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N.Korea cuts diplomatic ties with Malaysia

North Korea announced on Friday that it will sever diplomatic ties with Malaysia after it extradited a Pyongyang national to the US over money laundering charges, according to a state media report.

Mar 19, 2021

Top American, Chinese Diplomats Clash Publicly At Start of First Talks of Biden Presidency

US had been looking for a change in behavior from China which had earlier this year expressed hope for a reset to sour relations.

Mar 19, 2021

India has 100 unicorn startups and here's what they do [see full list]

Here's a look at India's 100 unicorn startups that together command a market cap of $240 billion.

Mar 18, 2021

Who is Arindam Bagchi; India's Ministry of External Affairs gets new spokesperson [details]

Arindam Bagchi, IFS, has been appointed the new spokesperson for India's Ministry of External Affairs. Details here.

Mar 18, 2021

Indian Army soldiers to get new rifles — lethal ones [details]

New rifles for the Indian army are equipped with a short-stroke pushrod gas system which helps reducing excessive heat and unburned powder in the action that ensures further reliability and function.

Mar 16, 2021

Bitcoin ATMs are cropping up near Gas Stations and you can also draw cash

The bitcoin ATM machines have multiplied quickly through the United States over the past year, fueled by a frenzy in crypto trading that sent bitcoin prices over $58,000.

Mar 15, 2021

BJP announces 17 candidates for TN polls; see full list here

Tamil Nadu elections will be held in a single phase on April 6 and the counting will take place on May 2. BJP has now released the names of contesting candidates.

Mar 14, 2021

US Defence Secy to visit India to discuss partnership

On the heels of the Quad summit, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit India next week to meet Defence Minister Rajnath Singh as Washington focuses on China as an emerging threat, according to a Pentagon official.

Mar 14, 2021

US, India, Japan and Australia counter China with billion-dose vaccine pact

The United States and three of its closest Indo-Pacific partners committed to supplying up to a billion coronavirus vaccine doses across Asia by the end of 2022 at a summit on Friday carefully choreographed to counter China's growing influence.

Mar 13, 2021

Grenade lobbed at Police post in Kashmir's Sopore; two cops injured

Suspected terrorists hurled a grenade at a police post in Sopore area of north Kashmir's Baramulla district.

Mar 13, 2021

The universe is expanding at a faster rate than previously calculated

Scientists detect high-energy particle speeding through earth that reached from outer space [Details inside]

The high-energy particle that sped through earth smashed into an electron buried inside an ice sheet at the South Pole

Mar 11, 2021

2 terror modules busted in J&K, IED blasts averted

The Jammu and Kashmir Police have busted two terror modules and prevented IED blasts after arresting seven persons who were mostly radicalised and drawn to militancy through social media, police said on Wednesday.

Mar 10, 2021

Biden picks women generals to lead military commands

President Biden sets the tone; names two women generals to lead military commands

President Joe Biden has nominated two women generals to lead combatant commands, sending across a strong message of gender equality in his administration.

Mar 10, 2021

Karnataka Budget: Stamp Duty cut to 3% from 5% [Details]

Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa presented a landmark budget on Monday with no tax on petrol and a positive step to cut stamp duty on apartments valued between Rs. 35 and 45 lakhs

Mar 8, 2021

India launched electronic visa (e-visa) facility for tourists from 43 countries on Thursday to boost tourism sector and offer hassle-free travel to foreign visitors.

Japanese held at detention centre in Bengaluru for overstaying

A Japanese student has been sent to a detention centre on the citys outskirts for overstaying in the country after his visa expired and an exit permit lapsed, a police official said on Friday.

Mar 5, 2021

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