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China on Sunday (August 23) postponed the launch of its ambitious Chang'e-7 lunar mission, which was aimed at exploring the Moon's south pole and searching for water ice. The spacecraft was scheduled to launch in the coming days from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on Hainan Island in southern China. However, the China Manned Space Agency said the mission did not meet the required launch conditions and "cannot take place during the planned window this year." Comprehensive assessment done before taking decision The decision was made following a "comprehensive assessment," the agency added, and was based on the principles of "prudence,…

Salalah: One Indian national was killed and nine others were injured in a vehicle accident in Oman. The incident occurred on Saturday on Sultan Said bin Teymur Street after the vehicle veered off the road. The Royal Oman Police acted swiftly, it's Air Wing  carried out an operation to transport two injured individuals from the Al Hema Governorate to Nizwa Hospital.  The incident resulted in one fatality and injuries to nine people of Indian nationality, who were subsequently transferred to Nizwa Hospital by ambulance vehicles to receive medical care, Royal Oman Police in a post on X said.    Similar…

New York: A 27-year-old Indian national was shot dead in New York City on Friday night by an unidentified shooter following an altercation over pizza delivery. The victim, Gurdeep Singh, a Sikh immigrant from Punjab's Kapurthala district, was fatally shot around 10 pm near Stanley Avenue in East New York neighbourhood, as reported by news agency PTI.   The suspect fled the scene after the incident. A surveillance video showed two people got in a fight followed by a flash of light, assumed to be from gunshots. One person fell on the ground, and the other got in a car and…

Dhaka: A retired Hindu schoolteacher, his wife, daughter, and 12-year-old son were found dead inside their locked home in Bangladesh's Rangpur city under suspicious circumstances, as per local media reports. The bodies were recovered around 11:30 pm on Saturday from a house in the Daspara (Machhuapara) area of the city. According to The Daily Star, Nazmul Kader, officer-in-charge of the Rangpur Metropolitan Kotwali Police Station, said police entered the locked residence and recovered the bodies. The deceased were identified as 65-year-old Ganapati Chakraborty, a retired teacher at Rangpur Zilla School; his 50-year-old wife, Pritilata Chakraborty; their 23-year-old daughter, Agami Chakraborty…

Dhaka: Bangladesh is open to joining the trilateral defence pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye, two of country's junior ministers have said. The remarks are significant as India is likely to closely monitor the development amid concerns over the emergence of an Islamic NATO-like alliance in the region. Speaking to state-run Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) this week, newly appointed state minister for foreign affairs Humayun Kobir has said that the government under Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is pursuing a "Bangladesh First" policy that focuses a lot on its national interests. He said Rahman could also meet Saudi Crown Prince…

It appears Pakistan has failed to learn the lessons of Operation Sindoor, with Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) reportedly having rebuilt its infamous Markaz Subhanallah complex in Punjab province's Bahawalpur, which was targeted by India during the May 2025 operation, sources said on Sunday. Multiple videos and imagery have surfaced which showed that the reconstruction work has been completed at the facility. India TV has accessed the videos and imagery that revealed that the domes of the facility, and the inner central hall has been refurbished with freshly plastered walls, vibrant paint and imported marble.  The facility that is used by Masood Azhar's…