EconomyWorld
Asian shares slip as investors await US tax reforms, dollar steadies
TOKYO: Asian shares fell on Wednesday, taking their cues from Wall Street with investor enthusiasm toward US tax changes ebbing...
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UN says it is boosting relief work in Bangladesh as Rohingya crisis enters 4th month
UNITED NATIONS: As the Rohingya refugee emergency in Bangladesh enters its fourth month, United Nations agencies say they are scaling...
New DelhiWorld
Indian Defence Ministry to buy 83 fighter jets for Indian Air Force
NEW DELHI – Indian Defence Ministry had cleared the proposal to buy 83 fighter jets from defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics...
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258mln people living in other countries: UN Report
The United Nations says about 258 million people have left their countries and are now living in other countries. According...
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Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi missile fired toward Riyadh, no reported casualties
RIYADH: Saudi air defences intercepted a ballistic missile fired towards the capital Riyadh on Tuesday, the Saudi-led coalition said, the...
Foreign PolicyWorld
Pakistan’s reaction to US National Security Strategy 2017
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tuesday rejected certain unsubstantiated allegations towards Pakistan made in the US National Security Strategy 2017 released on Dec.18,...
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Chabahar Port operation will not effect Afghanistan transit trade through Karachi: Afghan envoy
PESHAWAR: Afghan Consul General in Peshawar Professor Muhammad Moen Marastial on Wednesday dispelled the apprehensions about Chabahar port agreement between Afghanistan, Iran and India, saying that...
World
Pence delays trip to Egypt, Israel because of U.S. tax vote
Pence had been scheduled to depart on Tuesday night for Cairo. Instead, the trip will be rescheduled for the week...
PakistanWorld
Criminals find way in Indian Politics; 47 newly-elected Lawmakers in Gujarat have criminal record
MUMBAI: As many as 47 newly-elected members of the Gujarat Assembly have criminal cases pending against them, according to a study...