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RBI, UAE Central Bank sign MoU to facilitate cross-border CBDC transaction
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Under the MoU, the two central banks will collaborate on various emerging areas of fintech, especially central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and explore interoperability between the CBDCs of CBUAE and RBI.
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Seven killed in Pakistan after unidentified shooters sprayed with bullets
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The deceased tribal elder was identified as Ahmed Khan Kibzai, who was travelling in the vehicle along with his two brothers and some other people. When his vehicle reached the Khurlam, located close to the Pakistan-Afghan border, unidentified shooters attacked them with automatic weapons le
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Pakistan: Protest at Torkham border ends after negotiations with tribals
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Vehicular traffic to and from Torkham was restored after remaining closed for several hours owing to a protest by the Khugakhel tribesmen in the Landi Kotal region of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa against the construction of a customs terminal at the border over their additional land with
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Pakistan prison releases 26 Afghan detainees
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The detainees were brought from the prisons in Pakistan through the Spin Boldak border crossing. Afghanistan's department of Refugees and Repatriation, on Wednesday, said that women and children were imprisoned in Sindh because of the lack of residency documents. They were among those detain
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Iranian border forces kill 11 Afghan refugees
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Iranian border forces on Friday handed over the dead bodies of eleven Afghan citizens to the Taliban officials at the Nimroz border crossing.
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BRO opens strategic Zoji La Pass just 68 days after closure
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The pass at a height of 11,650 feet, which acts as a gateway between the Union Territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, was kept open for traffic till January 6, 2023, through relentless snow clearance operations amidst tough weather conditions, ensuring that it remained closed for on
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West Bengal: BSF rescues exotic birds from smugglers trying to cross over
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Two birds belonging to an exotic species were rescued from smugglers in a search operation carried out by the Border Security Force (BSF), said officials on Thursday.
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"Will keep trying to help Marathi-speaking people..." Maharashtra minister
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Following Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai's remark that he would take measures to stop Maharashtra from offering the health insurance scheme in 865 border villages, Maharashtra Minister Shambhuraj Desai on Thursday said the Eknath Shinde government will keep trying to help the Mara
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Karnataka CM condemns Maharashtra's announcement of health insurance for b
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai has expressed his strong condemnation of the Maharashtra Cabinet's decision on the health insurance scheme for border villages between the two states.
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US blocked imports worth nearly USD 500 million due to Uyghur forced labou
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In an event at the Forced Labour Technical Expo at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Troy Miller launched a website that keeps a track of shipments blocked due to forced labour.
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PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina to jointly inaugurate India-Bangladesh Friendship P
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
This is the first cross-border energy pipeline between India and Bangladesh, built at an estimated cost of Rs 377 crore, of which the Bangladesh portion of the pipeline was built at a cost of approx. Rs 285 crore, has been borne by the Govt of India under grant assistance, read Prime Mini
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Ladakh: BRO opens Zojila Pass after closure of 68 days
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Border Roads Organisation (BRO) opened the strategic Zojila Pass on the Greater Himalayan Range on Thursday.
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