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India plans reinsurance fund to cover refiners using Iranian oil

New Delhi: India plans to set up a fund to back local insurers providing cover for refiners processing Iranian oil after companies warned they...

16-year-old girl gangraped by three men

SITAPUR (UP) India: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped by three men in Alahiapur village here, The Dispatch News Desk (DND) reports.The girl was...

Who will rape a mother of four, asks UP ASP to rape victim

Deoria (UP), India: The insensitivity of the Uttar Pradesh Police today came to the fore, as a senior police officer was caught on camera...

North Bengal’s tour operators optimistic despite Gorkhaland agitation

DARJEELING: It has been a decent summer so far for north Bengal's tourism industry, one of the mainstays of the hill district's economy along...

Google chairman highlights Indian government’s mistake

New Delhi: Google chairman Eric Schmidt has warned that India is lagging badly behind in harnessing the power of the internet because of its...

India votes against Sri Lanka at UNHRC

GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday adopted a US-sponsored resolution on human rights violation in Sri Lanka with 25 countries, including India,...

Pakistan rejects Indian allegations of involvement in 1993 Mumbai blasts

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday categorically rejected allegations leveled by India’s top court that Pakistani government agencies were involved in the 1993 Mumbai bombings that...

Pakistan assures its commitment to have good ties with India

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday reiterated its commitment to have good relations with India through resolving all outstanding issues, Dispatch News Desk (DND) reported. In a...

India’s top court alleges Pakistan, ISI played vital role in training accused in 1993 Mumbai bombings

NEW DELHI: Indian Supreme Court on Thursday accused Pakistan and its spy agency Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) of playing a vital role in imparting...

Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman passes away in Singapore

DHAKA: Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman passed away on Wednesday in a Singapore hospital after suffering from kidney and respiratory problems, embassy officials said. The 84-year-old...

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