Ten Indian men and 24 Thai women have been arrested in Thailand on charges of forging documents and filing falsified papers to authorities about their marriages, media reports said on Wednesday.


10 Indian arrested in Thailand for fake marriages


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A team of French police officers along with one of their envoy has arrived here possibly to question a National Investigation Agency (NIA) undertrial, a Kerala intelligence official said on Wednesday.


2015 Paris attack: French team in Kochi to probe NIA undertrial


British national Christian Michel James, the middleman wanted in Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case, was extrdited to India on Tuesday night from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). He was taken straight to the CBI headquarters from the airport here.


Agusta middleman extradited to India, CBI takes custody


Christian Michel James, a British national and a middleman, on Tuesday was extradited to India, a development that comes as a boost to Indian agencies investigating the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case.


AgustaWestland middleman Christian Michel extradited to India


Christian Michel James, a British national and a middleman, has been extradited to India by the United Arab Emirates, a development that comes as a boost to Indian agencies investigating the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case.


AgustaWestland middleman Christian Michel being extradited to India


Christian James Michel, a British national and a middleman, has been extradited to India, a development that comes as a boost to Indian agencies investigating the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case.


AgustaWestland middleman Christian Michel to be extradited to India


Accusing the US of trying to push India away from Iran, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that Washington cannot stop Tehran from exporting oil and warned that no crude will be exported from the Persian Gulf if Iranian oil sales were blocked.


No oil will go through Persian Gulf if US targets Iranian sales: Rouhani


With 21 lakh e-visas issued this year till November 3, electronic visas now constitute around 40 per cent of the total number of visas issued to foreigners, Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba said on Tuesday.


40% foreigners visited India on e-visa: Top official


Preservation of cultural heritage is a promising sector and promoting cultural links is a priority for the strategic EU-India partnership, EU Ambassador to India Tomasz Kozlowski said on the sidelines of a two-day conference that seeks to strengthen EU-India collaboration in the fields of culture and heritage.


Promoting cultural links between EU-India a priority: EU envoy


Increased geo-political competition between Russia, the US and China, escalation of military-political confrontation and trade wars between these three nations and the possibility of a "Great War" in the Middle East are concerns for 2019, an international study has pointed out.


Escalation of military-political confrontation, trade wars likely in 2019: Eurasia Report


Officials from Nepal and China have agreed to complete ongoing bilateral economic and development cooperation projects in a timely manner, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said here.


China, Nepal agree to complete ongoing bilateral projects


US Secretary of Defence James Mattis met with Indian Minister of Defence Nirmala Sitharaman here at Pentagon on Monday, highlighting security cooperation between Washington and New Delhi.


US, India defence ministers reaffirm strong security ties


US President Donald Trump on Monday hailed the temporary trade truce he reached with China on the weekend as a "big leap forward" as Wall Street jumped upwards on the news.


Trump brags about China trade deal, Wall Street surges


Dozens of young Nepali women who hope to join the elite Gurkha regiment of the British Army took part in a rigorous training and exercise session in Kathmandu on Monday.


Nepalese women train to join elite British Army Gurhka forces


The head of NATO said on Monday that Russia needed to take immediate action in order to comply with a 1987 arms agreement aimed at eliminating intermediate and shorter-range missiles and asked it to release Ukrainian sailors and ships amid tensions between Moscow and Kiev.


NATO: Russia must release Ukrainian vessels, sailors


China's warships have intensified their patrols through the Taiwan Strait this year, Taiwan's Defence Ministry said on Monday.


Chinese warships intensify patrols in Taiwan Strait


Security cooperation between India and the US expanded and deepened over the last one year while bilateral trade and investment has reached new heights, US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster said on Monday.


US-India security cooperation deepened over last year: Envoy


China has agreed to cut tariffs on cars it imports from the US, President Donald Trump has said, after he negotiated a truce in the trade war with Beijing. The announcement boosted the financial markets.


Trump says China to cut tariffs on US cars; markets rise


China has agreed to cut tariffs on cars it imports from the US, President Donald Trump has said, a day after he negotiated a ceasefire in the trade war with Beijing.


China agrees to reduce tariffs on US cars: Trump


Qatar on Monday announced that it intends to withdraw from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) after nearly 60 years of membership in order to focus on its plans to increase natural gas production.


Qatar to pull out of OPEC


US Defence Secretary James Mattis has criticized Russia over its naval confrontation with Ukraine, saying Moscow had "brazenly" violated its agreement with the eastern European country.

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