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North Korea slams US sale of Apache helicopters to South Korea as ‘provocative’

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's foreign ministry denounced a U.S. planned sale of Apache helicopters to South Korea, state media KCNA said on Friday, vowing to take additional steps to bolster its

India, US military-to-military relationship strong: Pentagon

Chicago, Aug 23 (PTI) The military-to-military relationship between India and the United States is strong, the Pentagon said Thursday on the eve of...

NATO air base in Germany raises security level due to ‘potential threat’

BERLIN (Reuters) - The NATO air base in the German town of Geilenkirchen has raised its security level based on intelligence information indicating a potential threat, it said late on Thursday. "All

Belgian coalition negotiator resigns, King to consult with parties

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian politician Bart De Wever, appointed by King Philippe to lead coalition talks following the country's June election, resigned on Thursday, the palace said. "The King has

India, Poland elevate ties to strategic partnership; express concern on Ukraine conflict

Warsaw , August 23 (ANI): India and Poland decided to elevate their ties to the level of strategic partnership, and reinforced their commitment to...

Canadian government moves to end national rail stoppage

By David Ljunggren and Promit Mukherjee OTTAWA (Reuters) -The Canadian government moved quickly on Thursday to end an unprecedented rail stoppage, announcing it would ask the country's industrial

Arizona man wanted for threatening to kill Trump

By Jasper Ward and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Arizona man is wanted after threatening over social media to kill former President Donald Trump, the Cochise County Sheriff's Office said on

UAE accepts Taliban diplomat as Afghan ambassador

By Charlotte Greenfield and Alexander Cornwell ISLAMABAD/DUBAI (Reuters) -The United Arab Emirates has accepted the credentials of a Taliban-appointed diplomat as the ambassador of Afghanistan, a UAE

Canadian government moves quickly to end national rail stoppage

By David Ljunggren and Promit Mukherjee OTTAWA (Reuters) -The Canadian government moved quickly on Thursday to end an unprecedented rail stoppage, announcing it would ask the country's industrial

Mexico’s planned judicial reform is ‘major risk’ to democracy, says US ambassador

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The proposed reform of Mexico's judiciary threatens Mexico's democracy as well as its vital trade relationship with the United States, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar

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Indians are musically poor. We aren’t a good market for cutting-edge international bands

Coldplay is an exception. Our taste in western music is orthodox, throwback, out-of-date. When Nirvana, Blur were big, we were still playing Pink Floyd, Queens.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?