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PM Modi performs puja rituals to welcome Narmada water at Sardar Sarovar Dam Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to honour PM Modi for providing safer sanitation to 50 crore people under Swachh Bharat Mission EC to review preparedness for assembly elections in Maharashtra today Construction work on Kartarpur Corridor will be completed before scheduled time: Govt Indian Men's team books QF berth at ITTF Asian Table Tennis C'ships in Indonesia

International News

France to press to drop Sudan from US terror blacklist

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Monday said that France will press to drop Sudan from the US blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism and to support efforts to reintegrate the country into the international community.

NATO chief says 'extremely concerned' after attacks on Saudi

NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg has said that he was extremely concerned about escalating tensions following strikes on Saudi oil facilities at the weekend, accusing Iran of destabilizing the region.

UAE ready to cooperate with Saudi Arabia in facing possible oil supply disruption: UAE Minister

United Arab Emirates Minister of Energy and Industry Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei has affirmed the UAE's readiness to cooperate with Saudi Arabia in facing any possible disruption to oil supplies.

38th Sharjah Intl. Book Fair to be organized from 30th Oct to 9th of Nov

The 38th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) will be organized from 30th of October to 9th of November.

Luxembourg's PM attacks British PM Boris Johnson's approach to Brexi

Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel has attacked British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's approach to Brexit, calling the situation a nightmare.

Bangladesh: PM Hasina receives Dr Kalam Smriti International Excellence Award

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh was conferred the Dr Kalam Smriti International Excellence Award 2019 in Dhaka today. The award has been instituted in the memory of former Indian President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

India condemns drone attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia

India has condemned the drone attacks targeting two oil facilities in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.

Senior Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer to join Modi-Trump rally in Houston on Sep 22

Senior Democratic Congressman Steny Hoyer will join Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump for the mega event in Houston on the 22nd of this month.

Car bomb kills 11 civilians in Syria

A car bomb near a hospital in a town held by Turkey-backed Syrian rebels in northern Syria killed 11 civilians yesterday.

Hong Kong govt says violence would only harm community

Hong Kong Government in a statement yesterday said that violence would only harm the community and it was sincerely trying to solve problems.

Iran says no Trump-Rohani meeting at UN General Assembly

Iran today said, it has not made any plan for President Hassan Rouhani to meet his US counterpart Donald Trump on the sidelines of the upcoming United Nations General Assembly.

British MP backs India on Kashmir issue; says Islamabad should vacate PoK

One of Britain's most outspoken MPs on the Kashmir issue Bob Blackman has said that Jammu and Kashmir is a sovereign part of India and Pakistan should vacate the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir first.

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