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China proposes joint mining of Indian Ocean with India
Beijing: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit here next week, China has said it is "eager to cooperate" with India on deep seabed mining in the Indian Ocean where its deep diving vessel reported to have discovered large deposits…
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Germany: 4 arrests in alleged plot to attack Islamic targets
Berlin: German authorities conducted raids across the country today, seizing explosives and arresting four people accused of founding a right-wing extremist group to attack mosques and housing for asylum seekers.
Police arrested three men…
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Rafale deal: India, France set up teams to work out details
New Delhi: India and France today decided to set up teams to work out details of the acquisition of 36 Rafale fighter jets in fly-away condition in a "time bound manner".
The decision came following the meeting between visting French…
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US arms Pak with combat aircraft, trainer jets
Washington: The US has handed over to Pakistan 14 combat aircraft, 59 military trainer jets and 374 armoured personnel carriers, which were earlier used by American forces in Afghanistan and Iraq.
As the US withdraws its forces from…
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Insurance bill passage shows firm commitment of Indian government
Washington: Describing the passage of India's Insurance Bill - that raises the FDI cap to 49 per cent - as a "substantial step", an influential US insurance organisation has lauded the new government for going ahead with the economic…
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Terrorism threatens to engulf World: India to UN
United Nations: The international community should not spare any effort to defeat terrorism which threatens to engulf the world in a carnage similar to the one witnessed during the two World Wars, India has told the UN.
"Today, terrorism…
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Lakhvi seeks exemption from court appearance
Lahore: LeT operations commander Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, the mastermind of 2008 Mumbai terror attack, has pleaded before an Anti-Terrorism Court to exempt him from appearing in the court, citing alleged security threat.
Advocate Raja Rizwan…
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Pakistan court debates possibility of secular state
Islamabad: Can Islamic Republic of Pakistan be a secular state?
The question was raised by Pakistan's Chief Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk himself while hearing petitions challenging the procedure for appointment of superior court judges under the…
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Quake sows panic in Papua New Guinea, tsunami threat passes
Sydney: A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea today, sending frightened residents fleeing from their homes, but a threatened tsunami passed without incident, seismologists said.
The quake struck 133 kilometres (83 miles)…
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Fresh quake jolts Nepal as death toll crosses 7,500.
Kathmandu: A fresh tremor of magnitude 4.0 today jolted the quake-hit Nepal, where the death toll from the April 25 deadly temblor has risen to over 7,500.
The feeble tremor at "6:39 am, was epicentred on the border of Dhading and Nuwakot…
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