IS driven out of Syrian town of Dabiq

 Sun, 16 October 2016
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IS driven out of Syrian town of Dabiq

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Islamic State has lost its control over a symbolic stronghold in North Syria.According to the Turkish state media and a monitoring group, the Free Syrian Army, a Turkish-backed faction has taken back the town of Dabiq from the IS.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a United Kingdom-based...
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China to launch its manned space mission on Monday

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China is ready for its longest-ever manned space mission with a spacecraft carrying two astronauts set to lift off on Monday to dock with an experimental lab fora month-long stay under the Communist giant's ambitious plans to establish its own permanent space station by 2022.Chinese astronauts...
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Indian solider killed by Pak firing in Rajouri sector

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JUST IN: Pak troops fire at Indian army position in Rajouri sector on Line of Control.One Indian army jawan killed in Pakistani firing.This is the second ceasefire violation by Pak forces in one day.More details awaited.
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BRICS-BIMSTEC leaders call for collective fight against terror

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 BRICS-BIMSTEC outreach summit in Goa is underway.Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, addressing the summit, said that 'we must collectively condemn, fight against threat of terrorism in all forms and manifestations'..Russian President Vladimir Putin said, We want to fight terrorism...
20:15

Martyred SSB jawan cremated with state honours

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Sashastra Seema Bal Jawan, who was martyred in a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir, was cremated at his ancestral village in Rajasthan's Dausa district today.The body of 24-year-old Ghyanshyam Gurjar was cremated with full state honour at Khawaraoji village in Dausa.His elder brother lit the...
20:05

Cops 'harassing' DMK men on pretext of spreading rumours about Jaya: Stalin

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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam treasurer M K Stalin today condemned 'harassment' of his party cadres under the pretext of taking action against those spreading rumours about Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's health on social media and aske police to immediately stop such 'oppressive'...
19:26

In South Aisa, all nations but one want peace: PM

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PM's address at plenary session of BRICS-BIMSTEC outreach summit:- Terrorism, radicalisation pose grave threats to each of us.-In South Asia and BIMSTEC, all nation states barring one are motivated to pursue a path of peace, development and economic prosperity.- Geographical barriers and borders...
19:20

Plenary session of BRICS-BIMSTEC outreach summit underway

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Plenary session of BRICS-BIMSTEC outreach summit underway in Goa. Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks. Excerpts from his address:- BRICS and BIMSTEC have been shaped by different context. Together we represent two thirds of humanity. But we are joined by common vision and peace, stability and...
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PM to visit Chennai soon to enquire on Jaya's health: MoS

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will soon visit Chennai to enquire about the health status of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, who has been hospitalised, minister of State for highways and shipping Pon Radhakrishnan said today.The prime minister is keen to know about the health condition of...
18:15

No trilateral meet between Modi, Xi and Prachanda: MEA

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There was no trilateral meet between Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', the Ministry of External Affairs said, countering a report published in a Nepali newspaper.The Himalayan Times had reported, along with a...
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Will propose Akhilesh's name for CM if SP voted to power: Shivpal

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A day after senior party leader Ramgopal Yadav suggested Akhilesh Yadav be made the chief ministerial candidate, Samajwadi Party state president today said he will himself propose Akhilesh's name for the post of chief minister if the party is voted to power again.Ramgopal is party's national...
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PM arrives for BIMSTEC Summit

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Leaders of BIMSTEC nations pose for a group photo in Salcet, Goa as the meet is about to begin.At the arrival ceremony, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Srilankan President Maithripala Sirisena, Myanmar Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi, Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, Bangladesh Prime...
15:59

Those who nurture terrorism are as dangerous as terrorists: PM

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the media after concluding BRICS Summit in Goa. Excerpts from his address:- We have adopted the Goa declaration that lays a comprehensive vision for our cooperation within BRICS and international issues. The discussions were useful and forward looking.-...
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Signing of agreements by BRICS nations underway in Goa.Memorandums of Understanding on Agricultural research, co-operation between diplomatic academies & regulations on custom cooperation signed.
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Combating terrorism and its supporters to be BRICS priority: PM

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at BRICS Summit in Goa. Excerpts from his address:- Combating terrorism, including cross border terrorism and its supporters, will be key BRICS priority.- We will work closely to fight tax evasion, black money and corruption.- I think through common vision and...
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Prachanda, Modi, Xi hold trilateral meeting in Goa: report

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Prime Minister Prachanda held a trilateral meeting with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Goa and pitched Nepal as a 'dynamic bridge' between the two Asian giants, a media report in Kathmandu said today.Pushpa Kamal Dahal...
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Xi suggests China, Nepal forge community of shared destiny

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Chinese President Xi Jinping said in Goa that his country is ready to align development strategies with Nepal and hopes to build the two neighbors into a community of shared destiny, Xinhua reported.China and Nepal are close neighbors linked by mountains and rivers, Xi said in a meeting in the...
14:54

Selective approaches to terrorists are counter productive: PM at BRICS plenary session

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Apparently hinting at China's move of blocking India's efforts to get a United Nations ban imposed on Jaish-e-Mohammed founder Masood Azhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the plenary session of BRICS summit in Goa that 'selective approaches to terrorists, individuals and organisations will...
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Terrorism has grown more lethal: PM at BRICS plenary session

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Plenary session of BRICS Summit 2016 underway in Goa. The PM speaks:- We are celebrating 10 years of our partnership under BRICS, it has produced strong benefits of cooperation.- We must speed up the work on setting up BRICS agricultural research centre, railway research network and BRICS Sports...
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PM speaks at BRICS Business Council

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PM Narendra Modi speaking at the BRICS Business Council:-We have taken a number of steps for ease of doing business in country and the results are visible-We count on BRICS Business Council to achieve our common goal of strengthening business trade, building investment linkages-We have...
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AAP MLA arrested in extortion case

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Aam Aadmi Party's Matiala MLA Gulab Singh was arrested today in an extortion case after he surrendered before Delhi Police team in Gujrat's Umra.A non-bailable warrant was issued against the AAP MLA in an alleged extortion case involving his associates.The Matiala legislator, who is also the...
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If PM hasn't apologised, why should Karan Johar: Anurag Kashyap

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Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra have batted for the release of Ae Dil Hai Mushkil after a cinema owners association announced it would not release films with Pakistani actors in four states.Taking to Twitter, Kashyap slammed COEAI's stand, writing, 'The World must learn...
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UK PM Theresa May to visit India from Nov 6

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British Prime Minister Theresa May will arrive in New Delhi on November 6 on her first bilateral visit outside Europe during which she will hold talks with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and review all aspects of the India-United Kingdom strategic partnership.The three-day visit was...
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BRICS leaders admire Sudarshan Pattnaik's 'sand monuments'

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Amid the ongoing BRICS Summit in Goa, heads of the states visited the sand sculptures of monuments of all the five member countries created in the lobby of a five-star resort in Benaulim, Goa.India's renowned sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik has created the sculptures of monuments of all five...
11:41

BRICS meet underway in Goa; PM calls Pak 'mother-ship of terrorism'

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BRICS leaders restricted meeting underway in Goa, PM Modi says BRICS nations have been a voice for peace, reform, reason and purposeful action.We've built new global institutions to complement existing architecture. The NDB (New Development Bank) and Contingency Reserve Arrangement stand out,...
11:37

Officials to brief Rahul, panel of MPs on surgical strikes on Oct 18

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Top officials including foreign secretary and DGMO are scheduled to brief a panel of MPs, including Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, on the surgical strikes conducted by the army across the LoC on October 18. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs headed by Congress MP...
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With Rs 50 cr ad revenue, Salman is 'Sultan" on TV as well

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Sony Max, the Hindi movie channel from Sony Pictures Networks India, has made history of sorts by grossing Rs 50 crore in ad revenue from the television premiere of the Salman Khan-starrer Sultan. The Yash Raj Films-produced movie, released on July 6, has already raked in Rs 585 crore in...