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North Korea holds party meeting to bolster army
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], Dec 22 (ANI): North Korea leader Kim Jong-un presided over a meeting of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party and discussed "important organisational and political measures and military steps to bolster up" the country's armed forces.
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BJP meet to discuss communication strategy on Citizenship Amendment Act
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Amid protests and tensions over the Citizenship Amendment Act, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to launch a massive campaign in a concerted effort to reach out to people and allay any apprehensions.
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RS Prasad urges Oppn parties not to 'foment communal tension' over CAA
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday urged the Opposition parties not to foment communal tension in the country over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, which seeks to provide citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from three countries in India's n
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Hong Kong's role in global finance intact despite unrest: Fitch Ratings
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Dec 13 (ANI): There is little evidence so far that the social unrest in Hong Kong has adversely affected its role as a global financial centre, even amid severe short-term economic pressures, according to Fitch Ratings.
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Exclusion of mental pollution is imperative for businessmen to smile: Mam
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
East Midnapore (West Bengal) [India], Dec 12 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday advised the Business community to get rid of income tax tension and the 'mental pollution' so that their business can prosper.
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Man dies after touching overhead high-tension wire at Nagpur railway stati
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 11 (ANI): A newly married couple attempted suicide by climbing on top of a railway coach and touching an overhead high-tension wire at Nagpur railway station with the husband dying of electrocution while Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel managed to sa
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RBI maintains repo rate at 5.15 pc, lowers GDP forecast to 5 pc for FY20
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 5 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday kept repo rate unchanged at the current 5.15 per cent level but revised gross domestic product (GDP) growth projection for the current financial year 2019-20 to 5 per cent from its earlier forecast of 6.1
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US-China trade tensions slow growth outlook for Asian non-financial compan
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Nov 26 (ANI): Moody's Investors Service said in a new report on Tuesday that slowing economic growth and continued trade tensions will keep credit conditions negative for non-financial companies in Asia (ex-Japan) in 2020, although the impact will vary by country and sector.
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Do you shake head to remove water from ears? Study says don't!
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 24 (ANI): Almost everyone comes across this situation when water gets trapped in the ear canal and all people do is try and remove it by one of the most used methods -- shaking the head!
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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle won't attend royal holiday following rift with
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Nov 22 (ANI): The tensions between the two royal brothers, Prince William and Prince Harry continued to ripple leading to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announcing that they will not be spending the holiday with the royal family at Sandringham this year.
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Russia, China to present plan on easing tensions on Korean Peninsula: Russ
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Nov 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia and China will submit a new plan of action on resolving tensions on the Korean Peninsula, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov told reporters.
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US to terminate sanctions waiver for Iran's Fordow nuclear plant: Pompeo
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Nov 19 (ANI): In a move that is likely to further inflame tensions between Iran and America, US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo on Monday (local time) announced that his country will be rescinding its Iran sanctions waiver for Iranian fuel enrichment plant Fordow.
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