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Brisbane, Nov 15 (PTI) As he seeks to accelerate his economic reform drive, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said reform process is bound to face resistance and wanted it to be insulated from political pressures. Making a strong pitch…
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Washington, Nov 14 (PTI) President Barack Obama has commended the personal leadership role of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in finding a path forward on the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement reached between the US and India. "The President…
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United Nations, Nov 14 (PTI) In an overwhelming response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for commemorating an International Day of Yoga, about 130 countries have joined as co-sponsors to an India-led UN General Assembly resolution…
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Brisbane, Nov 14 (PTI) As India attempts to unearth black money stashed abroad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will push for stepping up global cooperation against the key issue of cross border tax avoidance and evasion at the G20 summit…
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Maharajganj, Nov 13 (PTI) A British national was today arrested while he was allegedly trying to cross over to India on expired visa papers in Sonauli area on the Indo-Nepal Border, officials said. Doli Chairli Taish, who was on his way…
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Dhaka, Nov 13 (PTI) A special Bangladeshi tribunal today sentenced to death a fugitive Islamist opposition leader forand siding with Pakistani troops during the 1971 liberation war, in yet another verdict against Islamist war criminals.…
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From G Sudhakar Nair Nay Pyi Taw, Nov 12 (PTI) The establishment of an economic community by the end of 2015 along with plans for its future development will be a key topic of discussion among top leaders at the ASEAN summit that began…
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Beijing, Nov 12 (PTI) Top greenhouse gas emitters China and the US today announced a "historic" pact that could cut their emissions by close to a third over the next two decades, as President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Barack Obama…
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New York, Nov 12: The new messaging service from Facebook has crossed 500 million users worldwide - a figure that has more than doubled from 200 million in April this year, the social networking site said in a statement. “Messenger was…
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Nay Pyi Taw, Nov 12 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today invited Malaysian companies to come to India in a big way, saying there are a "lot of opportunities" for them since he is giving high importance to the ambitious 'Make in India'…
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