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France plans pipeline from Spain to central Europe for new energy sources

France is looking into building a pipeline from the Iberian peninsula to the south of the country in a bid to open up new energy sources in the absence of natural gas from Russia

Bangladesh imports 36 F-7BGI aircraft from China to boost military supplies

China has been trying since a long time to emerge as a major defence exporter to India's neighbouring countries like Bangladesh, Pakistan etc

Sri Lanka to form unit to help restructure state-owned enterprises: Prez

He also said value-added tax will be increased from 12 to 15 per cent effective from September 1 and the retirement age of government and semi-government employees will be reduced to 60 years

UN Security Council renews travel ban, asset freeze under Mali sanctions

"The situation in Mali continues to constitute a threat to international peace and security in the region," the Council said on Tuesday in the resolution

Food aid ship with 37,000 MT wheat leaves Ukraine port for Yemen: UN agency

A ship chartered by the World Food Programme (WFP) carrying 37,000 metric tonne of wheat left the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Yuznhy for Yemen on Tuesday, the UN agency said in a statement

Putin expresses deepest sympathy at the death of Mikhail Gorbachev

The former Soviet leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate died in Moscow on Tuesday at the age of 91

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar protecting criminals and corrupt people, says BJP

Meanwhile, BJP MLC Samrat Chaudhary said that Tejashwi Yadav is giving statements like a goon

US Open: Dimitrov beats Johnson, takes revenge for Wimbledon ouster

The Bulgarian started and finished with a flourish and was barely troubled by the American to start Day 2 at the US Open

Flood alert in TN's Erode as water discharge for Mettur reservoir raised

The district administration officials told IANS that water could enter 50 to 75 houses by Tuesday evening and those residing in these places would be shifted to relief centres

Capt R S Sandhu to continue as Chief of Operations of Air India

Air India announced that Captain Rajwinder Singh Sandhu will continue to lead as Chief of Operations of the airline till further notice

Sri Lanka introduces five-year multiple entry tourist visa scheme

In an effort to boost the tourism industry amid the economic crisis, the Sri Lankan govt on Tuesday said the island nation has extended its multiple-entry tourist visa to five years

Meta testing two new tools to help users control what they see on Instagram

Meta on Tuesday said that it is testing two new ways to help users control what they see on Instagram

SC questions laxity in Centre's response in plea against J&K delimitation

Expressing dissatisfaction over the Centre's delay in responding to a plea challenging the J&K delimitation exercise, the Supreme Court questioned as to why the govt did not file the counter affidavit

G-23 only figment of imagination, there is only G-Congress: Jairam Ramesh

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said that the G-23 is only a figment of imagination and "there is only G-Congress"

BJP using Anna to target me: Kejriwal on Hazare's remark on liquor policy

Hours after Anna Hazare wrote to Arvind Kejriwal reminding him his own lines from book 'Swaraj' over Delhi's liquor policy, Kejriwal claimed that he (Hazare) is being used by the BJP to target him

Book air ticket with cheapest flight 21 days in advance: Centre to staff

The Centre has asked its employees to book air tickets with flights having the cheapest fare and at least 21 days prior to avail the most competitive fares and minimize the burden on the exchequer

Telangana govt to legally challenge Centre's order on power dues

The Telangana government has decided to wage a legal battle against the Centre's direction to pay Rs 6,757 crore power dues to Andhra Pradesh

As Mumbai's underground Metro-3 trials start, Shinde-Fadnavis duo slam MVA

Flagging off the train trials for Mumbai's first underground Metro-3 line, CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM slammed the erstwhile MVA government, blaming it for the delays

CEO's advice to freshers to work 18 hours a day sparks huge outrage

Shantanu Deshpande, Founder and Chief Executive of Bombay Shaving Company, faced severe criticism on social media for his LinkedIn post on Tuesday that advised freshers to work 18 hours a day

India has become the most powerful country in the world, says Rajnath Singh

India is no longer weak and has become the most powerful country in the world, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said