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Eight IS militants killed in Afghanistan |
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Kabul | Wednesday, 2017 3:15:05 PM IST |
| At least eight Islamic State (IS) militants were killed when security forces pounded the outfit's positions in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, an official said on Wednesday. ... read.. |
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142 terrorists killed on LoC since 2014: Minister |
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New Delhi | Tuesday, 2017 10:45:05 PM IST |
| The Indian Army has foiled 84 infiltration bids and killed 142 terrorists on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu & Kashmir since 2014, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday. ... read.. |
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Delhi court sends Kashmiri separatists to 10-day NIA custody |
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New Delhi | Tuesday, 2017 6:15:04 PM IST |
| A court here on Tuesday remanded seven Kashmiri separatists, who were arrested on charges of receiving funds from Pakistan to sponsor terror activities and stone pelting in the Kashmir Valley, in NIA custody for 10 days. ... read.. |
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NIA arrests two from UP in terror funding case |
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New Delhi/Kanpur | Tuesday, 2017 5:45:05 PM IST |
| The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday arrested two more people in connection with its probe into Pakistan's terror funding in the Kashmir Valley, officials said. ... read.. |
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Oil extends gains as OPEC moves to cap Nigeria output |
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TOKYO | Tuesday, Jul 25 2017 IST |
| Oil prices extended gains on Tuesday after OPEC moved to cap Nigerian oil output and Saudi Arabia pledged to limit exports next month to help rein in global oversupply.
London Brent crude for September delivery was up 7 cents at $48.67 a barrel by 0039 GM ... read.. |
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Now showing at a disputed South China Sea island not very near you |
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BEIJING | Tuesday, Jul 25 2017 IST |
| China has opened its southernmost cinema on a dispute island in the South China Sea, state media said, part on an on-going effort to build up civilian infrastructure and assert Beijing's sovereignty.
The cinema is on Woody Island in the Paracels, which ... read.. |
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Sri Lanka urged to end impunity for crimes (With images) |
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United Nations | Tuesday, 2017 11:15:48 AM IST |
| Under-Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman urged Sri Lankan officials to ensure an end to impunity for crimes when he met them last week following harsh criticism by a human rights official of what he called "routine and endemic" torture mainly against Tamil ... read.. |
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Modi, Sonia condemn Kabul terror attack |
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New Delhi | Monday, 2017 11:15:04 PM IST |
| Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condemned the terror attack in the Afghan capital on Monday that left at least 36 dead and said India stood with Afghans in their fight against terrorism. ... read.. |
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Mithali Raj to lead ICC Women's WC 2017: ICC |
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Dubai | Monday, Jul 24 2017 IST |
| Indian skipper Mithali Raj was today named captain of the ICC Women's World Cup 2017 by the International Cricket Council here today.
"The 34-year-Indian was selected as captain after she led her side by example by scoring 409 runs in the 30-day tourna ... read.. |
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Oil steady after fall ahead of OPEC/non-OPEC meeting |
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TOKYO | Monday, Jul 24 2017 IST |
| Oil prices were little changed on Monday following a steep fall in the previous session amid growing expectations that the joint OPEC and non-OPEC ministerial meeting later in the day would address rising production from Nigeria and Libya, two OPEC member ... read.. |
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20 killed in Kabul suicide blast |
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Kabul | Monday, 2017 10:45:04 AM IST |
| At least 20 people were killed on Monday in a suicide blast targeting the house of an Afghan politician here, police said. ... read.. |
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Pakistani held in TN for peddling drugs |
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Chennai | Sunday, 2017 8:45:05 PM IST |
| A Pakistani national, who had entered India illegally and was peddling drugs, has been arrested in Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram district, police said on Sunday. ... read.. |
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Don't forget 1971, Naidu warns Pakistan |
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New Delhi | Sunday, 2017 5:45:04 PM IST |
| Hitting out at Pakistan for "aiding and abetting terror", NDA's Vice Presidential candidate M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday reminded it not to forget what happened in 1971 in a reference to the Bangladesh War in which it faced a humiliating defeat. ... read.. |
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China June diesel exports rise on year ago |
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BEIJING | Sunday, Jul 23 2017 IST |
| China's exports of diesel rose in June on a year ago as refiners turn to foreign markets to offload their excess product, while liquefied natural gas imports also rose, customs data showed on Sunday.
Diesel exports rose 19 percent in June to 1.31 million ... read.. |
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New school building funded by India inaugurated in Nepal |
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Kathmandu | Sunday, 2017 1:15:04 PM IST |
| Indian envoy to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri inaugurated a school building in Udayapur district and laid the foundation stone for construction of a campus building for another educational institution in Basaha in the same district, for which India has extende ... read.. |
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Talk of new Pakistan PM just speculation, says Minister |
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Islamabad | Saturday, 2017 9:45:05 PM IST |
| Amid talk that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif may have to quit over the Panama Papers case, Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday said the notion of appointing a new Prime Minister was just a speculation. ... read.. |
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Taliban chief's son among bombers killed in Afghanistan |
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Kabul | Saturday, 2017 5:15:06 PM IST |
| The son of the Taliban chief was one of the three suicide bombers who died earlier this week while attacking Afghan security checkposts in Helmand province, the terror group's spokesperson confirmed on Saturday. ... read.. |
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Toyota eyes mass EV output in China as early as 2019-report |
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TOKYO | Saturday, Jul 22 2017 IST |
| Toyota Motor Corp is likely to begin mass production of electric vehicles (EVs) in China as early as 2019, the Asahi daily reported on Saturday.
The model will be based on the C-HR sport utility vehicle and manufactured for Chinese market only, the report ... read.. |
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US airstrike kills 16 Afghan policemen |
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Kabul | Saturday, 2017 12:45:04 PM IST |
| Sixteen police personnel were killed in a US-led coalition forces airstrike in Helmand province of Afghanistan, an official said on Saturday. ... read.. |
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Soldier injured in Pakistan firing on LoC |
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Jammu | Saturday, 2017 10:45:04 AM IST |
| An Indian Army soldier was injured on Saturday in a ceasefire violation by the Pakistani Army on the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district, defence sources said. ... read.. |
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4 killed in Pakistan's Karachi |
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Islamabad | Friday, 2017 10:45:05 PM IST |
| At least four persons, including three policemen, were killed and another was injured on Friday evening when unidentified gunmen opened fire at a police vehicle in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, police said. ... read.. |
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UN hails Sri Lanka for setting up unit to trace war missing |
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Colombo | Friday, 2017 8:45:05 PM IST |
| UN Secretary-General Antnio Guterres has commended the Sri Lankan government for establishing the Office of Missing Persons (OMP), saying it was a significant milestone for all Sri Lankans still searching for their missing loved ones. ... read.. |
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Five persons die in Bangladesh landslide |
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Dhaka | Friday, 2017 3:45:04 PM IST |
| At least five members of a family were killed and another was reported missing when a landslide hit their house in Bangladesh's Chittagong region on Friday, police said. ... read.. |
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US asks India, China to discuss border row |
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Washington | Friday, 2017 3:45:04 PM IST |
| The US has said it wants India and China to engage in a direct dialogue to reduce tensions amid a dragging stand-off on the border between the two armies. ... read.. |
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Hong Kong shares end 9-day winning streak, pull back from 2-yr highs |
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HONG KONG | Friday, Jul 21 2017 IST |
| Hong Kong stocks snapped a nine-day winning streak on Friday as investors took a breather after the benchmark index scaled a fresh two-year peak in the previous session.
The Hang Seng index shed 0.1 percent, or 34.12 points to 26,706.09, ending its longes ... read.. |
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Nepal President, PM congratulate Kovind |
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Kathmandu | Friday, 2017 2:45:06 PM IST |
| Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba have congratulated Ram Nath Kovind on his election as India's 14th President. ... read.. |
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Masked men kill teacher in Afghanistan |
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Kabul | Friday, 2017 1:45:05 PM IST |
| A teacher was shot dead by two masked gunmen in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, the latest in a string of targeted killing in the militancy-hit country, an official said on Friday. ... read.. |
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Rahul blames Modi for Kashmir turbulence |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2017 1:45:05 PM IST |
| Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government's policies for the volatile situation in Jammu and Kashmir. ... read.. |
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Japan to keep primary surplus target despite shortfall outlook -Aso |
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TOKYO | Friday, Jul 21 2017 IST |
| Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday the government would stick to its aim of achieving a primary budget surplus in the fiscal year ending in March 2021 despite its most recent projection for a $73 billion shortfall.
Aso made the remarks to r ... read.. |
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BSF seizes gold biscuits worth Rs 2 crore |
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Kolkata | Thursday, 2017 9:15:04 PM IST |
| The Border Security Force (BSF) seized 60 gold biscuits worth close to Rs 2 crore from a smuggler at Hakimpur in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Thursday. ... read.. |
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China FX regulator says cross-border capital flows stabilised in H1 |
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BEIJING | Thursday, Jul 20 2017 IST |
| China's cross-border capital flows stabilised in the first half of 2017, with foreign exchange supply and demand in the market little changed, the country's forex regulator said on Thursday.
New information disclosure requirements on personal FX purchase ... read.. |
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Japan June exports rise 9.7 pct year/year - MOF |
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TOKYO | Thursday, Jul 20 2017 IST |
| Japan's exports rose 9.7 percent
in June from a year earlier, marking a seventh straight month of
gains, Ministry of Finance data showed on Thursday, in a sign
external demand was driving an export-led economic recovery.
The result compared with the m ... read.. |
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LeT, JeM operated in Pakistan, Hafiz Saeed addressed rallies: US |
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Washington | Thursday, 2017 1:45:04 AM IST |
| Flying in the face of Pakistani denials, the US has not minced words in saying how numerous terrorist groups, including the LeT and JeM, continued to operate from Pakistani soil in 2016, and how LeT chief Hafiz Saeed, a UN designated terrorist, freely add ... read.. |
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US slams Pakistan for providing 'safe havens' to terror groups |
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Washington | Wednesday, 2017 10:45:04 PM IST |
| The US has slammed Pakistan for failing to crackdown on terror groups operating from "safe havens" inside its territory, and said the Nawaz Sharif government did not take any action against the LeT and JeM, which continue to operate openly. ... read.. |
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4 Hazaras killed in Pakistan attack |
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Islamabad | Wednesday, 2017 9:45:06 PM IST |
| At least four members of a family of ethnic Hazaras, part of the Shia Muslim minority, were killed and another was injured on Wednesday in Pakistan's Mastung area, officials said. ... read.. |
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Ashwin slides to 3rd spot in latest ICC Test Bowling Rankings |
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Dubai | Wednesday, Jul 19 2017 IST |
| Indian off-spinner R Ashwin has dropped to third spot according to the latest ICC Test Bowling Rankings released here today.
Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath pipped Ashwin to third spot after taking 10 wickets against Zimbabwe in Colombo Test.
Herath is ... read.. |
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Pakistan summons Indian diplomat over border firing |
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Islamabad | Wednesday, 2017 3:45:05 PM IST |
| Pakistan on Wednesday summoned the Indian Deputy High Commissioner and lodged a formal protest over the death of two civilians in what it said was firing by Indian troops across the LoC a day earlier. ... read.. |
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UN official visits Sri Lanka |
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Colombo | Wednesday, 2017 3:45:05 PM IST |
| UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman arrived in Sri Lanka on Wednesday for a three-day visit on the peace building process, the UN office here said. ... read.. |
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Toshiba says it again is blocking Western Digital access to chip JV |
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TOKYO | Wednesday, Jul 19 2017 IST |
| Toshiba Corp said it resumed blocking access by Western Digital Corp to data at their memory chip joint venture, intensifying its dispute with the U.S. firm over the Japanese company's planned sale of the chip business.
Toshiba is counting on the sale of ... read.. |
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China's Guangzhou offers incentives to boost home rental market |
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BEIJING | Wednesday, Jul 19 2017 IST |
| The southern Chinese boomtown of Guangzhou has announced a flurry of incentives to boost its home rental market as a year-long property boom makes new housing less affordable.
The move comes as China's government spearheads a drive to support rental suppl ... read.. |
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JGBs edge down slightly as outcome of BOJ meeting awaited |
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TOKYO | Wednesday, Jul 19 2017 IST |
| Japanese government bonds edged down slightly on Wednesday, with activity thin as investors awaited the outcome on Thursday of the Bank of Japan's policy meeting.
The 10-year cash JGB yield rose half a basis point to 0.070 percent, while the September 10- ... read.. |
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China drafts new rules for oil storage industry |
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BEIJING | Wednesday, Jul 19 2017 IST |
| Beijing on Wednesday issued draft regulations for China's growing oil and fuel storage industry, as the nation pushes on with plans to reform its vast energy sector.
Storage companies and wholesalers of crude oil or refined oil products must apply for a p ... read.. |
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