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WTO nears food pledges; India, Egypt, Sri Lanka hold out
The 164-member trade body is seeking to reach two agreements at a major meeting of trade ministers this week in Geneva on steps to alleviate a food crisis that threatens the least developed and most vulnerable countries.The 164-member trade body is seeking to reach...
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister visits India days after Foreign Minister trip
Safari has proposed use of single currency for Shanghai cooperation organizations or SCO member states. Tehran sent a letter to the grouping suggesting this proposal. However, India’s position on this proposal is not yet known.Safari has proposed use of single...
Russia supplies reliable and cost-efficient nuclear fuel for Kudankulam plant
The new fuel supplied by Russian nuclear major ROSATOM has increased uranium capacity and the special feature of the new fuel is the new generationtype, officials said. Rosatom does not face any Western sanctions.The new fuel supplied by Russian nuclear major...
Two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants killed in encounter in J-K
Inspector General of Police, Kashmir zone, Vijay Kumar said as per the documents and other incriminating materials recovered from the encounter site, one of the killed terrorists has been identified as Abdullah Goujri, a resident of Faisalabad in Pakistan.Inspector...
US, South Korea warn of swift reply if North Korea conducts nuclear test
The two allies say that North Korea could at any time test its first nuclear weapon since 2017, after months of escalating tensions including missile tests and Pyongyang's rebuffing of overtures from President Joe Biden's administration.The two allies say that...