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China's wrong territorial claims asserted in its latest official claims are being denounced left, right and centre in India and across the ASEAN nations. Meanwhile, India's Pragyan rover is on a discovery spree on lunar south pole. And across the world, pop enthusiasts are celebrating Michael Jackson's 65th birth anniversary. 

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'Absurd claims': India's foreign minister Jaishankar slams China over new map

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India's foreign minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday (Aug 29) called out China's "absurd claims" for showing Indian territories as theirs in the new so-called "standard maps" issued by Beijing.

Chandrayaan-3 mission: Pragyan rover finds sulphur on Moon's south pole region, hunt on for hydrogen

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The Chandrayaan-3 rover Pragyan has found the presence of sulphur near the south pole of the lunar surface, the Indian Space Research Organisation said.

Russian intelligence chief to take over Wagner's Africa operations: Report

Russian intelligence chief Gen. Andrey Averyanov, who is notorious for eliminating Vladimir Putin's dissidents, is expected to take over Wagner mercenary group's African operations following Yevgeny Prigozhin's death in a plane crash, Wall Street Journal newspaper reported.

Netanyahu's directive: Israeli government ministries must seek approval for 'secret diplomatic meetings'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a directive, instructing all government ministries to seek his authorisation before engaging in "secret diplomatic meetings." 

Meteor remnants found in Pacific not part of solar system, could be 'alien technology': Harvard scientist

A strange meteor that fell into the Pacific Ocean nine years ago came from outside of our solar system, a team of Harvard scientists claimed on Tuesday (Aug 29).

Hidden cost of Russia-Ukraine war: Children losing out on education, warns UNICEF

Since the Russian invasion of Kyiv began some 552 days back, more than 1,300 schools have been totally destroyed in Ukraine, while many others have been seriously damaged, said Children's Fund UNICEF on Tuesday.

Child-free zone: Airline introduces 'only adult' section for peaceful flights

There's nothing more irritating than noisy, crying children while travelling on a flight. Stuck for hours in the air, all you can do is put on earplugs that do little to dissipate the noise. For people who hate this, a Turkish-Dutch airline is set to introduce an “only adult” zone.

IN PICS | A look at timeline of events in Luis Rubiales' kiss controversy with Jenni Hermoso

The President of Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales has caught the eye of the world after his controversial kiss to star women's midfielder Jenni Hermoso. Rubiales has faced heavy criticism for his kiss to Hermoso during the presentation ceremony as the backlash has now resulted in him being suspended from all football-related activities by FIFA. 

Why I can no longer celebrate Michael Jackson's music

WION's Kshitij Mohan Rawat writes how as a lifelong fan of Michael Jackson, he can no longer celebrate the music of 'King of Pop'. 

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