Turkey has begun work on building a naval warship which will be sold to Pakistan as part of a deal signed in 2018, a media report said on Monday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made the announcement during a ceremony on Sunday to mark the commencement for the construction of the warship […]
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‘No force can shake China’, says Xi Jinping at Communist Party’s 70 yrs celebration
President Xi Jinping declared Tuesday that “no force” can shake China as he oversaw a huge military parade to celebrate 70 years of Communist Party rule, shadowed by protests in seething Hong Kong that threatened to steal the spotlight. Some 15,000 troops along with tanks, missiles and high-tech drones paraded […]
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China’s 70-year parade shows economic and military might
China’s Communist Party celebrated its 70th anniversary in power with a parade Tuesday showcasing the country’s economic growth and newest weapons. The nationally televised event opened with a military honor guard carrying the Chinese flag through Tiananmen Square, the country’s symbolic political heart, before thousands of spectators who waved flags. […]
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Trump attacks Democrats, Giuliani subpoenaed for Ukraine documents
President Donald Trump attacked the Democratic lawmaker spearheading the impeachment inquiry on Monday as congressional committees subpoenaed his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, for documents related to his dealings with Ukraine. As Trump lashed out at Democratic congressman Adam Schiff, suggesting he should be arrested for “treason,” Australia confirmed that the […]
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Picture of Dutch ‘jailbird’ sparks social media storm
A picture of a small parrot “locked up” in a Dutch police cell is giving new meaning to jailbird — and on Monday attracted a flurry of chirpy comments on social media. When police arrested the bird’s owner on suspicion of shoplifting in the central Dutch city of Utrecht on […]
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US citizen accused of spying on behalf of Chinese government
US government officials say they have charged an American citizen living in California with acting as a spy for China. US Attorney David L Anderson says the charges involving national security against 56-year-old Xuehua (Edward) Peng were unsealed Monday. He’s accused of being an illegal foreign agent and delivering classified […]
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Yuvraj Singh posts sarcastic reply after Harbhajan Singh seeks suitable number 4 for India
India’s long-standing conundrum over the number 4 position in ODI cricket did find a solution in the India-West Indies ODI series when Shreyas Iyer looked convincing in the role. However, the sample size was extremely small and the management would hope, the young man keeps churning out scores on a consistent basis. […]
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IPL 2020 auction to take place on December 19 in Kolkata
The IPL auction for the 2020 season will be held on December 19 this year and, this time, the venue for the same will be Kolkata instead of Bengaluru. As per to a report in ESPNcricinfo, this year’s auction is the last small one before franchises disband next year and […]
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India vs South Africa: Losing Hashim, Dale massive, we must share the responsibility
While the new-look South Africa took on India in the T20I series and rallied to draw the three-match affair, one of their best batsmen toiled in the ‘A’ tour not far away. Aiden Markram, 24, who averages around 44 in 17 Tests with four centuries and six fifties, began with […]
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India vs South Africa: Old warrior on familiar turf
The ball gripped and turned on the dry surface, and there was rough around the good length area as well. These were the playing surfaces rolled out for South Africa batsmen on their previous tour in 2015-16. Things are expected to be no different this time too during the three-Test […]
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HRD begins process for creation of NRF
The Human Resouce Development (HRD) ministry has kickstarted the process of creation of a National Research Foundation (NRF) and a proposal is likely to be put up before the Union Cabinet soon. According to a senior official, a detailed project report for the creation of this body, which will provide […]
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LIC Assistant Recruitment : Last day to apply
LIC Assistant Recruitment 2019: Today is the last day to apply for 8000 vacancies for the post of assistant. This is one of the biggest recruitment drive by LIC this year. LIC has invited applications for the post from all the regions of India. The official notification for the assistant recruitment was released […]
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Railways’ earnings from ticketing, freight witness shortfall of around Rs 12k cr
The railways has witnessed a shortfall of around Rs 12,000 crore from ticketing, loading and sundries in the April-August period this year as compared to the corresponding period last year, with the national transporter failing to meet any of its target growth rates in the first five months of the […]
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India’s Kirana stores can hold their own against Amazon and Walmart
One of the most successful Silicon Valley-Asia venture capital firms is counting on the humble mom-and-pop store that dominates India’s retail landscape to hold its own against Amazon.com Inc. and Walmart Inc. Menlo Park, California-based GGV Capital, a $6.2 billion investor in some of the biggest unicorns in the U.S. […]
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In Raghuram Rajan’s appraisal, a dig at ‘ruling party’s troll army’
Suppressing criticism is a “sure fire recipe” for policy mistakes, cautioned former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan in a hard-hitting blog arguing that people in authority should tolerate criticism. Rajan also said it is only criticism that prompts government to take period policy course correction. “If every critic gets a phone […]