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INCHEON: The men's pistol team clinched a silver medal, while Sandeep Sejwal scooped a rare bronze in swimming but India slipped to the 16th position in the overall standings with a tally of 17 medals on the seventh day of competitions in…
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Islamabad, Sep 26 (PTI) Pakistan today successfully test-fired short range surface-to-surface missile 'Hatf IX' that has a range of 60 kilometres and can cover parts of India. The test of the missile also called Nasr was conducted with…
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New York, Sep 26 (PTI) Ahead of his arrival in the US, a federal court here has issued summons against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his alleged role in the 2002 communal violence in Gujarat when he was the state's chief minister. The…
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New York: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif would raise the Kashmir issue in his address to the UN General Assembly Friday, the government said while ruling out resumption of any dialogue with India unless the initiative in this regard…
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Beijing: Seeking to retain its manufacturing prowess, Chinese government has launched a "Made in China" campaign with a host of tax concessions coinciding with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Make in India" pitch. China will encourage…
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United Nations, Sep 25 (PTI) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has begun her 10-day trip to the US with back-to-back meetings here with her counterparts from seven nations, including the UK and the Maldives. Swaraj met the leaders…
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United Nations, Sep 25 (PTI) In a rare move, US President Barack Obama chaired a crucial UN Security Council meeting during which a resolution was unanimously adopted demanding that countries take action to stem the flow of foreign…
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WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama is expected to seek Prime Minister Narendra Modi's support in his effort to create a global coalition against Islamic State terror group that has gained control over large swaths of Syria and Iraq,…
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From Yoshita Singh United Nations, Sep 23 (PTI) Warning that the cost of climate change is "fast becoming unbearable", UN chief Ban Ki-moon has asked an unprecedented gathering of world leaders to take action to reverse global warming…
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From Yoshita Singh New York, Sep 23 (PTI) Slain Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's son-in-law Sulaiman Abu Ghayth was today sentenced to life in prison for conspiring to kill US nationals and providing material support to…
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