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China building high-speed rail tunnel below Great Wall
Beijing: China is constructing a 12-km-long high-speed train tunnel through one of the portions of its iconic Great Wall to connect Zhangjiakou city which is due to co-host 2022 winter Olympics along with Beijing.
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Pak to hold election for seat vacated by Sharif next month
Islamabad: Pakistan will hold polling on September 17 for the Lahore parliamentary seat in Punjab province vacated by ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, election commission announced today.
Sharif's brother and Punjab province chief…
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35 sedition cases registered in 2016, govt tells LS
New Delhi: The government today said that 35 sedition cases were registered across the country in 2016.
Of the 35 cases under sedition charges (Section 124A of IPC), 12 were registered in Haryana, six in Uttar Pradesh, three each in…
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We are keeping a close watch on KL Rahul: Shastri
Colombo: India opener KL Rahul was back in the nets on Tuesday after missing out the first Test due to viral fever but chief coach Ravi Shastri kept cards close to his chest about the stylish right-hander's participation in the second Test.…
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India submits Mallya’s extradition paperwork to his legal team
London: The Indian government has submitted the requisite "opening note" and paperwork related to Vijay Mallya's extradition case to the liquor baron's legal team within the UK court deadline, according to official sources.
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Sensex, Nifty at new peak, all eyes shift to RBI move tomorrow
Mumbai: Pulling off records for the second day, the benchmark Sensex today closed at 32,575 and the Nifty 10,115 as investors wait for the outcome of the RBI policy meet tomorrow amid corporate earnings momentum.
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RBI’s MPC meet begins; decision on rates on Wednesday
Mumbai: The 6-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) headed by RBI Governor Urjit Patel on Tuesday started two-day deliberations amid expectations of at least 0.25 per cent cut in the key lending rate as inflation has cooled to record low…
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PM announces package of Rs 2,350 cr for floods in NE
Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced a total package of Rs 2,350 crore for all north eastern states for mitigating the impact of floods in short and long term basis.
Modi is on a day-long visit to Guwahati where he will…
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Nearly 500 suspects stand trial over Turkey’s failed coup
Ankara: The trial is opening in Turkey of 486 suspects, including a number of generals and F-16 pilots, accused of leading last year's failed coup attempt and carrying out attacks from an air base in Ankara.
US-based cleric Fethullah…
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LPG hike: CPI(M) asks govt to withdraw ‘harsh burden’ on people
New Delhi: The CPI(M) on Tuesday condemned the government's decision to raise the prices of subsidised cooking gas (LPG) by Rs 4 per cylinder every month to eliminate all subsidies by March next year and demanded withdrawal of the "harsh…
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