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Pakistan Denied GST Relief On Condoms By IMF Despite Population Boom
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has declined Pakistan's request to immediately scrap the 18 per cent General Sales Tax (GST) on contraceptives, dealing a blow to the government's push to make birth control more affordable.
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Siddaramaiah's 'Plan' In Case Congress Wants To Promote DK Shivakumar
The Congress' 'leadership games', the Karnataka edition, kicked into high gear Thursday with Siddaramaiah's camp on standby to descend on Delhi and pressure the party into retaining their man as chief minister.
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Rifts Deepen In INDIA Bloc After Bihar Rout, Key Allies Weigh Exit Options
The INDIA alliance is grappling with its most serious internal rupture yet after its crushing defeat in Bihar, with several regional partners openly questioning the Congress-led coalition's strategy, leadership and credibility.
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Ex-Minister On Why He Didn't Speak To Mumbai Hostage Taker, Despite His Demand
During the three-hour hostage crisis in Mumbai in which 17 children and two adults were held captive by filmmaker Rohit Arya at a studio, he kept asking to speak to former school education minister Deepak Kesarkar.
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Afghanistan, Pakistan Agree To Extend Ceasefire After Talks In Turkey
After days of tense diplomacy in Istanbul, Afghanistan and Pakistan have concluded their high-stakes negotiations aimed at defusing the simmering crisis along their volatile border.
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Trump Says He Will "Solve" Afghanistan-Pakistan Crisis "Very Quickly"
US President Donald Trump said Sunday he will solve the Afghanistan-Pakistan crisis "very quickly," as peace talks between the warring neighbours entered a second day.
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What Taliban Said About Pakistan's 'Proxy War' Charge Against India
Kabul has dismissed Islamabad's allegations that India played any role in the recent clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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All About Durand Line, Afghan-Pak Border That Kabul Refuses To Recognise
Following the Afghanistan-Pakistan peace talks in Doha, the Taliban's Defence Minister, Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, accused Pakistan of creating a false narrative about the Durand Line-- the international boundary line between both nations.
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Pakistan, Afghanistan Agree To Ceasefire After Days Of Deadly Clashes
Afghan and Pakistani delegations were in the Qatari capital, Doha, on Saturday, for talks on defusing the deadliest crisis between them in several years, after more than a week of fighting killed dozens of people and injured hundreds on both sides.
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Afghan, Pakistani Delegations Head To Doha To Resolve Deadly Border Clashes
Afghan and Pakistani delegations are heading to the Qatari capital Doha to defuse the deadliest crisis between them in several years, after more than a week of fighting that killed dozens of people and injured hundreds on both sides.
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Iran's Clerical Leaders Face Existential Crisis After UN Sanctions
The UN reimposed sanctions on Iran after last-ditch talks between Tehran and European powers failed to resolve the latest of decades of standoffs over Iran's nuclear program.
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Naga Body Suspends Indefinite 'Trade Embargo' in Manipur
The United Naga Council (UNC) in Manipur on Thursday announced the suspension of its indefinite "trade embargo" after the state government assured that tripartite talks would resume on contentious issues surrounding the India-Myanmar border fencing.
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"Crazy Talk": RFK Jr, US Senators Spar Over Covid Vaccines In Fiery Hearing
Robert F Kennedy Jr, head of US Health and Human Services, batted away critics who questioned his moves to restrict vaccine access during a fiery Senate hearing.
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US State Department Fires Staff After Dispute Over Israel-Gaza Talking Points
The State Department has fired a press officer who was responsible for drafting Trump administration talking points about policy toward Israel and Gaza after complaints from the US Embassy in Jerusalem.
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Gaza Aid Ship With 1,200 Tons Of Food Nears Israeli Port After Leaving Cyprus
Post setting off from Cyprus, a ship loaded with 1,200 tons of food aid for the Gaza Strip was approaching the Israeli port of Ashdod on Tuesday in a renewed effort to alleviate the worsening crisis, as famine threatens the Palestinian territory.
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Pakistan Denied GST Relief On Condoms By IMF Despite Population Boom
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has declined Pakistan's request to immediately scrap the 18 per cent General Sales Tax (GST) on contraceptives, dealing a blow to the government's push to make birth control more affordable.
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Siddaramaiah's 'Plan' In Case Congress Wants To Promote DK Shivakumar
The Congress' 'leadership games', the Karnataka edition, kicked into high gear Thursday with Siddaramaiah's camp on standby to descend on Delhi and pressure the party into retaining their man as chief minister.
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Rifts Deepen In INDIA Bloc After Bihar Rout, Key Allies Weigh Exit Options
The INDIA alliance is grappling with its most serious internal rupture yet after its crushing defeat in Bihar, with several regional partners openly questioning the Congress-led coalition's strategy, leadership and credibility.
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Ex-Minister On Why He Didn't Speak To Mumbai Hostage Taker, Despite His Demand
During the three-hour hostage crisis in Mumbai in which 17 children and two adults were held captive by filmmaker Rohit Arya at a studio, he kept asking to speak to former school education minister Deepak Kesarkar.
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Afghanistan, Pakistan Agree To Extend Ceasefire After Talks In Turkey
After days of tense diplomacy in Istanbul, Afghanistan and Pakistan have concluded their high-stakes negotiations aimed at defusing the simmering crisis along their volatile border.
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Trump Says He Will "Solve" Afghanistan-Pakistan Crisis "Very Quickly"
US President Donald Trump said Sunday he will solve the Afghanistan-Pakistan crisis "very quickly," as peace talks between the warring neighbours entered a second day.
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What Taliban Said About Pakistan's 'Proxy War' Charge Against India
Kabul has dismissed Islamabad's allegations that India played any role in the recent clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
-
All About Durand Line, Afghan-Pak Border That Kabul Refuses To Recognise
Following the Afghanistan-Pakistan peace talks in Doha, the Taliban's Defence Minister, Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, accused Pakistan of creating a false narrative about the Durand Line-- the international boundary line between both nations.
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Pakistan, Afghanistan Agree To Ceasefire After Days Of Deadly Clashes
Afghan and Pakistani delegations were in the Qatari capital, Doha, on Saturday, for talks on defusing the deadliest crisis between them in several years, after more than a week of fighting killed dozens of people and injured hundreds on both sides.
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Afghan, Pakistani Delegations Head To Doha To Resolve Deadly Border Clashes
Afghan and Pakistani delegations are heading to the Qatari capital Doha to defuse the deadliest crisis between them in several years, after more than a week of fighting that killed dozens of people and injured hundreds on both sides.
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Iran's Clerical Leaders Face Existential Crisis After UN Sanctions
The UN reimposed sanctions on Iran after last-ditch talks between Tehran and European powers failed to resolve the latest of decades of standoffs over Iran's nuclear program.
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Naga Body Suspends Indefinite 'Trade Embargo' in Manipur
The United Naga Council (UNC) in Manipur on Thursday announced the suspension of its indefinite "trade embargo" after the state government assured that tripartite talks would resume on contentious issues surrounding the India-Myanmar border fencing.
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"Crazy Talk": RFK Jr, US Senators Spar Over Covid Vaccines In Fiery Hearing
Robert F Kennedy Jr, head of US Health and Human Services, batted away critics who questioned his moves to restrict vaccine access during a fiery Senate hearing.
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US State Department Fires Staff After Dispute Over Israel-Gaza Talking Points
The State Department has fired a press officer who was responsible for drafting Trump administration talking points about policy toward Israel and Gaza after complaints from the US Embassy in Jerusalem.
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Gaza Aid Ship With 1,200 Tons Of Food Nears Israeli Port After Leaving Cyprus
Post setting off from Cyprus, a ship loaded with 1,200 tons of food aid for the Gaza Strip was approaching the Israeli port of Ashdod on Tuesday in a renewed effort to alleviate the worsening crisis, as famine threatens the Palestinian territory.
