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March 10, 2017 8:56 PM

85 held in Nepal for trying to enforce Madhesi-led strike

Eighty-five people have been arrested in Nepal for allegedly trying to enforce a strike called by the Madhesis today to protest the killing of four cadres in police firing in Saptarai district, bordering India.<br/><br/>Though the impact of the strike by the United Democratic Madhesi Fro...

March 10, 2017 8:11 PM

India's 1st lunar probe Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft still orbiting Moon: NASA

India's first lunar probe - the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft - which was considered lost, is still orbiting the Moon. NASA scientists have found the satellite, using a new ground-based radar technique.<br/><br/>Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) lost contact with Chandrayaan-1 in...

March 10, 2017 8:11 PM

Pak to amend constitution to set up military courts

Pakistan government today introduced a constitutional amendment bill in Parliament to revive the controversial special military courts for trying hardcore militants.<br/><br/>Apart from changes sought in the constitution to set up such courts, another bill was presented to seek amendment...

March 10, 2017 5:52 PM

5 killed after helicopter crashes in Turkey

In Turkey, five people were killed when a helicopter crashed after taking off from Istanbul's Ataturk Airport. <br/><br/>The helicopter were carrying seven high-level business executives and it crashed onto a highway after hitting a television tower in an outlying district of Istanb...

March 10, 2017 5:52 PM

85 held in Nepal for trying to enforce Madhesi-led strike

Eighty-five people have been arrested in Nepal for allegedly trying to enforce a strike called by the Madhesis today to protest the killing of four cadres in police firing in Saptarai district, bordering India.<br/><br/>Though the impact of the strike by the United Democratic Madhesi Fro...

March 10, 2017 5:23 PM

Pak to amend constitution to set up military courts

Pakistan government today introduced a constitutional amendment bill in Parliament to revive the controversial special military courts for trying hardcore militants.<br/><br/>Apart from changes sought in the constitution to set up such courts, another bill was presented to seek amendment...

March 10, 2017 4:54 PM

India's 1st lunar probe Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft still orbiting Moon: NASA

India's first lunar probe - the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft - which was considered lost, is still orbiting the Moon. NASA scientists have found the satellite, using a new ground-based radar technique.<br/><br/>Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) lost contact with Chandrayaan-1 in...

March 10, 2017 2:23 PM

Chinese scientists create 4 synthetic yeast chromosomes

In China, scientists have assembled four synthetic yeast chromosomes, making it the second country after the US capable of designing and building eukaryotic genomes.The findings were published in today's edition of journal Science, marking a step closer to building synthetic life.<br/> &l...

March 10, 2017 2:08 PM

US lawmaker asks Trump to stop treating Pakistan as ally

In the United States, a Lawmaker and a former Pentagon official asked Trump administration to stop treating Pakistan as an ally. Congressman Ted Poe, the head of a United States congressional panel and James Clad, a former Pentagon official urged the administration to take steps to reset America&apo...

March 10, 2017 1:27 PM

Donald Trump's revised travel ban facing new court challenges

In the United States, President Donald Trump's revised travel ban is facing new challenges as several States have said they will move forward with legal challenges. Attorney Generals in the states of New York, Massachusetts and Oregon said they had taken steps to join the lawsuit that Washingto...

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