2017

Beirut: The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution supporting efforts by Russia and Turkey to end the nearly six-year conflict in Syria and jump-start peace negotiations, as a fragile country-wide cease-fire wavered. The…
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Jakarta: At least 23 people have been killed and 17 are missing after a passenger boat caught fire today near Jakarta, according to officials. The boat was ferrying around 200 people from Jakarta to Tidung island - a tourist destination 50…
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New Delhi: Alleging that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's focus has not been on Delhi, BJP has formed an "impartial" committee to probe AAP government's performance. Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari said during his visit to different…
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New Delhi: Ravaged by injuries, India's star singles player Somdev Devvarman on Sunday announced his retirement from professional tennis, bringing an abrupt end to what was once a promising career. "Starting 2017 on a new note, retiring…
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New Delhi: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked banks to priorities lending towards poor and lower middle class, country's largest lender SBI today cut benchmark interest rate across various maturities by 0.9 per cent, a move…
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New Delhi: India and Pakistan today exchanged for the 26th consecutive year the list of their nuclear installations under a bilateral agreement that prohibits them from attacking each other's atomic facilities. "India and Pakistan today…
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New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today demanded a "white paper" and an independent inquiry on demonetisation, dubbing it as the "scam of all scams" even as he claimed that the reputation of Prime Minister's Office has been…
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Mumbai: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan shared the first look of filmmaker Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth Dhanush's next Tamil directorial, a biopic on Indian Paralympic high jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu. Titled "Mariyappan", the film will chronicle the…
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New Delhi: Jan Dhan accounts witnessed net withdrawal of Rs 3,285 crore in the last fortnight after a huge surge in deposits post demonetisation in November. Total deposits increased to a record high of Rs 74,610 crore for the week ended…
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United Nations: Antonio Guterres takes the reins of the United Nations on New Year's Day, promising to be a "bridge-builder" but facing an antagonistic incoming US administration led by Donald Trump who thinks the world body's 193 member…
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