World
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Rajnath Singh likely to represent India at Russia’s Victory Day parade next month
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is likely to represent India at Russia’s Victory Day parade next month that will mark the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Germany in the…
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India terminates transshipment facility for Bangladesh cargo
New Delhi: India has withdrawn the transshipment facility extended to Bangladesh for sending its export cargoes to other countries through Indian territory. A circular issued by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes…
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US restores urgent food aid but not in Afghanistan, Yemen, where millions need it
Cairo: The Trump administration has reversed sweeping cuts in emergency food aid to several nations but maintained them in Afghanistan and Yemen, two of the world’s poorest and most war-ravaged countries, officials…
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253 devotees depart for Pakistan for Baisakhi celebrations
New Delhi: A group of 253 devotees was sent from Delhi to Pakistan on Wednesday by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) to take part in the Baisakhi and Khalsa Sajna…
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Iran’s President says country ‘not after a nuclear bomb’ ahead of US talks
Tehran: Iran’s president on Wednesday pledged again that his nation is “not after a nuclear bomb” ahead of talks between Tehran and the United States, going as far as dangling the prospect…
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China slaps 84 percent retaliatory tariffs on US, trade tensions escalates
China has slapped back an 84 percent retaliatory tariff on the United States, the country’s Office of the Tariff Commission of the State Council announced on Wednesday, April 9. “If the US…
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Photos: President Murmu arrives in Slovakia in second leg of two-nation State visit
Bratislava: President Droupadi Murmu arrived here Wednesday in the second leg of her two-nation State visit, becoming only the second Indian Head of State to visit the Slovak Republic. The president landed…
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India engaged with US to seal trade pact: EAM Jaishankar
New Delhi: The impact of US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs is not yet known and New Delhi’s strategy to deal with the situation is to firm up a bilateral trade pact…
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At least six killed in multiple US airstrikes across Yemen
Sanaa: At least six people were killed and 15 others injured in multiple US airstrikes across Yemen on Tuesday, according to Houthi-run al-Masirah TV and local health authorities. Of the casualties, six…
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Rupee plunges 30 paise to 86.56 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai: The rupee lost further ground on the fourth straight session, declining sharply by 30 paise to 86.56 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday ahead of the Reserve Bank’s…
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Trump’s latest round of tariffs poised to go into effect. Here’s what we know
New York: President Donald Trump has launched tariff wars with nearly all of America’s trading partners. And there’s no end in sight. A number of sweeping new taxes on goods from other…
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FM Nirmala Sitharaman chairs India-UK Investor Roundtable in London
London: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has chaired an India-UK Investor Roundtable in London, attracting around 60 UK investors representing various pension funds, insurance companies, banks and other financial institutions. According to the…
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Tahawwur Rana’s extradition to India: NIA to take custody
New Delhi: After the US Supreme Court rejected Tahawwur Rana’s petition to stop his extradition to India, he is slated to land in the country on Wednesday, and the NIA is taking…
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UN humanitarians plea for lifting of Gaza aid blockade
United Nations: With displacements and civilian casualties continuing in Gaza, UN humanitarians pleaded for lifting of the aid blockade and access to the few remaining stocks of food supplies. The UN Office…
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Guterres warns of recession risk from trade war, expresses hope it won’t happen
United Nations: Amid warnings of the risks of a recession from the trade war, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he “sincerely hopes” there won’t be one because of the effects it would…
