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Hundreds gather for India’s Independence Day celebrations in London

London, Aug 15 (PTI) Nearly 1,000 people of Indian heritage gathered at the High Commission of India here on Thursday to celebrate the...

Britain says Ukraine can use donated weapons inside Russia

By Andrew MacAskill and Conor Humphries LONDON (Reuters) - British weapons can be used by Ukrainian forces in operations on Russian territory, Britain's Ministry of Defence said on Thursday, but

UN team to visit Bangladesh next week to probe killings of protesters during students’ agitation

Dhaka, Aug 15 (PTI) A team of UN experts will visit Bangladesh next week to investigate the killings of the protesters ahead of...

PM Modi to address mega community event in Long Island, New York on Sept 22

New York, Aug 15 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address members of the Indian-American community at a mega diaspora event here next month...

UN team to visit Bangladesh next week to probe killings of protesters during students’ agitation

Dhaka, Aug 15 (PTI) A team of UN experts will visit Bangladesh next week to investigate the killings of the protesters ahead of...

Indian envoy to Nepal disburses dues, benefits worth millions to next of kin of Gorkha soldiers on Independence Day

Kathmandu, Aug 15 (PTI) The Indian Embassy in Nepal on Thursday disbursed dues worth Nepali Rs 55 million to the widows and next...

Pakistan: After former ISI chief’s arrest, 3 ex-army officers taken into military custody

Islamabad, Aug 15 (PTI) Three former Pakistan Army officers have been arrested by the military for their alleged connection with the court martial proceedings...

Hamas says guard who killed Israeli hostage acted ‘in revenge’ against group’s instructions

CAIRO (Reuters) - A Hamas guard who killed an Israeli hostage on Monday acted 'in revenge' against instructions after he got news that his two children were killed in an Israeli strike, the

Russia says its forces advance towards key city in eastern Ukraine

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Thursday that its forces had taken control of a village in eastern Ukraine that is just 16 km (10 miles) from the important city of Pokrovsk, which sits abreast of

UKEF approves €22 million loan for water supply in Angola

The project is expected to provide access to clean water for around 100,000 people in rural communities.

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Why Modi-Shah have failed to develop mass leaders in states the way Vajpayee-Advani did

BJP had leaders like Modi, Chouhan, Raje, Raman Singh, BSY, and Dhumal who kept the party’s flame burning. Those promoted by Modi-Shah in the last 10 years fail to inspire confidence.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

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?