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Agency New Delhi: The government is planning to install a 24X7 seamless virtual fence with sensors along the India-Pakistan border to curb infiltration bid by the neighbouring nation, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. "A pilot project…
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New Delhi:  The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea seeking framing of a national yoga policy and making the practice compulsory for students of classes 1-8 across the country. A bench headed by Justice M B Lokur dismissed the plea and…
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Beijing: China's trade growth weakened in July in a negative sign for growth in the world's second-largest economy and global demand. Exports rose 7.2 per cent from a year earlier to USD 193.6 billion, down from June's 11.3 per cent…
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Shanghai: The Chinese navy and air force flexed their muscles in live-fire drills in seas adjacent to the Korean Peninsula, the defence ministry said, amid regional tensions over North Korea's pursuit of nuclear weaponry. The "large-scale"…
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Islamabad: Pakistan and Afghanistan will work together to defeat terrorism and ensure security and stability in the region, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani called Abbasi yesterday congratulated him…
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New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi was away from India on six occasions for 72 days without taking any SPG security along, posing grave threat to himself, Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Lok Sabha today. He was responding to…
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New Delhi: Opposition Congress, supported by TMC and JD(U), today forced four adjournments of the proceedings in the Rajya Sabha over what it called as "biggest scam of this century" in the printing of two different kinds of 500 and 1000…
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Mumbai: The rupee firmed up 5 paise to 63.75 against the US dollar in early trade today on fresh selling of the American currency by exporters and banks amid a higher opening in the domestic equity market. Besides, weakness in the dollar…
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AGENCY Agartala: The subsidy on LPG cylinder for domestic use for the poor will continue, Union Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said today. "We have no plan to withdraw subsidy on LPG for domestic use. Subsidy on LPG and kerosene will…
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Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paid tribute to Rabindranath Tagore on his 76th death anniversary today. In a pictorial Facebook post, Banerjee said "Kabiguru Rabindranath Thakurer Prayan Dibase Sraddharghyo" (tribute…
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