Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday said that the US officials have retreated from their earlier stance to cut down Iran's oil exports to zero.


US retreats step-by-step on oil sanctions: Rouhani


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At least 20 people were killed on Wednesday when a military helicopter crashed in Afghanistan's Farah province. The dead included the region's deputy commander and local politicians.


20 killed in Afghan military helicopter crash


US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visited the Pittsburgh synagogue where on the weekend a gunman who has espoused anti-Semitic views online massacred 11 people, while hundreds of protesters denounced the president's seeming reluctance to frankly and clearly condemn white supremacism.


Trump visits Pittsburgh synagogue amid protests


Several offices at the State Capitol in the US' Texas were briefly evacuated on Tuesday due to a suspicious package.


Texas State Capitol briefly evacuated due to suspicious package


The Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) on Tuesday signed a Rs 2,435.15 crore contract with the Ministry of Defence for designing, constructing and supplying four survey vessels for the Indian Navy, an official release said here.


GRSE inks Rs 2435.15 cr contract with Defence Ministry


India, Russia and Iran will hold a trilateral meeting on the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) on November 23 to make the 7,200-km-long ship, road, and rail route operational soon, an official statement said on Monday.


India, Russia, Iran to meet on North-South Corridor on Nov 23


In what could be seen as remarks hinting at China, India and Japan on Monday called for a "free and open" Indo-Pacific and agreed to hold a 2+2 dialogue of foreign and defence ministers of the two countries.


India, Japan commit to further concretise cooperation in Indo-Pacific


India and Japan will start a 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue involving their respective foreign and defence ministers to work for peace and stability in the world, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Narendra Modi said on Monday.


India, Japan to start 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue


India and Qatar on Monday established a joint commission to review all bilateral matters, as well as regional and global issues of mutual interest.


India, Qatar establish joint commission


Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday gifted his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe two handcrafted stone bowls and durries.


Modi gifts Japanese PM handcrafted stone bowls, durries


Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier has said that Reliance was the best to deliver what they wanted in the deal by India to procure Rafale fighter jets and the unit price of 36 aircraft to be delivered in a fly-away condition was the same as that of 18 that were part of the deal negotiated by the UPA government.


Reliance was best to deliver what we wanted: Dassault CEO


Unidentified gunmen on Saturday abducted a civilian who owns a house in Kulgam district where a few days ago seven civilians died in an explosion after three militants were killed in a gunfight there.


Gunmen abduct houseowner in Kulgam


The Border Security Force (BSF) has seized smuggled silver ornaments worth Rs 2.27 lakh from West Bengal's Nadia district, an official said on Saturday.


Silver ornaments worth Rs 2.27 lakh seized in Bengal


Police on Saturday seized properties of an alleged Maoists agent in Jharkhand's Giridih district.


Maoists agent's property seized in Jharkhand


Twitter has apologised for failing to act on threatening tweets made by Cesar Sayoc who is suspected of sending improvised explosive devices to Democratic leaders and critics of US President Donald Trump.


Twitter 'deeply sorry' for failing to act on threatening tweets


A spy working for Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence has been arrested from Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Saturday.


Suspected ISI agent held in Uttar Pradesh


Two new suspicious packages targeting Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris and billionaire political activist Tom Steyer -- both Democrats -- have been recovered even as federal officials arrested a Florida man accused of sending pipe bombs to critics of President Donald Trump.


Suspicious package sent to Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris


A man masquerading as an officer was arrested here in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday while trying to sneak into a high-security Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp, police said.


One nabbed trying to sneak into UP CRPF camp


Authorities on Friday recovered two more potential explosive devices, one addressed to Democratic Senator Cory Booker and the other to former Director of national intelligence James R. Clapper Jr.


More suspicious mail targets Trump critics


China and Japan, arch rivals in Asia, on Friday warmed up to each other as both countries stuck a slew of deals and pledged to improve their ties as the US cranks up pressure on them for trade concessions.


China, Japan come close under shadow of Trump


American law enforcement officials were examining clues to find who sent 10 packages containing what appeared to be explosive materials to prominent Democrats, critics of President Donald Trump and to CNN's New York offices as authorities have classified the incidents as domestic terrorism.

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