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Pak conveys to India decision to open Kartarpura Corridor for Sikhs pilgrims: Qureshi
Islamabad/New Delhi: Pakistan has conveyed to India its decision to open the Kartarpura Corridor for the Sikh pilgrims on the occasion of Guru Nanak's 550th birth anniversary, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Thursday, a development which could help ease tensions between the two neighbours. By Sajjad Hussain
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5 killed, 18 injured as car rams into students in China
Beijing: A speeding luxury car driven by the son of a provincial ruling Chinese Communist Party official rammed a group of students crossing a road in front of a primary school in Liaoning province, killing five of them and injuring 18 others, weeks after a similar incident claimed 11 lives. By K J M Varma
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Pakistan's progressive Urdu writer Fahmida Riaz dies
Lahore: Noted Pakistani progressive Urdu writer, poet and rights activist Fahmida Riaz, who spent nearly seven years in exile in India, has died in Lahore following a prolonged illness. She was 73. By M Zulqernain
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India, Australia ink 5 pacts as Kovind meets PM Morrison
Melbourne: President Ram Nath Kovind, the first Indian head of state to visit Australia, held talks with Prime minister Scott Morrison to step-up bilateral strategic ties as the two countries signed five agreements Thursday to boost investments and enhance cooperation. By Natasha Chaku
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Learn from successful Australian cricketers: Prez Kovind to Oz investors eying India
Melbourne: With India and Australia in the midst of a gripping season of cricket, President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday said Australian businesses looking to invest in the country should take a cue from Aussie cricketers who have made it big in India.
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India to open 'Passport Seva Kendras' in each 543 parliamentary constituencies: V K Singh
New York: The Indian government plans to open a 'Passport Seva Kendra' in each of the 543 parliamentary constituencies across the country by March next year to ensure convenient passport services to its people, Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh said here. By Yoshita Singh
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Ghosn gone: Nissan drives out chairman after arrest
Tokyo: Nissan board members voted unanimously to sack Carlos Ghosn as chairman on Thursday, a spectacular fall from grace for the once-revered boss whose arrest for financial misconduct stunned the car industry and the business world. (AFP)
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Pak rejects India's allegation of its involvement in Punjab blast
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday rejected allegations of its involvement in the Amritsar terror attack in which three people were killed amidst Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's accusation that the grenade used was similar to the ones being manufactured by the Pakistan Army. By Sajjad Hussain
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Saudi warns crown prince a 'red line' in Khashoggi probe
London: Saudi Arabia has warned criticism of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is a "red line", after Donald Trump heaped praise on the kingdom in defiance of warnings he was giving Riyadh a pass on a journalist's grisly murder.
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Greenhouse gas levels in atmosphere hit new high: UN
Geneva: The levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the main driver of climate change, have hit a new record high, the UN said Thursday, warning that the time to act was running out.
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