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Brazil to deploy 38,000 military personnel for Rio Olympics
Brasilia, March 10: Brazilian Defence Minister Aldo Rebelo announced that 38,000 military personnel will be deployed to carry out security operations during the Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympic Games.
Twenty-thousand of them will be…
NASA’s new Mars exploration mission set for May 2018 launch
Washington, March 10: Future Mars exploration has got a date, finally. NASA's new InSight mission set to study the deep interior of Red Planet is targeting a new launch window that begins on May 5, 2018, with a Mars landing scheduled for…
Despite flaps, ties with India’s Modi government strong: US
Washington, March 10: Despite a flap over sale of F-16 aircraft to Pakistan and India's denial of visas to a US commission on religious freedom, the US says it has a strong relationship with India, specifically with the Narendra Modi…
Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton expand leads in US presidential race
Washington, March 9: Republican frontrunner Donald Trump scored convincing victories in the Michigan and Mississippi presidential primaries to regain momentum in the face of the party establishment's concerted efforts to trip him.…
2,561 people still missing five years after Japan quake
Tokyo, March 9: As many as 2,561 people remain missing five years after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated northeastern Japan on March 11, the National Police Agency said. Based on data compiled as of Monday, the agency put the…
India, US to deepen collaboration against LeT, JeM
Washington, March 9: India and the US have agreed to deepen their already close collaboration against Pakistan-based terror groups Lashkar-e-Taeba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), blamed for terrorist attacks in India, and other terrorist…
Iran missile tests did not violate nuclear deal: US
Washington, March 9: The United States said that Iran's recent ballistic missile tests did not violate an international nuclear agreement, adding it will address the issue appropriately with "unilateral and multilateral tools".
"This is…
‘G20 summit to stress innovation, reform, development’
Beijing, March 8: The Group of Twenty (G20) Hangzhou summit in September will lay stress on innovation, reform and development, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday. G20 is an international forum for the governments and central bank…
Will not enter US presidential race: Michael Bloomberg
New York, March 8: Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Monday he will not enter the 2016 presidential campaign as an independent, citing fear that his candidacy might help Republican candidates Donald Trump or Ted Cruz.…
Sher Bahadur Deuba elected as President of the Nepali Congress
Kathmandu, March 8: Three-time Prime Minister and Nepali Congress senior leader Sher Bahadur Deuba has been elected as the new president of the country's largest democratic party. He was elected in its 13th National General Convention…