Not planning to levy any additional tax on diesel vehicles: minister
Mumbai (Reuters) – India is not planning to levy any new tax on diesel vehicles, the country’s transport minister told
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Family Urges US to Help Free Missing Russian-Israeli Academic Held by Militia in Iraq
Washington – The family of Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Russian-Israeli academic and doctoral student at Princeton University who went missing in
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Extensive Economic Cooperation between Arab Gulf States and Central Asian Republics Set to Boost Both Regions
Washington – A recent surge in economic cooperation between Arab Gulf states and Central Asian republics is poised to strengthen
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Hundreds of shops gutted in market fire in Bangladesh
Dhaka (Reuters) – A huge fire gutted several hundreds shops at a market in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, but there were
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UN rights expert urges US to go further with sanctions against Myanmar junta
Washington (Reuters) – The U.N. human rights expert for Myanmar on Wednesday called on the United States to further tighten
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Over 700 people tested for Nipah virus after two deaths in India
New Delhi (Reuters) – The southern Indian state of Kerala shut some schools, offices and public transport on Wednesday in
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India’s Kerala state closes schools, banks in seven villages due to Nipah deaths
New Delhi (Reuters) – Authorities closed down some schools and offices and declared more than seven villages as containment zones
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Saudi Arabia and China Seek to Strengthen Cooperation in Emergency Management
Riyadh – Saudi Arabia’s Interior Minister, Prince engaged in official talks with China’s Minister of Emergency Management, to explore avenues
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India’s Reliance Retail in $1.5 bln Gulf, Singapore funds talks -sources
Mumbai/New Delhi/Dubai (Reuters) – India’s Reliance Retail is in talks with existing investors including the sovereign wealth funds of Singapore,
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Indian minister says no need to make six airbags mandatory in cars
New Delhi (Reuters) – India’s road transport minister on Wednesday said there was no need to make it mandatory for
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