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Jul 15: The US House of Representatives has passed a dollor 621.5 billion defence expenditure bill that proposes to advance defence cooperation with India. An amendment in this regard, moved by Indian-American Congressman Ami Bera, was adopted by a voice vote by the House as part of the National Defense Authorisation Act (NDAA) 2018, beginning October 1 this year. NDAA-2018 was passed by the House

Washington, Jul 14: President Donald Trump was captured complimenting the French president's wife's appearance on Thursday as he toured a famous Paris landmark. Video footage posted on the French government's official Facebook page showed Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron and their wives chatting after their tour of the museums at Les Invalides. As they were saying their good-byes, Trump

Shenyang (China), Jul 13: China's Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo died today while still in custody following a battle with cancer, authorities said, after officials ignored international pleas to let him spend his final days free and abroad. The prominent democracy advocate died aged 61, more than a month after he was transferred from prison to a heavily- guarded hospital to be treated for late-stage

Kashgar, Jul 13: Worshippers quietly passed through metal detectors as they entered the central mosque in China's far western city of Kashgar under the stern gaze of stone- faced police officers. The increasingly strict curbs imposed on the mostly Muslim Uighur population have stifled life in the tense Xinjiang region, where beards are partially banned and no one is allowed to pray in public. For

Sanaa, Jul 13: United Nations officials have warned that the conflict in the Arab world's poorest nation is intensifying daily, with armed groups expanding, thousands facing the cholera epidemic, and seven million "on the cusp of famine". Speaking before the UN Security Council on Wednesday, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, UN special envoy to Yemen, called on all parties "to act for the sake of peace,"

Brasilia, Jul 13: Former Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a top contender to win next year's presidential election, was convicted on corruption charges on Wednesday and sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison. The ruling marked a stunning fall for Lula, one of the country's most popular politicians, and a serious blow to his chances of a political comeback. The former union leader, who

Houston, Jul 12: An Indian-origin psychiatrist couple was killed when their private plane crashed in the US state of Ohio, police officials said on Wednesday. Umamaheswara Kalapatapu, 63, and his wife Sitha-Gita Kalapatapu, 61, both of Logansport, were killed in the crash, according to a media release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The Piper Archer PA-28 piloted by Umamaheswara is believed to

Islamabad, Jul 11: In a setback to Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif, a Supreme Court-ordered probe panel in its final report on the Panamagate on Monday recommended filing of a corruption case against him and his children after finding "significant" disparities in their income and actual wealth. The six-member Joint Investigation Team (JIT) that probed the Sharif family's business dealings in its report

Beijing, Jul 10: A "third country's" Army could enter Kashmir at Pakistan's request, using the "same logic" the Indian Army used to stop the Chinese military from constructing a road in the Doklam area in the Sikkim sector on behalf of Bhutan, an analyst at a Chinese think tank said. "Even if India were requested to defend Bhutan's territory, this could only be limited to its established territory

New Delhi, Jul 9: Her simple greeting 'Hi' on Twitter has garnered over 3,50,000 followers in no more than 14 hours. Youngest-ever Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai has joined Twitter on Friday. It has barely been a day and as of now, her Twitter handle has accumulated nearly 4,69,000 followers. Hi, Twitter. — Malala (@Malala) July 7, 2017 Yousafzai's first Twitter post has assembled nearly 2