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New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI):Congress leader Rahul Gandhi challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi again over public debate and claimed that he is ready but the PM will disagree, adding that PM Modi is incapable of answering questions about his "links" with a few favoured businessmen and how he "misused" electoral bonds. "He (PM Narendra Modi) gave 30-35 interviews to the same 5-10 journalists. 2-3 intellectuals and jou

New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): After AAP released a set of videos claiming that they showed the truth behind MP Swati Maliwal's assault allegation, the MP claimed on Saturday that they (AAP) formatted the phone and deleted the entire video. On Saturday the AAP posted a set of videos on its X account saying "This video exposes the truth behind Swati Maliwal's allegations." The voice-over in the video released by the AAP

Banda (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 18 (ANI): Taking a jibe at Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and his wife Dimple Yadav, Union Home Amit Shah claimed that they did not attend the Pran Pratishtha as they were afraid of their "vote bank.""Their vote bank is not you (the public), their vote bank are those intruders... They have left no stone unturned for their vote bank politics," he said. Amit Shah on Saturday addresse

New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): The Defence Ministry on Saturday refuted reports of a DRDO-installed Chinook Helicopter Model from Lucknow going missing. Defence Ministry spokesperson Bharat Bhushan Babu has clarified that Chinook is made by Boeing and "DRDO has never installed any Helicopter Model at Lucknow anytime."It also said that Defence Expo 2020 was an incident-free exhibition and no product or model went missing

An ?acute phase of the military-political confrontation with the West is in full swing,? Moscow's foreign minister has said

PEZINOK, Slovakia - The man accused of attempting to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was ordered to remain behind bars Saturday. Fico is in serious but stable condition after surviving multiple gunshots, officials said.

HARARE, May 18 (Xinhua) -- At a farm in Marondera, about 80 kilometers east of the Zimbabwean capital Harare, blueberries are ripening in May. Workers carefully pick the plump berries from the shrubs, ensuring not to damage the delicate fruit.

New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Barrrackpore constituency, one of the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal where the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) faces an uphill task against Bharatiya Janata Party's Bahubali incumbent MP Arjun Singh. Arjun Singh, who moved to the BJP before the 2019 election after being denied ticket by the TMC. Notably, he switched sides many times. He, after winning the 2019 election from the

ADDIS ABABA, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopian Airlines, Africa's largest and fastest-growing airline, inaugurated a Chinese-built domestic passenger terminal in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, on Saturday.

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HARBIN, May 18 (Xinhua) -- The rich aroma of coffee brought visitors to a corner of the eighth China-Russia Expo exhibition area in northeast China's Heilongjiang

PARIS, France: This week, Paris City Hall and the city's garbage collectors reached a deal to lift the strike notice that had threatened to leave the French capital facing piles of rubbish during the Olympic Games.

HELSINKI, Finland: This week, Finland's national carrier, Finnair, said that after two of its planes were prevented from landing in Estonia's second-largest city, Tartu, last month because of GPS disruptions, it will resume flights to the city in June.

New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Addressing a session on "Co-Creating the Future Responsibly: The Role of Business" at CII's Annual Business Summit in New Delhi today, Dr V Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Advisor, Government of India, said there is an opportunity and a need for raising the share of manufacturing in the economy. "As India progresses from being the tenth largest to the fifth largest economy, aspirations

Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], May 18 (ANI): Kyrgyzstan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that the situation in Bishkek is calm and under full control and all necessary measures have been taken to ensure security and maintain peace and stability. The Kyrgyzstan Ministry said that destructive forces are deliberately disseminating untrue and false information about the situation in the country in foreign media outlets and socia

Karachi [Pakistan], May 18 (ANI): With the rise in mercury levels, load-sheddings in different cities of Sindh province of Pakistan have made the lives of people a living hell and consistent load-shedding has caused chaos among the people of the region. Mauhaumad Ovais, a resident of Karachi spoke about no electricity for a longer duration in those parts of the country where the people could not afford to pay inflated bil

PEZINOK, Slovakia - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's condition was stable but serious Saturday as the man accused of trying to assassinate him faced his first court appearance.

NEW DELHI - Parts of northwest India sweltered under scorching temperatures Saturday, with the capital, New Delhi, under a severe weather alert as extreme temperatures struck parts of the country.

YANGON, May 18 (Xinhua) -- On International Museum Day, which falls on Saturday, children in Myanmar visited museums, including the Elephant Museum in Yangon Zoological Garden in Yangon.

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An aerial drone photo taken on May 12, 2024 shows a section of a Chinese-built road inside Murchison Falls National Park in northwest Uganda. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

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Tel Aviv [Israel], May 18 (ANI/TPS): The US Navy completed the installation of a floating pier off the coast of Gaza, with humanitarian aid deliveries to begin "in the coming days," US Central Command announced. "Trucks carrying humanitarian assistance are expected to begin moving ashore in the coming days. The United Nations will receive the aid and coordinate its distribution into Gaza," Centcom said on X, formerly know

Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 18 (ANI/WAM): The Asian Development Bank (ADB)'s partners committed USD 16.4 billion in cofinancing in 2023, up by 44 per cent from the previous year. This bolstered ADB's efforts to tackle the complex challenges faced by developing member countries, as reported in ADB's Partnership Report 2023: Climate Action, Sustainable Development. "Working hand in hand with partners, ADB is accelerating climate a

Tel Aviv [Israel], May 18 (ANI/TPS): The US Navy completed the installation of a floating pier off the coast of Gaza, with humanitarian aid deliveries to begin "in the coming days," US Central Command announced. "Trucks carrying humanitarian assistance are expected to begin moving ashore in the coming days. The United Nations will receive the aid and coordinate its distribution into Gaza," Centcom said on X, formerly know

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BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) -- With a clai

Tel Aviv [Israel], May 18 (ANI/TPS): Israel's two chief rabbis instructed worshipers not to travel to a holy site on Mount Meron during the upcoming holiday of Lag B'Omer because of the war. Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef and Rabbi David Lau instead told pilgrims to follow the instructions of security services. The Israeli military's Home Front Command canceled this year's traditional celebrations on Mount Meron following a security

New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Rajesh Kumar Singh, Secretary of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), shared an optimistic vision for India's economic trajectory at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Annual Business Summit 2024, in New Delhi on Saturday. In the the Plenary Session 15, titled "Future of Competitive India: Should India Have an Integrated Trade, InvestmentIndustrial P