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1 trooper martyred in gun battle with Maoists in Jharkhand

Ranchi: One security personnel was martyred while four others injured during a gun battle with Maoists in Jharkhand’s Dumka district on Sunday, police said. Based on intelligence input, state security personnel and paramilitary forces were on a search operation in Taldengara village when Maoists started firing and the security forces retaliated. While the Maoists managed to flee […]

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On day one, Amit Shah’s focus remains Kashmir

New Delhi:  On the first day after assuming charge as Home Minister, Amit Shah’s primary focus remained the state of Jammu and Kashmir. While he was briefed on the situation in the Kashmir Valley by Director, Intelligence Bureau, Rajiv Jain and Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, Shah also had a 15-minute-long, closed-door meeting with Governor […]

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US to end $5.6bn trade concessions for #India on June 5, Ministry says ‘unfortunate’

New Delhi:  The US will withdraw the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) benefits extended to exports from India from June 5, 2019. India calls it “unfortunate”. The GSP benefits are envisaged to be non-reciprocal and non-discriminatory benefits extended by developed countries to developing countries. According to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry: “India as part […]

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Under Sonia’s leadership, Congress will prove a strong opposition: Rahul

New Delhi: After UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi was elected leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP), party President Rahul Gandhi said under her leadership the Congress will prove to be a strong opposition. “Congratulations to Sonia Gandhi on being elected Leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party. Under her leadership, the Congress will prove to be a […]