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Thimphu, Nov 1 (PTI) On his first international visit after taking charge, Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag today met senior Bhutanese officials and discussed issues of mutual interests. Singh's three-day visit to Bhutan comes amid…
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Maiduguri, Nov 1 (AP) The leader of Nigeria's Islamic extremist group Boko Haram has denied agreeing to any cease-fire with the government and said more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls all have converted to Islam and been married off.In a…
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Beijing, Oct 31 (PTI) India today said plans are afoot to form a regional airline to improve air connectivity in eight North Eastern states, including Arunachal Pradesh, besides accelerating the development of rail and road networks in…
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"It is not a complete withdrawal. Whatever structures will come up in future, it will come up with consensus between all parties involved," Singh said. "We have shared views on international terrorism. We have mentioned in numerous fora.…
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Beijing, Nov 1 (PTI) China today successfully completed its first return mission to the moon with its unmanned orbiter landing back on Earth, becoming only the third country in the world to do so after the former Soviet Union and…
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From Yoshita Singh United Nations, Oct 31 (PTI) India has voted against the provisions of draft resolutions that would have required it to accede to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), saying there is "no question" of it joining…
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Ouagadougou, Oct 30 (AFP)Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore was toppled today as the army took power after protesters set parliament ablaze in a popular uprising against the veteran leader's 27-year-rule. The demonstrators earlier…
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"There is a dispute about the east part of the China India border. Before final settlement is reached we hope that India will not take any action that may further complicate the situation," Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hong Lei said…
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Berlin, Oct 29 (AP) Fifty-one countries today signed an agreement to share financial data and boost efforts to crack down on tax evasion. The standard agreed upon in Berlin today was developed by the Organisation for Economic…
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UNITED NATIONS: India today overwhelmingly won its re-election to the United Nations' body on economic and social issues, the win coming just a week after it got re-elected to the world body's human rights council. India was re-elected to…
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