Brazilian President Lula da Silva dials PM Modi day after snubbing Trump over tariff

Sau Paulo, 8/8: Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva dialed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday and both the countries agreed to enhancing cooperation in trade, technology, energy, defence, agriculture, health and people-to-people ties. This comes a day after US President Donald Trump imposed additional 25 percent tariffs on India, taking the total to…

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Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir expected to visit US again, 2nd trip since Indo-Pak clash: Report

Islamabad, 7/8: Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir is expected to visit the US this week for consultations with top American officials, his second trip to Washington since the four-day conflict with India, a media report said on Thursday. In June, Munir travelled to the US on a rare five-day trip during which he attended a…

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Russian President Putin To Visit India Soon, Says NSA Ajit Doval 

New Delhi, 7/8: NSA Ajit Doval Meets Russian Security Council Secretary Shoigu In Moscow during which he mentioned about finalisation of dates for Russian President’s visit to India   Strengthening ties with India is of ‘paramount importance for Russia’ — Russian Security Council Secretary Shoigu   Soigu hails ‘strong, time-tested ties of friendship’ with India…

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At least 3 CRPF personnel killed, 15 injured in accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur

Jammu, 7/8: Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and 15 injured when a vehicle carrying them skidded off the road and rolled down into a nallah in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Thursday, officials said. The incident took place around 10:30 am in the Kadwa area when the personnel were returning…

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Modi to visit China; strains in India-US ties cast uncertainty over Trump’s Delhi visit for Quad summit

New Delhi, 7/8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi may attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s summit in China on August 31 and September 1, even as uncertainty looms large over President Donald Trump’s visit to India for the summit of the Quad, given the stress in ties.   Modi was expected to host Trump and other leaders…

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Cash row: SC dismisses Justice Yashwant Varma’s plea challenging in-house inquiry

New Delhi, 7/8: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea filed by Justice Yashwant Varma, indicted by an in-house inquiry report over the cash discovery row, questioning the validity of actions initiated against him, including the recommendation for his removal. Holding that the in-house procedure enjoyed legal sanctity and is not a parallel or…

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Notification for vice president’s election issued; nomination process begins

New Delhi, 7/8: The Election Commission issued a notification on Thursday for the September 9 election to the vice president’s post, kickstarting the nomination process. According to the notification, August 21 is the last date for filing nominations, while the documents will be scrutinised on August 22. August 25 is the last date to withdraw…

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Rijiju says Lok Sabha cannot discuss sub-judice matters as oppn continues protests demanding SIR debate

New Delhi, 6/8: Opposition on Wednesday cited Jagdeep Dhankhar’s ruling and previous instances of debates on electoral issues in Parliament to insist on a discussion on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls even as the government once again made it clear that it cannot take place owing to constraints put by rules as also…

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