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According to The Epoch Times, Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a meditation-based spiritual practice rooted in the values of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance. Introduced in China in the early 1990s, it gained immense popularity, with estimates suggesting up to 100 million followers before the CCP banned and launched a nationwide persecution campaign in 1999.

Last week, Trump reiterated his claim that India has agreed to 'stop' buying oil from Russia and would bring them down to “almost nothing” by the end of the year

Speaking on the worsening state of affairs, Khan said that despite visible development and a growing educated youth population, successive governments have failed to satisfy people's basic needs. 'We have achieved a lot in infrastructure, but failed to satisfy the people.

The meeting focused on reviewing progress under the India-Cyprus Joint Action Plan 2025-29, which aims to deepen cooperation in trade, investment, technology, and culture. Both sides also discussed key global and regional issues, reaffirming their shared commitment to a rules-based international order and closer engagement at multilateral platforms.

United States President Donald Trump on Thursday said he had a 'truly great meeting' with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea, where the two leaders reached several key agreements to ease trade tensions and boost cooperation on multiple issues.

The museum's construction began in 2005, but work stopped for three years during the political turmoil that followed the 2011 uprising

The Indian student community is the largest for the third year running, at 1,66,000 students across the UK: ndian High Commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami said

India on Thursday slammed Pakistan for border tensions with Afghanistan, calling it 'unacceptable' and reprimanding Pakistan for practising cross-border terrorism with impunity.

Quad is a valuable forum for discussion of shared interests across a number of areas and any Leaders' Summit is scheduled through diplomatic consultations among the four partners, the government said on Thursday.

Putin, who commands the world's biggest nuclear arsenal, has repeatedly said that if any country tests a nuclear weapon then Russia will do so too

The Trump administration had been signalling that it may have finally reached a deal with Beijing

Swiss glaciologists have repeatedly expressed concerns about a thaw in recent years, attributed in large part to global warming, that has accelerated the retreat of glaciers in Switzerland

The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs - Dubai (GDRFA Dubai), represented by the Digital Services Sector, has won the Best Artificial Intelligence Governance Strategy of 2025 award, presented by the AI Awards Series organisation.

Jewels worth $102 million still missing

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday departed for Kuala Lumpur to participate in the 12th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus), scheduled to be held in Malaysia on November 1.

Taiwan's National Security Bureau (NSB) has revealed that Chinese vessels are using at least eight covert tactics to enter restricted maritime zones near Kinmen County, further complicating Taiwan's ability to monitor its territorial waters, these repeated incursions have become an alarming feature of China's escalating maritime pressure campaign against Taiwan, as reported by The Taipei Times.

A rare protest in Beijing's Sanlitun district saw banners denouncing China's Communist Party and calling for democracy. The banners were quickly removed, and the protester detained. The act echoes past 'lone warrior' demonstrations, showing growing dissent despite tight state control, Phayul reported.

Operations to eliminate remaining terrorists in the area were also conducted

US Vice President JD Vance candidly expressed his hope that his Hindu-raised wife, Usha Vance, would one day embrace Christianity, while affirming her free will and their mutual respect in an interfaith marriage, while addressing the Turning Point USA Event in Mississippi on Wednesday.

During his opening remarks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in the first ministerial visit to the country, Kombos said, 'We have extended our full solidarity to India after the recent terrorist attacks, and we totally agree with the approach that there can be no other way of dealing with terrorism other than zero tolerance. That, of course, extends not only to the terrorists but also to those who support and finance them.'

The country has earlier issued two stamps in the honour of Sikhs — one on the 300th anniversary of Baisakhi in 1999 and another to mark the 100th anniversary of the Komagata Maru incident

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reaffirmed India's strong ties with Cyprus, calling both nations 'trusted friends and reliable partners.' He thanked Cyprus for supporting India on terrorism, UN reforms, and NSG membership, while reiterating India's backing for Cyprus's sovereignty and a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation.

US President Donald Trump said denuclearization would be a 'tremendous thing' but called restarting American nuclear testing 'appropriate,' citing tests by Russia and China. He said the US has test sites ready and is discussing possible denuclearization talks with Russia and potentially China.

At least 13 people, including two police officials, were injured in a grenade attack targeting a police mobile in Dera Murad Jamali, highlighting Pakistan's worsening security crisis in the volatile province. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ghulam Sarwar Bhayo said unidentified men hurled a hand grenade at a patrolling police van near Shah Petrol Pump, leaving civilians and police personnel wounded, as reported by The Express Tribune.

According to The Express Tribune, addressing a press conference at the Hyderabad Press Club, activist Imran Suharwardy, accompanied by Alhaj Gulshan Ilahi Qadri, Advocate Tahir Rajput, Advocate Zafar Arain, Nazish Fatima, Abdul Ghani Shah, Salman Zaidi, and Mukhtar Ahmed, revealed that 16 citizens have already lost their lives to dengue. They accused the Sindh Health Department, the district administration, and the municipal authorities of gross negligence, asserting that thousands have contracted the virus and hundreds remain hospitalised. At the same time, officials continue to conceal the real figures.