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India’s Modi govt releases budget to get growth back up
BENGALURU: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government unveiled the budget for 2019/2020 on Friday, seeking to reverse weakening growth and...
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Afghanistan: 10 Taliban, 9 security personnel killed during gun-fight in Herat province
In Afghanistan, ten Taliban militants including a key commander Mullah Ghousuding have been killed during fighting in Karakh district of...
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Russia dislikes arms race but has to protect itself: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he is not willing to get dragged into a new arms race but it must...
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Saudi Arabia intercepts, destroys drone launched by Houthi rebels
Saudi-led coalition forces intercepted and destroyed a bomb-laden drone launched by the Houthi rebels towards the airport in the southern...
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Intra-Afghan talks critical to leverage the peace process in Afghanistan: John Bass
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says US remains committed to the Afghan peace process and to helping those...
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Erdogan says US refusal to deliver F-35 jets would be robbery
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said it would be robbery for the United States to deny Turkey the F-35...
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Russia ready to step up dialogue with US over disarmament: Putin
President Vladimir Putin said Russia is ready to step up dialogue with the United States over disarmament and strategic stability....
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Bangladeshi PM meets Chinese counterpart
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met and held talks with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Beijing. Li hosted a welcome...
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India projects 2019/20 GDP growth to rise to 7pc
BENGALURU: India predicted that economic growth in the current fiscal year could rise to 7pc from 6.8pc for the year...
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Putin, visiting Italy, says wants Rome to help mend Moscow-EU ties
ROME: Russian President Vladimir Putin said he hoped Italy would battle to restore fully fledged relations between the European Union...