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BNM slams US loan, calls it boost to Pakistan's oppression in Balochistan
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The Baloch National Movement (BNM) has strongly denounced the US Export-Import (EXIM) Bank's decision to provide $1.25 billion in financing for the Reko Diq mining project, warning that the funding will tighten Pakistan's control over Balochistan and intensify state-led repression in the pro
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Maharashtra set to implement new Lokayukta Act after Centre-directed amend
Updated : 7 months ago IST
After a delay of nearly two years, Maharashtra is finally set to implement its new Lokayukta Act, following the State Legislature's approval of amendments suggested by the Central Government. The move comes in response to consistent demands from veteran social activist Anna Hazare, who ha
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Spoken to China, Russia on denuclearisation of weapons: Trump
Updated : 7 months ago IST
US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) stated that he has held discussions with China and Russia on the denuclearisation of nuclear weapons, expressing hopes that all sides could work toward reducing nuclear arsenals.
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Congress leader and ex-Home Minister Shivraj Patil passes away in Latur
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Shivraj Patil was born on October 12, 1935, in the village of Chakur in the Latur district, Maharashtra and was a towering figure in Indian politics, remembered for his long and distinguished career marked by several key responsibilities in Parliament, the Union government, and state legi
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Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar says CM will respond to Yathindra's leadersh
Updated : 7 months ago IST
"The Chief Minister will respond to him," Shivakumar said on Thursday while speaking to reporters at the Circuit House and Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi, where the winter session of the state legislature is underway.
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Khamenei accuses US of "territorial expansionism" in Latin America after i
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Following Washington's escalating pressure campaign against Venezuela and its government, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday took a sharp swipe at the United States, accusing it of pursuing "territorial expansionism" in parts of Latin America while speaking about global
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Trump signs executive order to block "patchwork" of state AI laws, seeks s
Updated : 7 months ago IST
US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) signed a sweeping Executive Order aimed at preventing a "patchwork" of state-level artificial intelligence regulations, asserting that inconsistent rules threaten American innovation and weaken the country's global competitiveness in emer
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Every time Amit Shah uses the word 'infiltrators', it amounts to scoring a
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kunal Ghosh on Thursday criticised Union Home Minister Amit Shah for repeatedly using the term "infiltrators," alleging that such statements highlight the Centre's own lapses in managing the country's borders.
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Atmosphere of fear prevails in Punjab; gangsters issuing threats from jail
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Punjab Congress president and Ludhiana MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Wednesday expressed serious concern over the deteriorating law-and-order situation in Punjab, alleging that an "atmosphere of fear" was prevailing across the state as gangsters continued to operate with impunity. Read More
Trump "extremely frustrated" over delays in Russia-Ukraine peace deal, say
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The White House on Thursday (local time) stated that US President Donald Trump is "extremely frustrated" with both Russia and Ukraine over the slow progress toward ending the ongoing war and is unwilling to engage in "meetings just for the sake of meeting".
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Vessel will go to US port; legal process will be followed for possession o
Updated : 7 months ago IST
During a White House press briefing on Thursday (local time), Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that the vessel, named Skipper, is currently undergoing a formal forfeiture process, following which it will be brought to a US port.
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US sanctions Maduro's nephews, six Venezuelan oil shipping firms a day aft
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Just a day after President Donald Trump stated that the US has seized a "very large" oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, the Department of the Treasury on Thursday (local time) imposed sanctions on three nephews of Venezuela's First Lady Cilia Flores and six shipping companies linked t
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