MEA seeks report on Saudi diplomat ‘rape’ case
In a shocking revelation, a diplomat posted at the Saudi Arabia embassy in India has been booked for rape charges. The diplomat has been accused of abducting and gang-raping two …
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GST only a matter of time: Arun Jaitley
As deadlock continues to loom large over one of India’s biggest pending tax reforms the Goods and Services Tax (GST), India’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has underlined that it is …
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More woman power: 33 percent reservation in paramilitary forces in India
With the intent to bridge the gender divide in the paramilitary forces, India’s Home Minister Rajnath Singh announced 33 percent reservation for women in the paramilitary forces, including the Central …
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UN warns of refugee avalanche, Europe in a bind
At a time when the ongoing refugee influx into Europe has left the world floundering for solutions, the United Nations has come out with its latest report, saying over 850,000 …
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7 Indian crew members missing after Yemen air strike
As the crisis continues to worsen in strife-torn Yemen, a crew comprising 20 Indians was attacked during the air strikes launched by the Saudi-led forces on the Iranian backed Houthi …
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Ahead of Modi’s Silicon Valley visit, Infosys cleared in US visa probe
In a shot in the arm for the Narendra Modi government ahead of his US visit, the US Department of Labour has cleared Indian IT giant Infosys of visa violation charges. The non-immigrant visas of H-1B and L-1 are the most sought after visas in the US by foreign workers to work in high skill technology sectors and Indians get the maximum number of these visas in the US. However, it has been a major point of contention between India and the US, with India pushing the US to liberalise the visa regime in this category.
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Ahead of BSF-Rangers talks, Sartaj Aziz accuses Modi of anti-Pakistan policy
A day before India’s Border Security Force and Pakistan Rangers meet for some straight talk on intensifying ceasefire violations, the atmosphere could not have been more tense, with charges and counter-charges flying thick and fast. In a calculated attempt to provoke New Delhi, Pakistan’s National Security Adviser (NSA) Sartaj Aziz on September 8 accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of following an “anti-Pakistan policy” and insisted that Islamabad will participate in any future talks with India only if Kashmir is part of the agenda.
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Modi plays cheerleader to India Inc: Take risks, invest
Amid emerging gloom-and-doom narratives shadowing the Indian economy and the Indian rupee sinking to a new low, Prime Minister Narendra Modi played the cheerleader as he exhorted India Inc to …
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French President warns of collapse of climate talks in Paris
With barely three months to go before the Paris global climate summit, France’s President Francois Hollande has warned that the talks will fail unless the world leaders pushed harder for …
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Afghanistan rejects Pakistan’s offer of resuming trade ties without India
Afghanistan has said no to Pakistan’s offer of resuming trade talks without India. Kabul is not ready to have talks without India in the loop. Earlier, talks between the two …
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