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Jaishankar says Quad 'not another' NATO
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said that the alliance between the United States, Australia, Japan and India -- also known as the quad -- would not "become another" North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) but the alliance is a common plat
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Jindal Global Business School (JGBS) launches specialisation in Media, Ent
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Sonipat (Haryana) [India], April 19 (ANI/OP Jindal University): Jindal Global Business School at the OP Jindal Global University (JGU) launches a new, year-long course titled Specialization in Digital Business Innovation in Media, Entertainment and Sports, which enables its students to spend
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China blocks US-based think tank's website over critique on sanctions
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 18 (ANI): In light of the worsening ties between the United States and China, Beijing has blocked the Centre for Strategic and International Studies' (CSIS) website in China, after the Washington-based group released a piece criticising the country's sanctions on a Eur
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Iran: Magnitude 5.8 quake strikes off 27 km NNE of Bandar-e Genaveh
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], April 18 (ANI): The United States Geological Survey (USGS) on Sunday reported an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8, 27 km North North East (NNE) of Bandar-e Genaveh, Bushehr Province in Iran.
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Biden defends not immediately raising refugee cap, says US 'can't do two t
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 18 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Saturday explained his initial decision to not increase the limit on refugee admissions to the United States stating that his administration "couldn't do two things at once".
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Nearly one-fourth US population fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 18 (ANI): About one-fourth of the population in the United States has been vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the latest data provided by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Taiwan welcomes US-Japan commitment to cross-strait stability
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], April 18 (ANI): In what could be called another massive setback to China, Taiwan has welcomed a joint statement issued by Japan and the United States affirming the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.
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US, China agree to work together to tackle climate crisis
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 18 (ANI): China and the United States have agreed to cooperate on the issue of climate change, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and China Special Envoy for Climate Change Xie Zhenhua said in a joint statement.
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US condemns sentencing of seven Hong Kong pro-democracy activists: Blinken
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 17 (ANI): The United States condemned the sentencing of seven pro-democracy activists who took part in a peaceful assembly of 1.7 million people in Hong Kong, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday.
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Had serious talks with Biden about China's influence in Indo-Pacific, worl
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 17 (ANI): Japan and the United States had serious talks about China's influence in the Indo-Pacific region, and both countries agreed to oppose any attempt to change the status quo by force in the East and the South China Seas, said Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide
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Being Black, Latino, or Asian should not be death sentence: Hillary Clinto
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 17 (ANI): Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday raised the issue of police shooting and growing hate crime against the minority communities in the United States.
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India notes US decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, calls for imm
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): India has noted the United States' decision to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan, and has expressed concerns over the increase in the violence and targeted killings in the war-torn country.
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