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Ladakh faceoff: India, China hold flag meet; ambassador summoned
25 Sep 2014
The flag meeting comes on a Chinese request, but India has demanded restoration of the 'pre-September 10' status quo in the Chumar area
Russia strongly condemns US strikes against ISIL in Syria
24 Sep 2014
The fight against Islamic State militants is shifting regional dynamics, winning support from Arab nations that opposed previous US military inventions in the region
China’s Xi talks of war amidst border standoff with India
23 Sep 2014
There seems to be a clear disconnect between what the Chinese President Xi Jinping told PM Narendra Modi at their summit here last week and what he told the PLA commanders
200 armed militants set to fish in troubled Kashmir waters: Army
20 Sep 2014
The security forces have already foiled several attempts by the extremists to sneak into Kashmir Valley following the recent floods
Hackers linked with Chinese government repeatedly attacked US military contractors’ site: Probe
18 Sep 2014
US bombs begin to rain down on ISIL positions amid Paris talks
16 Sep 2014
The US has carried out its first air strike against Islamic State (IS) militants under a new strategy to "degrade and destroy" the group
Harvard's Wyss Institute to refine smart suit for US defence agency
16 Sep 2014
DARPA's Warrior Web program seeks to develop technologies to prevent and reduce musculoskeletal injuries for military personnel.
Fresh fighting around Donetsk threatens fragile Ukraine truce
15 Sep 2014
Sunday’s fighting appeared to be concentrated near Donetsk airport where the Ukraine military said it had driven back a major assault by insurgent fighters on Friday
US wins Arab support for fighting ISIL
12 Sep 2014
Over 100 dead as J&K flood situation worsens
06 Sep 2014
The flash floods have affected as many as 25,000 villages while over 450 villages have been submerged and 107 people have lost their lives so far
Centre alerts states as al-Qaeda video targets India
04 Sep 2014
Security agencies feel al-Qaeda could be looking for fresh recruitments in the sub-continent amidst diminishing influence in West and Central Asia with the rise of the ISIS
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
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Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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