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World’s 20 richest $70bn poorer, India has 84 billionaires: Forbes
New York, March 2: More than $70 billion has been wiped off the wealth of the world’s 20 richest people following a slump on global financial markets, according to Forbes' latest annual ranking of billionaires. India has the fourth largest…
Pakistan to act against all terror groups without discrimination
Washington, March 2: Pakistan has committed to take effective action against all terrorist groups including Lashkar-e-Taeba and its affiliates, held responsible for Mumbai terror attacks, and not let its territory be used to destabilise…
UN Security Council to vote on North Korea resolution on Wednesday
United Nations, March 2: The UN Security Council is scheduled to vote on Wednesday on a resolution on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) after the country conducted its fourth nuclear test in January.
Diplomats on Tuesday…
70 militants killed, Afghan forces capture Taliban bastion
Kabul, March 1: At least 70 militants were killed as Afghan forces, after three days of fierce fighting, captured Taliban bastion in the northern Faryab province on Tuesday, a senior official said.
"Finally the security forces were able…
165 dead from diseases in Pakistan’s Sindh
Islamabad, March 1: The toll in an outbreak of water-borne and food shortage diseases has reached 165 in a district of Pakistan's Sindh province since this January.
People in Tharparkar district, largely from the Hindu community, held a…
Japan to stipulate 80 percent emission cut goal by 2050
Tokyo, March 1: The Japanese government will stipulate a long-term goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050 from current levels. The move follows the international climate agreement reached in Paris in December 2015,…
US commends Pakistan for not differentiating between terrorist groups
Washington, March 1: The US commended Pakistan's commitment not to differentiate between terrorist groups including those targeting India, as Pakistan assured it had reached out to India as part of its policy of peaceful neighbourhood.…
NASA gives nod to quieter supersonic passenger jet
Washington, March 1: The US space agency has finally given green signal for preliminary design of a "low-boom" supersonic passenger plane that will take people places with an unimaginable speed. This is the first in a series of "X-planes"…
South Korea to spend $603 mn on space programme
Seoul, Feb 29: South Korea is set to spend a total of 746 billion won ($603 million) on its space programme this year, as part of efforts to realise its long-cherished goal of reaching the moon. The science ministry on Sunday said it has…
US lawmakers’ letter to PM ‘Unfortunate’: India
New Delhi, Feb 29: The government on Monday described as “unfortunate” a letter written by 34 US lawmakers to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing concern over violence against religious minorities in India.
“It is unfortunate that…