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US, its enablers provoking other countries into military confrontation wi
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
"Washington and its enablers are pursuing their strategic agenda of provoking other countries into military confrontation with undesirable states, most notably Russia and China," the Russian Defence Minister said in his address to the SCO Defence Ministers' Meeting held in New Delhi.
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Dubai's property sector sees transactions worth AED157 billion in Q1-23, 8
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the UAE, said the outstanding performance of Dubai's economic sectors reflects the vision and foresight of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice Pr
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France exposes West's divide over deterrence against China
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In spite of the importance of Taiwan for the world, politically, economically, and technologically, French President Emmanuel Macron in his interview with Politico said, "The question Europeans need to answer..... is it in our interest to accelerate (a crisis) on Taiwan? No. The worst thing
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EAM Jaishankar, Papua New Guinea counterpart Tkachenko discuss widening th
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday held a telephonic conversation with Papua New Guinea counterpart Justin Tkachenko and discussed broadening the agenda of ties between the two nations.
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Don't let SDGs turn into 'mirage of what might have been': UN chief
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Secretary-General pointed to reports showing that since the pandemic, the richest one per cent of people around the world have captured nearly twice as much new wealth as the rest of the world combined.
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Pakistan: Toxic politics and its effects on economy
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
An unprecedented economic slowdown is set to haunt Pakistan's future from the very near term onwards. Over the past 18 months, domestic interest rates have raced by 14 per cent to the present 21 per cent, setting the course for suppressed borrowing by the mainstream, The News.com reported.
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New UNESCO report reveals USD 97bn barrier to reaching education targets
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The paper "Can countries afford their national SDG4 benchmarks?" by the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) was written as input for the spring meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Climate change "hitting us from various different angles": Nirmala Sithara
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"Climate is now hitting us from various different angles, hitting us in everyday life," Sitharaman said during a panel discussion at a World Bank-organised event on "Making it Personal: How Behavioral Change Can Tackle Climate Change".
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Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav meet Rahul Gandhi, Kharge; Opposition unity o
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar along with his deputy Tejashwi Yadav met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge in the national capital on Wednesday.
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Personal Wellness and Luxury Experiences are high on the Travel Agenda for
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI/NewsVoir): As per the American Express Travel® 2023 Global Travel Trends Report based on survey data from travelers across the United States, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Japan, India, and the United Kingdom, 90 per cent surveyed Indians are prioritizing t
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G20: 2nd Meeting of Development Working Group concludes at Kumarakom
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The agenda for the DWG meeting included discussions on G20's role in accelerating progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE), Digital Principles and Capacity Building for data for development, green transitions that are globally just, women-led
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C Rajagopalachari's great-grandson, CR Kesavan, joins BJP, hails PM Modi's
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In another blow to the Congress ahead of next year's Lok Sabha elections, CR Kesavan, the great-grandson of India's first Indian Governor-General, C Rajagopalachari joined the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) on Saturday.
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