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Parliamentary Panel For Compulsory Military Training For Job Aspirants
Taking note of alarming shortage of officers and other ranks in the armed forces, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence has recommended five-year compulsory military service for those aspiring for gazetted jobs in the state and central governments.....
Can't Allow Rohingya Refugees In India, Centre Tells SC
The government on Friday told the Supreme Court that India is already facing a "serious problem of infiltration" because of its porous border which is the "root cause of spread of terrorism" and it would not be in national interest for the court to issue a direction to stop the Rohingya refugees' deportation.....
GST Established India Among Major Global Economic Markets: Modi
The introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) has established India as one of the major economic markets in the world by removing uncertainties in the countrys tax system, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Friday.....
India Face Rejuvenated Bangladesh In Nidahas Trophy Final
Fresh from a thrilling win in their last league game against hosts Sri Lanka, Bangladesh will have their tails up as they prepare to take on a confident India in the final of the Nidahas Trophy T20 tri-series at the R. Premadasa Stadium here on Sunday.....
Voting Begins For Russian Presidential Election
Russians residing in the country's easternmost regions of Kamchatka and Chukotka began casting votes on Sunday to elect the next Russian president.....
Congress To Seek Like-minded Allies To Defeat BJP, Rahul Says Country Wants Change
The Congress on Saturday expressed its willingness to ally "with all like-minded parties" with a "pragmatic approach" to defeat the Narendra Modi government in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections with party chief Rahul Gandhi stating that the country was feeling tired and seeking a change.....
India Must Be Rescued From 'incompetent' Economic Managers: Congress
The Congress on Sunday attacked the Narendra Modi government over the economic situation saying that the economy was in the hands of "ignorant and incompetent policy makers" and the country can only grow if it is "rescued" from them.....
Militant, Five Security Men Killed As Kupwara Gunfight Continues
At least three soldiers, two policemen and a militant were killed on Wednesday as the gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district entered its second day officials said.....
Trump Hits China With Tariffs Worth $60bn
US President Donald Trump embarked on the sharpest trade confrontation with China, moving toward imposing tariffs worth $60 billion in Chinese goods and limiting Beijings freedom to invest America's technology industry, media reports said.....
US Authorities Confirm Investigation Of Facebook For Data Leaks
The US Federal Trade commission confirmed on Monday that it is investigating Facebook after the leak of personal and other data on some 50 million users to political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica.....
