Russia says reports about Modi refusing Putin meeting are misunderstanding

Kyiv, 13/12: The Russian Foreign Ministry has said reports about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi allegedly refusing a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin are a “misunderstanding”, the Interfax news agency said on Tuesday.     Bloomberg News reported last week that a decision to cancel a summit between the two leaders was taken after…

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Kerala Assembly passes Bill for removing Governor as the Chancellor of universities

Thiruvananthapuram, 13/12: The Kerala Assembly on Tuesday passed the University Laws (Amendment) Bill to replace the Governor as the Chancellor of universities in the state and appoint eminent academicians in the top post, while the opposition UDF boycotted the House for not accepting its suggestions regarding the bill. “The bill is passed,” Speaker A N…

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No Indian soldier killed, PLA retreated in India-China border clash: Rajnath Singh tells Lok Sabha

New Delhi, 13/12: The Indian Army bravely prevented the Chinese PLA’s attempts to unilaterally change the status in the Yangtse area of Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang sector on December 9 and confronted it with firmness, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday.     In a statement in Lok Sabha, Singh said no Indian soldier has…

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Indian, Chinese troops clash along LAC in Tawang sector; minor injuries on both sides

AP, 13/12: Three months after the last round of troop disengagement in eastern Ladakh signaling restoration of peace, soldiers from India and China clashed once again, this time in Arunachal Pradesh, leading to “minor injuries” to border guarding men from both sides.     Army sources on Monday said on December 9, Chinese People’s Liberation…

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If you reduce public debate to this level, you have to face consequences: SC tells Sisodia on Assam CM criminal defamation case

New Delhi, 12/12: If you reduce public debate to this level, you have to face the consequences,” the Supreme Court said on Monday while hearing a petition by Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia challenging the Gauhati High Court order dismissing his plea for quashing a criminal defamation case filed against him by Assam Chief…

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