PM Modi visits Pathankot airbase
A week after the Pathankot airbase was attacked by terrorists, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the air base on January 9 for a detailed assessment of the situation. Mr Modi …
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Pakistan, Bangladesh expel each other’s diplomats
In a move that is set to worsen strained relations between Pakistan and Bangladesh, the two countries have expelled each other’s diplomats. The reason is alarming: alleged links of these …
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J&K Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed passes away
Veteran politician and Jammu and Kashmir’s Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed passed away in New Delhi on January 7 morning due to multiple organ failure, after nearly a week-long hospitalisation. …
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China’s economic crisis, lower yuan triggers fall in Asian stocks
Asian stocks fell on January 6 as Beijing continued to lower the yuan. A recent survey pointed to weakness in China’s services sector, while the Japanese yen drew support from …
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North Korea claims successful hydrogen bomb test
Upping tensions in the Korean peninsula, North Korea has claimed that it has successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. This is the fourth time it has detonated a nuclear device. The …
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After Mazar-e-Sharif, blast near Indian consulate in Jalalabad
Barely hours after terrorists targeting the Indian consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif were gunned down, an explosion erupted in Jalalabad near the Indian consulate on January 5, signaling the renewed onslaught on …
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India to ‘review ties with Pakistan’ after Pathankot operations
India is exploring options to continue the bilateral dialogue with Pakistan in the aftermath of the ongoing terror attacks in Pathankot, with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley saying that the government …
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Pathankot attack targeted at disrupting India-Pakistan talks: China
China, an all-weather friend of Pakistan, has condemned the terror attack on the Pathankot air force base saying it may have been launched “intentionally” to disrupt the momentum in India-Pakistan …
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NSA Doval busy dousing Pathankot fire, cancels visit to China
In the aftermath of the terror attack hitting the Indian Air Force base in Pathankot, killing seven Indian soldiers, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval’s visit to China, which was expected …
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Quake hits Northeast India: 7 killed, hundreds injured
In the first major earthquake to hit India’s northeastern states, at least seven persons were killed and more than a hundred were injured. The 6.7 Richter quake hit Manipur and …
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