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Punjab polls: Induction of Cong, Akali leaders part of BJP's strategy to g
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): Ahead of 2022 Punjab polls, induction of Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal leaders into Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday is part of BJP's strategy to get back on its feet in the border state after the hostility it faced due to the Central farm laws, s
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Pakistan seeks to fulfil its geopolitical, strategic interests from protes
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 29 (ANI): As Iran recently faced a number of protests in the country, Pakistan is eyeing to gain geopolitical and strategic benefits from it to refurbish their credentials before their financier and benefactor Saudi Arabia, which is unhappy at Islamabad's meddl
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IndusInd Bank, NPCI join hands to offer cross-border payments through UPI
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], December 29 (ANI): IndusInd Bank has signed an agreement with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) for offering real-time cross-border remittances through Unified Payments Interface (UPI).
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India faced adversary in northern sector with 'grit and determination' due
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 28 (ANI): India faced its adversary in the Northern sector recently with "grit and determination" and it could not have been possible without proper infrastructure development, said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday while apparently referring to stand-o
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National security calls for realistic approach, not jingoism: Manish Tewar
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 28 (ANI): Highlighting the border issues with India and China, Congress MP and former union minister Manish Tewari on Tuesday said that the national security approach should be based on realism and not with jingoism.
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Rajnath calls for development, improving connectivity of border areas amid
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 28 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday while inaugurating 27 projects constructed by the Border Roads Organisation spoke about the need to develop border areas in "today's uncertain environment when the possibility of any kind of conflict cannot be
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Reporters Without Borders urges China to release ailing Chinese COVID-19 j
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 28 (ANI): Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Monday urged Beijing to release Zhang Zhan, one of the first of China's "citizen journalists" who was jailed for coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Hundreds of Afghans trying to enter Iran stranded at Islam Qala port
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 28 (ANI): After Iran closed its borders due to the concerns of the new COVID-19 variant, hundreds of Afghans who were seeking to enter the Middle Eastern nation have become stranded at Islam Qala port in the western province of Herat, reported local media.
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UK minister includes Russia, China among 'hostile nations'
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], December 27 (ANI): Russia, China and Iran are among "hostile nations" that pose cyber security concerns to the UK, said the country's Minister of State for Security and Borders Damian Hinds and accused these countries of launching disinformation campaigns.
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Six Naxals killed by security forces in encounter on Telangana-Chhattisgar
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhadradri Kothagudem (Telangana) [India], December 27 (ANI): At least six Naxals have been killed in an encounter that took place in the forest area of Kistaram PS limit in the border area of Telangana and Chhattisgarh on Monday.
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EU's Von Der Leyen tells Russia more sanctions will follow escalation on U
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union is ready to impose more sanctions on Russia if it acts aggressively toward Ukraine, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has warned.
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BSF seizes 40.64 kgs of heroin in Punjab's Ferozepur
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Ferozepur (Punjab) [India], December 26 (ANI): Troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) in two separate incidents on Saturday seized 28 packets weighed approximately 40.64 kgs of contraband suspected to be heroin in Punjab's Ferozepur sector.
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