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Indian coastguard battles blaze on container ship

India’s coastguard said Tuesday it was battling to stop a fierce blaze that has engulfed a Singapore-flagged container ship listing off the southern coast that broke out a day earlier.

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Myanmar guerrillas claim rare junta jet downing

Myanmar anti-coup guerrillas claimed to shoot down a junta jet on Tuesday, declaring a rare victory over the air force which has kept them at bay in a grinding civil war...

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Protests continue in Manipur

Protests continued to grip the Indian state of Manipur on Tuesday, as demonstrators defied prohibitory orders and clashed with security forces across several districts of Imphal valley.

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Modi opens strategic railway in Kashmir

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi made his first visit to Kashmir on Friday since a conflict with arch-rival Pakistan, opening a strategic railway line to the contested region he called ‘the crown jewel of India’.

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Losses are not important, outcomes are: India’s General

Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan on Tuesday said that ‘professional military forces are not affected by setbacks and losses,’ days after claiming that India did lose some fighter jets during Operation Sindoor. However, losses are not important, but outcomes are, he added, reports The Times of India...

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200 inmates escape Pak jail in quake panic

More than 200 Pakistani inmates escaped from a jail in the mega coastal city of Karachi on Tuesday after several earthquake tremors, government officials said...

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Myanmar junta extends ceasefire again after quake

Myanmar’s junta has extended a post-earthquake truce, after the expiry of a previous humanitarian ceasefire it was accused of flouting with a continued campaign of air strikes...