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Quad, 'force for good', girds up to counter China
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 31 (ANI): Quad, a strategic forum comprising four nations, is indeed a "force for good" and though the joint statement by the US, Japan, Australia and India does not mention China, the message is clear that this grouping aims to counter China's reach in the Indo-Pacific.
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Assam CM earmarks Rs 50 crore to flood-hit Dima Hasao district
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 30 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday sanctioned a relief package of Rs 50 crore to flood and landslides-hit Dima Hasao district.
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Indo-Pacific Economic Framework introduces four economic 'institutional' r
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): The US initiated Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) which includes the US, India, and 11 other Asian countries seems to be centred around four pillars -- connected economy; resilient economy; clean economy and fair economy - and may finally introduce instit
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Asia-Pac air passenger demand lags rest of the world at 17pc, India is at
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Singapore, May 30 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) believes that lingering travel restrictions and border measures are holding back the recovery of the Asia Pacific travel and tourism industry.
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West Asia 'Quad' makes progress but without fanfare
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): At a time when Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) -- comprising Australia, Japan, India and the United States -- is broadening cooperation with every summit-level meeting, another such grouping West Asia Quad, launched last October is also making strides bu
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China eyes for military base near US but Hawaii's Missile Defense sees no
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 29 (ANI): Even as China continues its attempt to expand its reach in the Pacific by negotiating the security deals with the Pacific Island Countries like Kiribati, the security risks for the US State of Hawaii, which is only 2000 miles from Kiribati, are running high esp
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US-backed Indo-Pacific Economic Framework must help India reduce economic
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 29 (ANI): Though India has joined the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) alongside 11 Asian nations and the US to counter China's economic dominance in the region, this new framework needs to create the confidence that this multilateral economic cooperation could als
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Australia, US keeping watch on Wang Yi's visit to Pacific Island nations
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 29 (ANI): Australia and the United States are closely watching the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's 10-day tour of Pacific island nations as Beijing looks to solidify its military influence in the region.
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Inspired by KGF 2's 'Rocky Bhai', Hyderabad boy smokes pack of cigarettes,
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 28 (ANI): A 15-year-old boy from Hyderabad who was inspired by the lead character "Rocky Bhai" from the popular South Indian movie KGF Chapter 2 smoked a full packet of cigarettes and fell sick.
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'Cash payout for political optics': KP Minister takes jibe on Pakistan PM'
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 28 (ANI): After Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a new relief package of Rs 28 billion per month "to protect the poor from the burden of petrol and diesel price hike", Kyber Pakhtunkhwa Finance Minister, Khyber Taimur Khan Jhagra while raising quest
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Marking 75 yrs of diplomatic ties, Nepalese PM Deuba to embark on US visit
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 28 (ANI): On the occasion of 75 years of US-Nepal diplomatic ties, Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is set to visit Washington in mid-July, in the first official visit by a Nepali prime minister in two decades.
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Sussex sign Obed McCoy as their fifth T20 Blast overseas player
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 27 (ANI): Sussex has signed West Indies pacer Obed McCoy as their fifth overseas player for their T20 Blast campaign on Friday.
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