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President Kovind to visit Turkmenistan, Netherlands next month
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind will be on an official visit to Turkmenistan from April 1 to 4 and this visit will be just after the inauguration of the new President of Turkmenistan, said MEA's joint secretary, in charge of the BIMSTEC and south Asian region, Ru
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Parasappa Hajilol, Sonika to face stiff challenge in title defence
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kohima (Nagaland) [India], March 25 (ANI): Parasappa Mahadevappa Hajilol and Sonika will have to make pressure on their companion rather than a challenger when they step up to defend their men and women's crowns respectively in the 56th National Cross Country Championships in the Nagaland Ca
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Priyanka Chopra stuns in black saree at pre-Oscars event, speaks about her
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 24 (ANI): Priyanka Chopra channelled her inner desi girl in a dazzling black sequined saree, at the 'Celebrate South Asian Excellence' pre-Oscar event.
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Sri Lanka's Central bank says country's banking system stable
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 24 (ANI): Sri Lanka's central bank on Thursday said that the island nation's banking system is stable after speculations that a state bank in the country had defaulted.
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Analyst at UN talks about countering gender-based discrimination, violence
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], March 22 (ANI): Research Analyst at European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS), Celine Burke, while speaking at the 65th Session of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna highlighted the importance of gender-sensitive drug policies as a cruc
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Need to restore India's glorious tradition in education sector
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): The Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday called for restoring India's glorious tradition in the education sector by revisiting ancient teaching-learning systems and traditional knowledge to make them relevant to the present times, an official state
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India in talks with Egypt, China, others to export wheat
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): India is in talks with countries like Egypt, Turkey, China, Bosnia, Sudan, Nigeria, Iran and other countries beyond its Asian and South Asian neighbours, to export wheat.
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Largest opium producer Afghanistan, contributes 87 pc total global output
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], March 17 (ANI): With about 87 per cent of the global production, Afghanistan is the world's largest opium producer despite a 9 billion dollar effort over a two-decade period by the United States to deter illegal production in the country, according to an analyst associated
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South Asian group BBIN meet on Motor Vehicles Agreement to enhance regiona
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 8 (ANI): To realise the full potential of trade and people to people connectivity between the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) countries two-day meetings of BBIN Motor Vehicles Agreement (BBIN MVA) concluded on Tuesday in New Delhi.
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Sri Lanka extends visas of Russian, Ukrainian tourists by 2 months
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The Sri Lankan government has decided to extend the visas of over 15,000 Russian and Ukrainian tourists in the South Asian country for two months.
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Digital Trade Credits Based Ecommerce Platform BBX launches in India
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): After successful business expansions in Australia, UK and South Asian Markets, BBX is now entering new markets in India with its B2B Ecommerce platform.
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India to benefit from USD 21.5 mn EU funding for infra investments
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): India alongwith five South Asian nations are set to benefit from a new USD 21.5 million funding from the European Union (EU), which will help to accelerate climate-smart, inclusive infrastructure investments in the region.
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