that it (Hindu) is a "geo-cultural identity". Bhagwat said that India had lost its freedom in the past because of "forgetting" its "civilizational motto and values". Addressing a publi

Andaman and Nicobar [India], September 26 (ANI): The 19-member Andaman and Nicobar contingent will look to Kayak specialist and serial medal winner Regina Kiro to land multiple medals in the 36th National Games, just as she had done seven years ago in Kerala. The Police Sub-Inspector had won five gold and a silver in the 2015 edition and, at 38 years of age, is eager to carry the tiny state's hopes once again. The islands

By Lee Kah WhyeSingapore, September 26 (ANI): When the Formula One circus rolls into Singapore this week for the 13th running of the Singapore F1 Grand Prix from September 30 to October 2, it will signal Singapore's strong return as a host of world-class events after the COVID-19 pandemic brought its tourism industry to a screeching halt. With pent-up demand for exciting live events, crowds from around the world will desc

By Reena BhardwajNew York [US], September 25 (ANI): Several statesmen from across the world extended support to India and its diplomacy at the UN General Assembly session which is about to end soon. From Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to French President Emmanuel Macron, some of the most powerful voices underscored and referred

Manila, Jakarta to push peace role of ASEAN manilastandard.net

JAKARTA, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- The 2022 IFSC Climbing World Cup speed events series concluded here on Saturday as Indonesia's Aspar and China's Deng Lijuan won the men's and the women's last leg respectively.

It took Aspar 5.39 seconds to defeat his compatriot Kiromal Katibin, who spent 5.75 seconds in the final combat.

The small final saw two Chinese climbers Cao Long and Long Jinbao competing for a bronz

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran national futsal team left Tehran Saturday morning to participate in the 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup in Kuwait.

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Team Melli, headed by Vahid Shamsaei, seeks to win the title for the 13th time.

Iran has been drawn in Group C along with Lebanon, Chinese Taipei and Indonesia.

Iran will open the campaign with a match against Indonesia on September 28 and meet Chine

ISLAMABAD -- At least 10 people were killed in monsoon rain-triggered flash floods during the last 24 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.

Four children and two women were among those who lost their lives in separate flood-related incidents, according to a report released by the NDMA on Friday evening. (Pakistan-Floods-Death)

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New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): India's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant on Saturday chaired an inter-ministerial meeting with the chairpersons of all Working Groups under India's upcoming G20 Presidency and discussed substantive and logistical aspects of the preparations for it. "Had a wonderful interaction with Chairmen of Working Groups on India's upcoming G20 Presidency. Discussed various aspects of preparations includi

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NEW YORK, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met here with Indonesian Minister for Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi on Thursday on the sidelines of the ongoing 77th session of the UN General Assembly.<

JAKARTA, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's western province of Aceh on Saturday morning, but did not leave casualties or damages, an agency and an official said.

The country's meteorology and geophysics agency did not issue a tsunami warning.

The quake jolted at 03:52 Jakarta time Saturday (2052 GMT Friday), with the epicenter at 45 km Southwest of Meulaboh town and th

New Delhi, India - Sprawling coastal cities in South and Southeast Asia are sinking faster than elsewhere in the world, leaving tens of millions of people more vulnerable to rising sea levels, a new study says.

Rapid urbanization has seen these cities draw heavily on groundwater to service their burgeoning populations, according to research by Singapore's Nanyang Technological University, published in the journal