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New Delhi: Disability certificates issued by state authorities may soon be valid across the country, according to the draft of Right of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014, which has been sent to the Prime Minister's Office for…
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Iran on May 22-23 as India looks at stepping up engagement with the sanctions-free energy-rich nation. India is looking at doubling oil imports from the Persian Gulf nation, which a few…
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Washington: Any activity that "puts at risk" the critical waterway of South China Sea is of concern to countries like India and the US, the Pentagon has said. "The critical waterway that the South China Sea is for so much of global…
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Washington: A 65-year-old Indian American scientist is set to receive the prestigious 'National Medal of Science' award from US President Barack Obama. Rakesh K Jain, a professor of tumour biology at Massachusetts General Hospital in the…
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Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India today fixed the reference rate of the rupee at 66.7233 against the US dollar and 75.4907 for the euro. These rates were 66.8216 and 75.5953, respectively yesterday. According to an RBI statement, the…
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New Delhi: In a fresh salvo at RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking immediate sacking of the former IMF Chief Economist while alleging he was "mentally not fully Indian"…
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Beijing: Excess capacity in China's thermal power generation is likely to worsen until next year due to falling coal costs and favourable on-grid tariff rates, according to global ratings agency Fitch. Fitch Ratings said in a report…
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Seoul: North Korea has named a career diplomat with broad experience in negotiating with rivals South Korea and the United States as its new foreign minister, according to a diplomatic letter from Pyongyang. North Korea's Embassy in London…
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Mumbai: Actress Sonam Kapoor starrer "Battle for Bittora" has been kept on hold primarily due to date issues. "Battle for Bittora" an upcoming comedy film to be directed by Shashanka Ghosh is based on the novel of the same name authored by…
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Washington: Donald Trump, who defeated 16 top political leaders of his party to become the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, has said that he does not consider himself as powerful and is fighting for survival. "I mean, I view…
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