The Maldives on Sunday recorded 121 cases of COVID-19. The numbers increased to three digit figures after hovering below 100 for the six previous days
IMF’s Map of a Broken World has one Exception - India’s Growth and Resilience
India's contribution to the improved global growth outlook extends well beyond the immediate AI boom or the performance of energy-exporting economies. The IMF's assessment points instead to a combination of domestic demand, demographics, market expansion and structural reforms as important drivers of India's longer-term prospects.
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Pakistan to relax visa rules for Afghan nationals
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Lahore top cop apologises for remarks on motorway gang-rape victim
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Khalilzad in Islamabad amid intra-Afghan peace process
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Italian tourists highest in terms of 2020 tourist arrivals to Maldives
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Speaker Nasheed alleges ‘India Out’ calls in Maldives made by ISIS cells
Maldives Parliament Speaker, former President Mohamed Nasheed, said on Sunday that ‘India Out’ calls, demanding that all Indian military personnel be expelled from Maldives, are made by ISIS cells operating in Maldives
India's top selling automotive battery introduced to Maldives
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Indian envoy inaugurates Kolhufushi street light installation
Indian High Commissioner Sunjay Sudhir, on Monday, inaugurated the 'Kolhufushi streetlights project' in Meemu Atoll
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that major decisions will be taken during Parliament session beginning Monday with scussions on various subjects in both the houses
Hundreds of veterans rally against 'intolerant hooliganism' by Maharashtra's ruling Shiv Sena cadres
Hundreds of veterans including a retired Air Chief Marshal, 3 retired Vice Admirals and 5 Air Marshals have jointly come out in support of Navy veteran Madan Sharma, who was recently beaten up by goons, allegedly from the ruling Shiv Sena, for forwarding a cartoon of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray
