India, China begin disengagement in Gogra-Hotsprings PP-15 in eastern Ladakh

New Delhi, September 8 In a major development, the Indian and Chinese armies on Thursday announced that they have started to disengage from the Gogra-Hotsprings area in eastern Ladakh, marking an end to an over two-year stand-off in the Patrolling Point 15.The beginning of the disengagement process was an outcome…

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India, China begin disengagement in Gogra-Hotsprings PP 15 in eastern Ladakh: Joint statement

New Delhi, September 8 Marking a significant forward movement, the Indian and Chinese armies on Thursday announced that they have begun to disengage from the Patrolling Point 15 in the Gogra-Hotsprings area of eastern Ladakh where the two sides have been locked in a standoff for over two years. The…

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US argues F-16 support package to Pakistan not to alter military balance; India mum

New Delhi, September 8 The Foreign Office has not reacted so far to the Biden Administration approving a mega $ 450 million F-16 fighter jet fleet sustainment programme to Pakistan. In a notification to the US Congress, the US State Department has said it has approved a possible foreign…

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India Japan 2+2: Both countries to expand military, strategic ties in new domains

Sandeep Dikshit New Delhi, September 8 The second India-Japan ‘two plus two’ held in Tokyo on Thursday decided to work towards more complex and sophisticated joint military exercises even as they welcomed the move to add fighter exercises to improve interoperability between all three services of the armed forces. India…

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US issues 82,000 student visas to Indians, highest ever globally in 2022

New Delhi, September 8 The US Mission in India has issued a record-breaking 82,000 student visas in 2022, higher than any other country, comprising nearly 20 per cent of all international students studying in the United States, according to an official statement. “We are happy to see so many students…

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Nepal cricket captain Sandeep Lamichhane accused of raping 17-year-old girl

Kathmandu, September 8 Nepal cricket team captain Sandeep Lamichhane has been accused by a 17-year-old girl of raping her in a hotel room in Kathmandu, police said on Thursday. The teenaged girl filed an FIR at Gaushala Metropolitan Police Circle here on Tuesday in which she accused 22-year-old Lamichhane of…

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Mamata Banerjee slams Centre for not inviting her to be part of Bangladesh PM’s India visit

Kolkata, September 8 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday slammed the Centre for not inviting her to be a part of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ongoing visit to India. Banerjee said she was curious over why the BJP-led central government was “worried” about her meeting Hasina. “I…

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Argument over smoking leads to man’s murder near Golden Temple in Amritsar

PK Jaiswar Amritsar, September 8 An argument over smoking turned nasty as a man was killed, allegedly by two Nihang Sikhs, outside a hotel near the Golden Temple here on Wednesday night. The victim was identified as Harmanjit Singh of Chatiwind area. The incident was captured on a CCTV camera…

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‘Went to Delhi to buy undergarments’: This was Jharkhand CM’s brother’s cheeky reply over his absence from recent political crisis in state

Dumka, September 8 Basant Soren, the brother of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has given an awkward statement over his absence from the state during the recent political crisis. On being asked about his visit to Delhi at a time of political crisis in Jharkhand, the JMM MLA said, “I…

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Man commits suicide after trying to kill mother and sister in Punjab’s Muktsar

Muktsar, September 8 A man allegedly committed suicide after trying to kill his mother, sister and two other relatives at his house at Aulakh village in Malout subdivision here on Thursday. The 35-year-old man attacked his family with a sharp-edged weapon. Three of them were seriously injured and referred to…

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Man commits suicide after trying to kill mother, sister and 2 other relatives in Muktsar

Muktsar, September 8 A man allegedly committed suicide after trying to kill his mother, sister and two other relatives at his house at Aulakh village in Malout subdivision here on Thursday. The 35-year-old man attacked his family with a sharp-edged weapon. Three of them were seriously injured and referred to…

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Man commits suicide after trying to kill mother, sister and 2 other relatives in Punjab’s Muktsar

Muktsar, September 8 A man allegedly committed suicide after trying to kill his mother, sister and two other relatives at his house at Aulakh village in Malout subdivision here on Thursday. The 35-year-old man attacked his family with a sharp-edged weapon. Three of them were seriously injured and referred to…

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NIA files charge-sheet against 6 members of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh

Bhopal, September 8 The National Investigation Agency has filed a charge-sheet against six members of the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in a special court in Bhopal for allegedly propagating the proscribed terror outfit’s ideology and conspiring to commit terrorist acts. Investigations have established that these JMB cadres, three of them Bangladeshi…

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Children reading in Punjabi, Hindi and English show highest level of oral reading proficiency, says NCERT study

New Delhi, September 8 Tamil Nadu has the highest number of students lacking basic numeracy skills followed by Jammu and Kashmir, Assam and Gujarat, according to a study by the NCERT. At least 37 per cent students of class 3 are in the category that says “learners have limited knowledge…

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Rahul Gandhi, Congress leaders embark on ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ from Kanyakumari

Kanyakumari, September 8 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, along with several party leaders, embarked on the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ from here on Thursday, marking the beginning of a challenging journey through which the party is seeking to reach out to people and rejuvenate its organisation. Ahead of the start of the…

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