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More fiscal transparency will mean better economic policy in India: IMF
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 24 (ANI): Financing new social initiatives and development projects will benefit India's younger generations but this will require prudent use of public funds, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.
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Google, Apple remove Emirati messaging app ToTok amid reports of spying
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 24 (ANI): Google and Apple have removed Emirati messaging app ToTok from their respective application stores amid reports that it was being used for spying for the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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US welcomes Saudi sentencing in Khashoggi killing, calls it an 'important
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 24 (ANI): The United States on Monday welcomed the death sentences issued against five people over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and called the verdict an "important step" in achieving justice.
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2 detained in connection with Chicago house party shooting
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 23 (ANI): Two suspects were detained in connection with the shooting incident during a house party in Chicago on Sunday that left 13 people injured, police said.
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Boeing's Starliner spacecraft lands safely in New Mexico after aborted asc
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 22 (Sputnik/ANI): Boeing's new Starliner spacecraft has returned to Earth on Sunday, landing at a designated site in New Mexico north of El Paso, after it failed to dock with the International Space Station, according to NASA.
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Trump officially launches US Space Force
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 22 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has signed the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, authorising the establishment of Space Force which would become the sixth branch of the armed forces.
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US slams China, Russia for vetoing UNSC resolution on humanitarian aid to
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 22 (ANI): United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Saturday slammed China and Russia over their move to block a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution on cross-border humanitarian aid to Syria, describing their decision as "shameful".
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Trump signs controversial defence bill calling for sanctions against Russi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 21 (Xinhua/ANI): US President Donald Trump on Friday signed into law a $738 billion defence bill which includes controversial provisions calling for sanctions against Russia and Turkey.
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Trump accepts House Speaker Pelosi's invite to deliver SOTU address on Feb
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], Dec 21 (ANI): US President Donald Trump has accepted the invitation of Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, to deliver his State of the Union (SOTU) address on February 4.
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Article 370 abrogated to support PM Modi's efforts to boost economic devel
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], Dec 21 (ANI): US Congressman Joe Wilson has said that India's decision to abrogate Article 370 was to support Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts to boost economic development, fight corruption, and end gender, caste, and religious discrimination.
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Support for relationship with India strong in US Congress: Jaishankar
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], Dec 21 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar along with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held an engaging discussion with members of the House of Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) during their visit to Washington DC.
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Trump-Xi hold talks over phone, discuss trade deal, North Korea among othe
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], Dec 21 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Friday said that he had "a very good talk" with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping regarding the "giant Trade Deal".
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