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Southeast Asia's support for US over China increased under Biden admn: Rep
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Singapore, February 18 (ANI): Southeast Asia's support for the United States has likely increased with the winning of Joe Biden in the presidential elections, according to an annual survey by Singaporean think tank ISEAS Yusof-Ishak Institute.
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Blinken to hold 'Quad' meeting with Australia, India, Japan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 18 (ANI): US State Department Secretary Antony Blinken will be speaking to his counterparts from Japan, Australia and India soon as part of the "Quad" group of countries, said Ned Price, State Department Spokesperson, on Wednesday (local time).
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US to work with global partners to strengthen, reform WHO: Blinken at UNSC
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], February 18 (ANI): Reiterating the United States's aim to defeat COVID-19 and any future pandemics, State Secretary Antony Blinken on Wednesday (local time) said that America will work with partners around the globe to strengthen and reform the World Health Organisation (WH
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Punjab CM hails Congress' victory in municipal polls, says people have den
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], February 18 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday hailed the Congress party's spectacular victory in the state municipal polls as not just a validation of his government's "development-oriented policies and programmes but also a total rejection
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Dhankhar calls attack on Minister Jakir Hossain reprehensible, expresses c
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata/Murshidabad (West Bengal) [India], February 18 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar called the attack on state Labour Minister Jakir Hossain "reprehensible" and expressed concerns over rising violence in the state.
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Piyush Goyal invites US firms to manufacture in India
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): Asserting the need to further the bilateral trade and economic engagement with a greater degree of flexibility, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Wednesday invited the United States to look at India as a manufacturing base.
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Amit Shah arrives in Kolkata, to flag off 5th phase of BJPs' Poriborton Ya
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 18 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Kolkata for a visit to the state where Assembly polls are scheduled to be held later this year.
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Bengal Minister Jakir Hossain injured in bomb attack in Murshidabad
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Murshidabad (West Bengal) [India], February 18 (ANI): West Bengal Minister of State for Labour Jakir Hossain on Wednesday suffered injuries after unidentified persons hurled crude bombs at him while he was walking towards Nimtita Railway station to board the train for Kolkata.
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Sunil Jakhar hails Congress performance in Punjab local body polls, says p
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 17 (ANI): Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar on Wednesday hailed the performance of the party in local body elections and said that people have reposed faith in the Congress government in the state.
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Karnataka govt, police not informed about Disha Ravi's arrest, alleges Con
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 17 (ANI): Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain alleged on Wednesday that the Karnataka government and the state police were not informed about the arrest of climate activist Disha Ravi which was similar to the ones made in Punjab over ongoing protests again
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Meghalaya cabinet regularises decision to reduce tax rate on petrol, diese
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], February 17 (ANI): Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said on Wednesday that state cabinet has regularised the decisions of the government to revise the tax rates for petrol and diesel taken over the past few days which have led to the reduction in fuel pric
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MoS MEA Muraleedharan says there's scope to diversify trade with Ethiopia
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Wednesday said that while Indian investors have "invested strongly" in Ethiopia, there is a scope to expand and diversify bilateral trade.
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