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Malala Returns To Pakistan For First Time Since Shooting
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and social activist Malala Yousafzai returned to Pakistan on Thursday, for the first in nearly six years after she was shot by the Taliban for advocating girls rights to education.....
68 Killed In Venezuela Prison Fire
At least 68 people were killed in a fire at a prison in Venezuela's Carabobo state, according to a government official.....
Countdown For GSAT-6A Satellite Launch Progressing Normally
The 27-hour countdown for Thursday's launch of an Indian rocket carrying strategic communication satellite GSAT-6A was progressing smoothly, an ISRO official said. ....
Russia Expels 60 US Diplomats In Tit-for-tat Move
Russia has decided to expel 60 US diplomats and close the American Consulate in St. Petersburg in retaliation to a similar move by Washington against Moscow over the former-spy poisoning incident in Britain, media reports said.....
Modi Withdraws Order Threatening Scribes Over Fake News
After widespread criticism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday withdrew within hours his government's order that threatened to take away the accreditation of journalists found propagating fake news.....
US, Allies Strike Syria Over Suspected Chemical Attack
The US, UK and France launched coordinated strikes against Syrian research, storage and military targets as President Donald Trump sought to "punish" his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad for a suspected chemical attack that killed over 70 people, media reports said.....
Modi Urges Maoists To Shun Path Of Violence
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made an appeal to Maoists from Chhattisgarh to shun violence as the government is duty-bound to protect their rights.....
Kulbhushan Jadhav Case: India Submits Second Round Of Pleadings At ICJ
New Delhi : India on Tuesday filed its second round of pleadings to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague regarding the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, the Indian national who was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on alleged espionage charges.....
Sushma In China From Saturday, To Hold Talks With Wang Yi
Beijing : India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will hold bilateral talks with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during her two-day China visit beginning on Saturday.....
India, Britain Sign Nine Agreements, Announce Initiatives
India and Britain on Wednesday signed a number of agreements and announced initiatives, including in the areas of technology, trade and investment, during the course of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit here.....
