2017

Tripoli: Italian Interior Minister Marco Minniti announced the reopening of his country's embassy in the Libyan capital, which closed in 2015 along with all other Western embassies due to violence. Speaking at a news conference yesterday…
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Miami: US authorities charged a Volkswagen executive with fraud and conspiracy, saying he helped cover up the "dieselgate" emissions-cheating scandal, the Justice Department said. Oliver Schmidt, who led the German automaker's US…
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New Delhi: Facing a severe backlash for appointing scam-tainted Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Singh Chautala as life presidents, the Indian Olympic Association has been forced to revoke its controversial decision. A top IOA official confirmed…
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Mumbai: Rupee strengthened by 17 paise to 68.04 against the dollar in early trade at Interbank Foreign Exchange on fresh selling of the US currency by exporters and banks. Further, forex dealers said, weakness in the dollar against some…
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Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day Gujarat visit for the Vibrant Summit, skipped his daily yoga session this morning to meet his mother Hiraba, who lives at Raisan village near here. Through a tweet, Modi said…
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Srinagar: A militant was killed today in an encounter with security forces in Kashmir's north Bandipora district, police said. Acting on specific intelligence input about the presence of the militant in Parray Mohalla in Hajin area,…
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Mumbai: Playback Singer Kanika Kapoor, who did a concert with Pakistani singer Atif Aslam, says artists should be kept away from politics. Kanika and Atif performed in London in November last year. Following the Uri terror attacks last…
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Mumbai: The benchmark BSE Sensex gained over 139 points in early trade on Tuesday, snapping its two-day falling streak, supported by value-buying in select blue-chip stocks amid mixed global cues. The 30-share index was trading higher by…
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BLUNT BUTCHER JAMMU: Ex-gratia to next of kin of those killed during over four-month Kashmir unrest has raised many eyebrows; except of the political class, including the BJP, which showed unprecedented convergence while listening to the…
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With an aim to enhance road safety, the Motor Vehicle Bill 2016 passed by the Union Cabinet last August  proposes to increase penalties, that it hopes will act as deterrent against traffic violations. Stricter provisions are being proposed…
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