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2 Pakistani security officials killed in exchange of fire
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to Pakistan's Army's media wing's statement released on Friday, "An exchange of fire took place between militants and the security forces in the Mirali area of North Waziristan. During an intense exchange of fire, Sepoy Irshadullah, 29, a resident of Karak district," and killed.
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Militarisation of Coco Island, concern for India?
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
This has implications for India's strategic interests in the region, as New Delhi seeks to counter China's growing influence in South Asia and the Indian Ocean region. With the Coco Island developments, India may soon face a new airbase close by in a country increasingly tied to Beijing.
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Campaign to destroy poppy fields begins in Afghanistan's Herat
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"Our operation is underway and hundreds of acres of land has been cleared of poppy in different districts," said Hayatullah Rouhani, head of the counter narcotics department of Herat, as quoted by TOLO News.
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China's 'Global Security Initiative' counters Chinese policy of bullying c
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
With the "Global Security Initiative" (GSI) announced in April 2022, Xi Jinping is trying to offer China as an honest broker in conflicts which is counter to the actual Chinese policies and actions which demonstrate its contempt for the United Nations Charter and UN entities when they are
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"Two AAP ministers are in jail..." BJP counters Delhi CM Kejriwal's corrup
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Hours after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal levelled corruption allegations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sambit Patra on Tuesday hit back at the AAP leader and said that his two fellow party leaders are in jail on "corruption" charges.
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Telangana minister KTR counters 'broker' jibe by BJP's Bandi Sanjay
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"He (Bandi Sanjay) wrote that TSPSC is the work of KTR. He called the chief minister a broker. Do they think I can't say that your Prime Minister is a broker to Adani, Can't I say? But I will not say. We are cultured, I won't say it, the whole country is saying but I won't," the Telangana mi
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Japan man detained in Beijing for alleged violation of China's law: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A senior Japanese company official in his 50s was detained in Beijing earlier this month for alleged violation of the country's law, Kyodo News reported, citing a source familiar with Japan-China relations said on Saturday.
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Turkish President Erdogan holds talks with Russian counterpart Putin, disc
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Erdogan thanked Putin for his "positive stance" regarding the extension of the Black Sea grain initiative.
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Pakistan court sentences man to death for blasphemy in Peshawar
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The man was arrested by the FIA Counter-Terrorism Wing, Islamabad, on October 27, 2021, under the Pakistan Penal Code's sections 295-A (insulting religious beliefs), 295-C (use of derogatory remarks in respect of Holy Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) and 298-A (derogatory remarks in r
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Philippines confronts Chinese diplomats over South China Sea disputes
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Protesting over China's aggressive behaviour in the South China Sea, Philippine diplomats on Friday confronted their Chinese counterparts in closed-door talks over territorial disputes in the busy waterway, reported The Manila Times.
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Jaishankar greets people of Greece on their Independence Day
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday extended his greetings to his Greek counterpart and the people of Greece on their Independence Day.
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US, Saudi Arabia complete counter-drone exercise in Riyadh's 'Red Sands'
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
On Thursday, CENTCOM chief Gen. Erik Kurilla told lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee that the counter-UAS drills involved live-fire exercises and allowed for studying complex threats and identifying weaknesses in other areas to counter drone activities.
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