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US lawmakers urge Trump administration to reinstate GSP for India
In US, a bipartisan group of 44 influential lawmakers has urged the Trump administration to reinstate India's designation as a beneficiary developing nation under the key Generalized…
France to press to drop Sudan from US terror blacklist
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Monday said that France will press to drop Sudan from the US blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism and to support efforts to reintegrate…
8 died, two dozens missing after scuba diving boat caught fire, sank off California…
Eight people died and more than two dozens went missing after a scuba diving boat caught fire and sank off the California coast.
Coast Guard officials said, eight people were…
Bangladesh: Bomb explosion near minister’s car, two policemen injured
A crude bomb exploded near the car of the Local Government Minister of Bangladesh Tazul Islam last night in Dhaka.
Two policemen, including one escorting the minister, were…
US to keep 8,600 troops in Afghanistan after deal with Taliban: Prez Trump
US President Donald Trump has said that the America will keep a permanent presence in Afghanistan, with 8,600 troops initially, even after a deal is reached with the Taliban.
In an…
Jaishankar, Lavrov review preparations for PM Modi’s visit to Russia
External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov today reviewed the preparations for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Russia next week.
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UK court extends fugitive Nirav Modi’s remand till July 25
A UK court today extended till July 25 the remand of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, who is wanted by Enforcement Department in connection with nearly 2 billion US Dollar Punjab…
Zuzana Caputova sworn in as president of Slovakia
In Slovakia, anti-corruption campaigner Zuzana Caputova was sworn in as country's first female president today.
In her inauguration speech, she pledged to make the justice system work…
Relief at US-Mexico border after tariff climbdown
Businesses and workers at the US-Mexico border in California have expressed relief over the scrapping of planned tariffs which had threatened to deal a devastating blow to a region…
US President Donald Trump arrives in Britain for 3-day state visit
US President Donald Trump arrived in Britain
today for a three-day state visit during which he is to attend a banquet hosted
by Queen Elizabeth II and meet outgoing Prime Minister…