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January 6, 2017 3:56 PM

New Delhi World Book Fair to be held from tomorrow

New Delhi World Book Fair will be held from tomorrow till the 15th of this month at Pragati Maidan. The theme of this year is 'Manushi' which will focus on writings on and by women. An official release said the book fair will exhibit the rich tradition of women writings from ancient times ...

January 6, 2017 2:27 PM

US Marine Corps put 3 enlisted female in ground combat unit for 1st time

In US, for the first time, the Marine Corps has put three enlisted female Marines in a ground combat unit once open only to men. 1st Lt John McCombs, spokesman for the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejuene said, they will serve as a rifleman, machine gunner and mortar Marine. <...

January 6, 2017 2:26 PM

Bangladesh: Dhaka cafe attack mastermind killed in shootout with police

In Bangladesh, two militants were killed in a gunfight with police during a pre-dawn raid in Dhaka today. One of whom Nurul Islam alias Marjan was the mastermind of last year's terror attack at a popular cafe in Dhaka. Chief of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit...

January 6, 2017 2:18 PM

Bangladesh: Mastermind of last year's attack at cafe in Dhaka killed in shootout with police

January 6, 2017 2:10 PM

Myanmar human rights envoy to probe escalating violence in country, says UN

The United Nations today said its human rights envoy for Myanmar will probe escalating violence in the country, including a military crackdown on Rohingya Muslims. UN special rapporteur Yanghee Lee has slammed the crackdown in Rakhine state as unacceptable and called for an inve...

January 6, 2017 1:20 PM

Nepal's opposition alliance protest to force govt to withdraw Constitution amendment bill

Nepal's main opposition alliance led by CPN UML launched a protest today in the capital to force the government to withdraw the Constitution amendment bill aimed at addressing the demands of agitating Madhesi parties. Chairman of the nine party alliance, KP Sharma Oli said,...

January 6, 2017 1:19 PM

Bill targeting H1-B Visa reintroduced in US Congress

A bill backing key changes in the H1-B programme that allows skilled workers from countries like India to fill high-tech jobs in the US has been re-introduced in the US Congress by two lawmakers who claim that that it will help crack down on the work visa abuse. The 'Prote...

January 6, 2017 1:19 PM

Air purification systems would be installed in Beijing's schools

To combat persisting high levels of pollution and smog, Beijing Municipal Education Commission announced that starting today air purification systems would be installed in some of the city's schools and kindergartens. State-run Xinhua news agency reported that, the city gov...

January 6, 2017 12:57 PM

India & Kazakhstan sign protocol to amend existing Double Taxation

India and Kazakhstan today signed a protocol to amend the existing Double Taxation Avoidance Convention between the two countries signed on December, 1996 for the avoidance of double taxation and for the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income. The protocol ...

January 6, 2017 12:51 PM

Australian govt advised citizens travelling to India to ensure trip in such a way so as not to depend on cash availability

The Australian government has advised its citizens travelling to India to ensure that their trip is planned in such a way so as not to depend on the availability of cash. It also recommended the usage of electronic payments such as bank and credit cards wherever possible. In the...

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