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New Delhi: The Election Commission has asked the poll machinery in the five poll-bound states to either cover or remove photographs of political leaders on all hoardings and advertisements which seek to project the achievements of any…
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Mexico City: Mexico's new foreign minister vowed that his country will negotiate with US President-elect Donald Trump's administration "without fear." President Enrique Pena Nieto brought former finance minister Luis Videgaray back to his…
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Washington: Outgoing US President Barack Obama will make a final ride on Air Force One to his hometown of Chicago to deliver a major speech at the end of his successful eight years of presidency, a top American official has said. This is…
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Washington: The US has strongly condemned the terror attacks in Egypt in which nine persons were killed by militants linked to ISIS, saying it remains firmly committed to the country's security. "The US strongly condemns today's terrorist…
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Tripoli: Italian Interior Minister Marco Minniti announced the reopening of his country's embassy in the Libyan capital, which closed in 2015 along with all other Western embassies due to violence. Speaking at a news conference yesterday…
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Miami: US authorities charged a Volkswagen executive with fraud and conspiracy, saying he helped cover up the "dieselgate" emissions-cheating scandal, the Justice Department said. Oliver Schmidt, who led the German automaker's US…
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New Delhi: Facing a severe backlash for appointing scam-tainted Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Singh Chautala as life presidents, the Indian Olympic Association has been forced to revoke its controversial decision. A top IOA official confirmed…
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Mumbai: Rupee strengthened by 17 paise to 68.04 against the dollar in early trade at Interbank Foreign Exchange on fresh selling of the US currency by exporters and banks. Further, forex dealers said, weakness in the dollar against some…
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Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day Gujarat visit for the Vibrant Summit, skipped his daily yoga session this morning to meet his mother Hiraba, who lives at Raisan village near here. Through a tweet, Modi said…
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Srinagar: A militant was killed today in an encounter with security forces in Kashmir's north Bandipora district, police said. Acting on specific intelligence input about the presence of the militant in Parray Mohalla in Hajin area,…
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