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A 36-year-old man has become known as 'China's most stubborn man' after he repeatedly took exams for 16 years in an attempt to get into China's prestigious Tsinghua University. Tang Shangjun took China's tough college entrance exam for the first time in 2009. He scored an average of 372 out …

47 seconds ago Foreign In view of the violence that erupted in Bangladesh against reservation in government jobs, police imposed a strict curfew across the country on Saturday and military forces patrolled various areas of the capital Dhaka. Several people were killed and …

Moscow: A Russian court has sentenced American journalist Ivan Gershkovitch to 16 years in prison on charges of espionage. Western countries have condemned the sentence as completely wrong (given on false charges), disgusting and despicable. In March 2023, he was arrested in Ekaterinburg in the Ural Mountains on charges of …

20 mins ago Foreign Twelve people were killed when a pool collapsed due to torrential rains in northern China. International news agencies have said that more than 30 are missing. Large parts of northern and central China have been receiving heavy rainfall for …

Magdi Eissa, a 45-year-old man from Egypt, has set a record for visiting 7 wonders of the world in just 6 days, 11 hours and 52 minutes. Magdi started the journey from the Great Wall of China. Then he visited the Taj Mahal in India, Petra in Jordan, the Colosseum …

32 mins ago Foreign Washington, July 21 (HS). Former US President Donald Trump on Friday spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over the phone and promised to stop the Russia-Ukraine war. Trump said in a post on Truth Social that he spoke to …

Lahore, July 20 (HS). Intelligence agencies have created a new havoc on the party of jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. Four members of the media wing of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were taken into custody by intelligence agencies on Saturday. PTI said that international media coordinator Ahmed Janjua and …

Kiev, July 20 (HS). Former Ukrainian MP Iryna Ferian (60) was shot dead by an unknown assailant. Iryna is known for her campaign to promote the Ukrainian language. Iryna Ferian, a former parliamentarian who was seriously injured in an attack in the western city of Lviv on Friday, died in …

New Delhi, 20 July (HS). New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the telephone on Saturday. Prime Minister Luxon warmly congratulated Prime Minister Modi on his re-election following the general elections in India. The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) issued a statement saying that noting …

The date of 21st July is recorded in the history of the country and the world for many important reasons. This date has special significance for the staging of plays in Kolkata. Star Theatre was started in Kolkata on 21st July, 1883 and the play Daksha Yagya was staged. This …