Jaitley discusses India’s economic reforms with investors in US
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has discussed India’s economic reforms and outlook for the future as he addressed investors here.
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Indian satellite destruction created 400 pieces of debris, endangering ISS: NASA
The head of NASA Tuesday branded India's destruction of one of its satellites a "terrible thing" that had created 400 pieces of orbital debris and led to new dangers for astronauts aboard the ...
Earthquake strikes Iran-Iraq border
A 5.2-magnitude earthquake Monday struck the western Iranian province of Kermanshah bordering Iraq, authorities said, without reporting damage or casualties. ...
5.3-magnitude quake shakes Greece
5.3-magnitude quake jolted central Greece on Saturday, the national observatory said, with no immediate reports of damage. ...
UK court refuses bail to Nirav Modi
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UK lawmakers reject PM Theresa May's Brexit deal in Parliament
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US moves draft resolution in UN to blacklist JeM chief Masood Azhar
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India still has long way to go on ensuring space security: US experts
Prominent American experts have said that India has a long way to go when it comes to ensuring space security after it successfully test-fired an anti-satellite missile by shooting down a live ...
Indo-Pak relations to remain tense till Lok Sabha elections: Imran
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China welcomes Modi, Imran Khan exchanging greetings
China on Monday welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan exchanging greetings amid heightened tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern orders top-level inquiry into Christ Church mosque massacres
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday ordered an independent judicial inquiry into whether police and intelligence services could have prevented the Christchurch mosque attacks on March ...
26 charred to death in China as tour bus catches fire
A tour bus with 56 people on board caught fire in China's central Hunan province, killing 26 people and injuring 28 others, officials said Saturday. ...
At least 60 killed in Ghana bus collision
At least 60 people were killed on Friday in a head-on collision between two buses in southern Ghana, police said.
2008 Mumbai attacks one of the 'most notorious' terrorist attacks: China
In a rare acknowledgment, China on Monday described the 2008 Mumbai attacks carried out by Pakistan-based LeT terror outfit as one of "the most notorious terrorist attacks".
PCB pays compensation to BCCI
The Pakistan Cricket Board has paid the BCCI approximately USD 1.6 million as compensation after losing the case in the ICC's Dispute Resolution Committee, PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani claimed on Monday.
50 killed in Indonesia flash floods triggered by rains, landslides
At least 50 people have been killed by flash floods in Indonesia's eastern Papua province, an official said Sunday, as rescuers raced to find more victims of the disaster. ...
Seven killed, 13 missing in landslide in China
Seven people were killed and 13 others reported missing when a landslide toppled residential buildings in China's north Shanxi province.
India, US agree to build six nuclear power plants in India
India and the US said they have agreed to build six American nuclear power plants in India, in a boost to bilateral civil nuclear energy cooperation.
Anti-Muslim terror attack on Mosques in New Zealand - 49 dead
Extremist right wing terrorist opens fire at civilians in 2 mosques in New Zealand.
Pakistan fails to secure USD 3.2 billion UAE oil facility
Cash-strapped Pakistan has failed to secure a USD 3.2 billion oil on deferred payments facility from the UAE, a media report Thursday quoted Finance Minister Asad Umar as saying.
