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British PM Boris Johnson: I Want A Brexit Deal But Parliament Doesn’t Daunt Me

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he wanted a Brexit deal on Oct. 18 and that he was…

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Hong Kong School Students Form Human Chain After Weekend Of Protests

Hundreds of uniformed school students, many wearing masks, formed human chains in districts across Hong Kong on Monday in support…

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More Americans Will Die After Trump Abruptly Ends Afghan Talks, Taliban Say

President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel Afghan peace talks will cost more American lives, the Taliban said on Sunday while…

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As They Build India’s First Camp For Illegals, Some Workers Fear Detention There

Across a river in a remote part of India’s northeast, labourers have cleared dense forest in an area equivalent to…

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Govt. Imposes Curfews In Kashmir After Clashes During Religious Procession

India on Sunday imposed curfews in several parts of the contested Kashmir region, after clashes between security forces and Shi’ite…

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Lander Vikram Located On Lunar Surface: ISRO Chief

The Chandrayaan-2 Vikram module has been located on the lunar surface and it must have been a hard-landing, ISRO chairman…

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More Than 200 Fighters Trying To Cross Over Into Kashmir From Pakistan: India

More than 200 suspected militants are trying to cross over into Kashmir from Pakistan, India’s national security adviser said on…

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British Lawmakers Willing To Go To Court To Enforce Brexit Delay

British lawmakers, including Conservatives expelled this week from the party, are preparing legal action in case Prime Minister Boris Johnson…

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AFPSA Extended For Six More Months In Assam

The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) has been extended for six months in Assam effective from August 28 after…

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India Loses Contact With Chandrayaan-2, Modi Says Effort Was Worth It

India lost contact with a spacecraft it was attempting to land on the moon on Saturday, the chairman of the…

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Pakistan Vows ‘Fullest Possible Response’ To India Over Kashmir

Pakistan will make the fullest possible response to India’s actions in disputed Kashmir and the global community would be responsible…

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Why Brexit Is An Out-Of-Tune Lullaby Of All Things Empire And Deserves To Be Junked

When I visited the United Kingdom for an academic sojourn in September 2016, Brexit was a done deal and the…

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Everything Going According To Plan, ISRO Chief On Proposed Soft Landing Of ‘Vikram’ Module

Hours before Chandrayaan-2's 'Vikram' module's proposed soft landing on the lunar surface, ISRO Chairman K Sivan said on Friday things…

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Banks Unlikely To Sharply Trim Lending Rates Despite New Norms

The Reserve Bank of India’s move to compel lenders to link all new floating rate retail loans to external benchmarks…

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‘Rather Be Dead Than Delay Brexit’: UK PM Boris Johnson

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday he would “rather be dead in a ditch” than delay Brexit beyond next…

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P Chidambaram Sent To Tihar Jail In INX Media Corruption Case

Veteran Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram was sent to Tihar jail on Thursday by a Delhi court,…

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In Kashmir, Shopkeepers Refuse To Open Despite India Easing Some Curbs

A month after India withdrew contested Kashmir’s autonomy, locked it down with thousands of additional troops and made mass arrests,…

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Hong Kong Leader Withdraws Extradition Bill, But Too Little Too Late, Say Some

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Wednesday withdrew an extradition bill that triggered months of often violent protests, so the…

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British PM Boris Johnson Demands October 15 Election After Defeat Over Brexit

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday demanded an Oct. 15 snap election after lawmakers seeking to prevent a no-deal…

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First Official Death In Kashmir Protests; Pakistan Warns Of Seeds Of War

A man has died in Kashmir nearly a month after he was injured in a protest, the first such death…

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Opponents Of ‘No-Deal’ Brexit Defeat PM Boris Johnson, Who Promises An Election

British lawmakers defeated Boris Johnson in Parliament on Tuesday in a bid to prevent him taking Britain out of the…

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After Leaving Parts Of Bahamas In Ruins, Hurricane Dorian Now Heads For Florida

Hurricane Dorian smashed parts of the tourism-dependent Bahamas to ruins, leaving relief officials scrambling to battle an unfolding humanitarian crisis…

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After Election Threat, British Lawmakers Begin No-Deal Brexit Showdown

British lawmakers will on Tuesday try to stop Prime Minister Boris Johnson from pursuing what they cast as a calamitous…

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Four Dead, Three Injured In Fire At ONGC Site; Mumbai Gas Supply Affected

Four people have been killed and three seriously injured in a fire at an oil and gas processing plant on…

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Pakistan Will Not Use Nuclear Weapons First, Amid Tensions With India: PM Imran Khan

Pakistan will not use nuclear weapons first, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday, amid tensions with arch-rival India after…

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