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21 Indians Killed In 2,050 Ceasefire Violations By Pak This Year: MEA

The Pakistani Army has resorted to more than 2,050 unprovoked ceasefire violations this year in which 21 Indians have been…

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Attacks On Saudi Oil Facilities Knock Out Half The Kingdom’s Supply

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group said it attacked two plants at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil industry on Saturday, knocking…

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Global Regulators To Question Facebook’s Libra Amid EU Concerns: Paper

Global regulators will question Facebook on Monday about its Libra cryptocurrency, amid concerns from European Union governments over the threat…

6 years ago
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Photographer Who Shot Iconic Tiananmen Square ‘Tank Man’ Dies At 64

The photographer who snapped the defining image of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown -- a solitary man defiantly blocking the path…

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Finance Minister Announces $1.4 Billion To Boost Affordable Housing, Measures To Boost Exports As Economy Loses Steam

India will relax rules for lending to priority sectors, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday, forecasting the move could…

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India Expresses Concern Over Cross-Border Terrorism Emanating From Pakistan

A senior Indian diplomat on Thursday met UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet and conveyed India's concerns on the threat…

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Brexit Frustrations Make Snap Election A Big Gamble For Boris Johnson

James Bowkett is a long-time Conservative Party supporter who voted in 2016 for Britain to leave the European Union (EU).…

6 years ago
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India’s Crackdown On Kashmir Will Spur Global Muslim Extremism: Imran Khan

India’s crackdown on protests and dissent in Kashmir will drive more of the world’s Muslims into extremism, Pakistani Prime Minister…

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New Delhi To Slash Use Of Cars In November To Cut Pollution: CM Kejriwal

India’s capital New Delhi will enforce strict restrictions on use of private cars from Nov. 4-15 to curb pollution, its…

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Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam To Prioritise Housing, Livelihoods To Appease Protesters

Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has promised to prioritise housing and people’s livelihoods to appease deep-rooted discontent about the…

6 years ago
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Uncle Sam and His Geopolitics: Why The US Fails Miserably In Winning Lengthy Wars Fought Abroad

The United States possesses the unparalleled ability to get embroiled in sticky geopolitical situations with predictable regularity. It's almost as…

6 years ago
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Pak Has Spent Millions On Terror Group Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Admits Minister

Pakistan has spent millions of rupees on terror outfit Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), the country's Interior Minister admitted on national television. Brigadier…

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Thousands Detained In Kashmir Crackdown, Official Data Reveals

Authorities in Kashmir have arrested nearly 4,000 people since the scrapping of its special status last month, government data shows,…

6 years ago
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UK’s Worst-Case No-Deal Brexit Plan Warns Of Food Shortages, Public Disorder

The British government’s plans for a no-deal Brexit warn of severe disruption to cross-Channel routes, affecting the supply of medicines…

6 years ago
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India’s Monsoon Rains 38% Above-Average This Week: Weather Office

Monsoon rains in India were above average in the week through Wednesday, the weather office said, as soybean and cotton-growing…

6 years ago
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Brexit Crisis Deepens, Court Rules Parliament Suspension Unlawful

Scotland’s highest court of appeal ruled on Wednesday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament was unlawful, deepening…

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German Chancellor Merkel Still Sees Every Chance Of Orderly Brexit

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday there was still every chance for Britain’s divorce from the European Union to…

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Police Kill Militant Behind Attack On Kashmir Trader’s Family

Security forces in Kashmir shot dead on Wednesday a suspected member of a Pakistan-based militant group who was accused of…

6 years ago
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Rocket Blast At US Embassy In Kabul On 9/11 Anniversary

A rocket exploded at the US Embassy in Afghanistan just minutes into Wednesday, the anniversary of the 9/11 attack on…

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Pakistan Warns Of ‘Genocide’ In Kashmir, Sees No Talks With India

Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi told the top United Nations human rights forum on Tuesday that India’s “illegal military…

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US Extracted High-level Spy From Putin’s Kremlin: US Media Reports

US agents extracted a high-level Russian government source who had confirmed Vladimir Putin's direct role in interfering in the 2016…

6 years ago
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People Offer Prayers Near Ravidas Temple Site

Scores of people marching to offer prayers at the Ravidas temple site in the Tughlakabad area on Tuesday, a month…

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Indo-Pak Tensions ‘Less Heated’ Now Than Two Weeks Ago: Donald Trump

The relationship between India and Pakistan is “less heated” now than it was two weeks ago, United States President Donald…

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British PM Johnson Tells Parliament: You Can Tie My Hands, But I Will Not Delay Brexit

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday he would not request an extension to Brexit, hours after a law came…

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India’s Moon Mission Locates Landing Craft, No Communication Yet

India has located the spacecraft it was trying to land on the moon but has not been able to establish…

6 years ago

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