Category: International

‘Funding for Haqqania seminary was to bring it into mainstream’

Islamabad, June 22 (IANS) Days after outrage against a Pakistani provincial government allocated Rs 300 crore for the Haqqania seminary,…

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Egypt acquits 22 accused of illegal protests

Cairo, June 22 (IANS) An Egyptian court on Wednesday acquitted 22 defendants charged with illegally protesting in April against a…

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Nepal receives bodies of 12 nationals killed in Kabul attack

Kathmandu, June 22 (IANS) Nepal on Wednesday received the bodies of the 12 Nepalis killed in a suicide bomb attack…

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Maldives names new vice president

Male, June 22 (IANS) The Maldivian government on Wednesday appointed Minister of Finance and Treasury Abdulla Jihad as the new…

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Centre approves manufacturing technology accord with Germany

New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The union cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval to a Memorandum of Understanding with Steinbeis…

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Bangladesh declares nine-day holiday

Dhaka, June 22 (IANS) The Bangladesh government has declared a nine-day public holiday starting from July 1 for Eid-ul-Fitr, which…

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Syrian President orders formation of new government

Damascus, June 22 (IANS) Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday ordered Minister of Electricity Emad Khamis to form a new…

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Turkey to open border with Syria

Ankara, June 22 (IANS) Turkey said it will open the Hatay border with Syria during the Muslim festival of Eid…

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Saudi pledges education for one million Yemenis

Riyadh, June 22 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has announced a distance education programme for one million Yemenis from the beginning of…

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Cabinet okays protocol amending tax agreement with Belgium

New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave the green signal to the signing of a protocol…

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Brexit: Final push for votes on last day of campaign

London, June 22 (IANS) British politicians made their final passionate pitch for votes on the last day of campaigning before…

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Modi leaves Thursday for SCO summit in Tashkent, to meet Chinese president

New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave for Tashkent on Thursday to attend the Shanghai Cooperation…

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India’s membership not on NSG Seoul agenda: China

By Gaurav Sharma Beijing/New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) China on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of India getting Nuclear Suppliers…

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France asks NSG members to allow India in

Paris, June 22 (IANS) On the eve of the NSG plenary in Seoul, South Korea, France on Wednesday strongly supported…

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Sri Lanka suspends firm from defence HQ construction

Colombo, June 22 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday suspended a private consultancy firm involved in the construction of…

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Debris found on Kangaroo Island not from MH370

Canberra, June 22 (IANS) Debris washed up on Australia's Kangaroo island is not from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370,…

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Gujarat IAS officer to help in Nepal reconstruction effort

Ahmedabad, June 22 (IANS) Gujarat-cadre Indian Administrative Service officer V. Thiruppugazh has been appointed Senior Adviser to National Reconstruction Authority…

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Israel wants content deleted from Facebook

Jerusalem, June 22 (IANS) Israeli cabinet ministers on Wednesday requested Facebook to delete inciting posts against the country within 24…

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Author bats for approaching ICJ on Kashmir issue

Kolkata, June 22 (IANS) Contending that India's commitment to holding a plebiscite or proposing to make the LoC the international…

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Famed Pakistani qawwal Amjad Sabri gunned down

Karachi, June 22 (IANS) Unidentified gunmen shot dead renowned qawwal Amjad Sabri -- whose late father and uncle enjoy huge…

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