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US report slams China for persecuting Taiwanese activist Yang Chih-yuan
Dec 12, 2025Taipei , December 12 (ANI): The US Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) has released its annual report denouncing China's deepening repression, particularly drawing attention to the case of Taiwanese activist Yang Chih-yuan, who h......Read More -
China’s ‘Panchen Lama’ backs CCP control over Dalai Lama’s reincarnation
Dec 12, 2025Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) , December 12 (ANI): At an official symposium in Shigatse on Monday, Gyaltsen (Ch. Gyaincain) Norbu, widely recognised by Tibetans as the Chinese-appointed or "fake" Panchen Lama, asserted that all reincarnation pr......Read More -
‘Architects of AI’ is Time magazine’s 2025 Person of the Year
Dec 12, 2025New York , December 12 (ANI): In a nod to how Artificial Intelligence is reshaping everyday life with its impact felt in tech, business, society and other areas, TIME magazine has for the year 2025 named... -
Melbourne Global Centre hosts special session on Abhay K.’s ‘Nalanda’
Dec 12, 2025New Delhi , December 12 (ANI): Melbourne Global Centre - Delhi hosted a special session on writer-diplomat Abhay K.'s book Nalanda: How it Changed the World.The discussion revisited Nalanda Mahavihara's role as a global centre of... -
Pakistan’s population boom persists as state neglects education, family planning reforms
Dec 12, 2025Islamabad , December 12 (ANI): Pakistan's long-delayed fertility transition has stagnated, showing little to no progress since 2006, according to a new study launched by the Population Council with the support of the Foreign, Commonwealth and......Read More -
Defence Chiefs of Japan, US discuss concerns over China radar row
Dec 12, 2025Washington / Tokyo , December 12 (ANI): US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and his Japanese counterpart Shinjiro Koizumi discussed over a phone "serious concerns" over intensifying tensions in the region following the recent radar lock-on inc......Read More -
Strong 6.7 quake in northern Japan triggers Tsunami advisory
Dec 12, 2025Tokyo , December 12 (ANI): An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 has hit Japan's northeastern region, prompting a tsunami advisory from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), local media reported.The earthquake struck on Friday off... -
Pakistan’s rights crisis deepens as HRCP slams state repression and elite exploitation
Dec 12, 2025Karachi , December 12 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has urged the government to withdraw the controversial 26th and 27th constitutional amendments, end "enforced disappearances," and release all political prisoners acr......Read More -
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits North Pacific Ocean
Dec 12, 2025North Pacific Ocean, December 12 (ANI): An earthquake measuring magnitude 6.8 struck in the North Pacific Ocean Friday morning, according to seismic data shared by the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The quake occurred at 08:14:15... -
Pakistan: School blast in North Waziristan destroys building, disrupts education for 600 students
Dec 12, 2025Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , December 12 (ANI): A devastating explosion late Thursday night destroyed a government primary school in the Mir Ali tehsil of North Waziristan, leaving over 600 children without a place to study. Unidentified attackers...
