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India contributed to global stability by buying Russian oil minister
Sacramento Sun - California
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Western media outlets have repeatedly questioned New Delhi over its energy ties with Moscow New Delhi's oil purchases from Moscow meet the country's consumer needs and have helped in maintaining stability in global oil prices, Hardeep Puri,...
India News | Andaman & Nicobar Command, Coast Guard Rescue 2 Foreign Nationals from Mid-sea
Latestly
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July 11, 2025
Port Blair, Jul 11 (PTI) The Andaman and Nicobar Command along with Indian Coast Guard rescued two foreign nationals from a US-registered sailing yacht which was adrift in extremely rough sea conditions due to engine and sail failure near the...
China has 90% of the rare earth that the world needs. America’s just getting started on its second mine
Fortune
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The developer of what would be the first new coal mine in Wyoming in decades plans to process the fossil fuel to extract hard-to-get metals that are crucial for tech products and military hardware. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, former West...
China cracks down on women writing gay erotica, some face up to 10 years in jail
Malay Mail
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July 11, 2025
BEIJING, July 11 — Chinese women who publish homoerotica online say they are being threatened with fines and jail time, as increasing enforcement of vague obscenity charges targets a rare space for LGBTQ identity and feminism. In recent months,...
China-Pakistan military cooperation: What it portends for India-China ties
The Week
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The recent India-Pakistan military conflict was an eye-opener for Indian security planners regarding the extensive scope and depth of military cooperation between Pakistan and China - and how it could impact on India's security in future - in the...
Japan says Chinese fighter operated close to intel aircraft
Janes
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A Chinese Xi'an JH-7 supersonic, twin-seat combat aircraft flies close to a Japanese YS-11EB surveillance aircraft in July 2025. (Japan Ministry of Defense) Just a few weeks after Tokyo complained about a Chinese combat aircraft having flown...
Chinese firm requests extension of Letter of Support for 1124 MW Kohala Hydropower Project
Profit by Pakistan Today
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July 11, 2025
Chinese firm, Kohala Hydropower Company Limited (KHCL) has expressed concern over recent revisions proposed in the draft Integrated Generation Capacity Expansion Plan (IGCEP) 2025-35, which retroactively altered the criteria for “Committed...
Japan plans to cut U.S. reliance as Ishiba urges greater self-sufficiency
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July 11, 2025
Japan is preparing to reduce its reliance on the United States for security, energy, and food as new U.S. tariffs approach. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Thursday that Japan must become more self-sufficient in key areas where it now...
China sets its first renewable standards for steel, cement and polysilicon
ETEnergyworld.com
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July 11, 2025
China has for the first time set renewable energy mandates for the steel, cement, and polysilicon industries, as well as for some data centres, according to a National Development and Reform Commission notice on Friday. Beijing's renewable...
Asia Cup Cricket: Fate of series hangs in balance as India, Sri Lanka refuse to attend key meeting in Bangladesh
Financial Express
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The future of the Asia Cup 2025 was thrown into fresh uncertainty after India and Sri Lanka declined to attend the upcoming Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting scheduled for July 24 in Dhaka, citing political unrest in Bangladesh, the host...
India News | Uttarakhand CM Directs Officials to Simplify Loan Processes to Ensure Maximum Benefits of Schemes
Latestly
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July 11, 2025
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India] July 11 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has directed officials to simplify loan processes under various central and state government schemes to ensure maximum benefits reach the people. During a...
India News | AAP Will Go It Alone in Bihar Assembly Polls: Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh
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July 11, 2025
Patna, July 11 (PTI) Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh on Friday said his party will contest the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections independently, even as he backed INDIA bloc's allegation of voter list manipulation at the behest of the BJP. In a...
Fulfil ‘wish list’ for peace before holding election, Asean urges Myanmar junta
South China Morning Post
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July 11, 2025
Southeast Asian leaders have called on the Myanmar junta to refrain from holding elections until it satisfies a “wish list” for peace by the country’s stakeholders, as the Asean bloc wraps up a meeting of foreign ministers. In closing remarks on...
China to militarise cyborg bees for covert operations and spying
GB News
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July 11, 2025
China is trying to militarise "cyborg bees" for covert operations and spying. Beijing's scientists are said to be testing out the insects' "enhanced stealth" by inserting controllers into their brains to direct where they fly. The hybrid winged...
India News | Shiv Sena Minister's cash Bag' Video Goes Viral, He Says Only Clothes in Bag
Latestly
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July 11, 2025
Mumbai, Jul 11 (PTI) A video of Maharashtra minister Sanjay Shirsat sitting in a room along with a partially opened bag containing what look like bundles of notes went viral on Friday. The Shiv Sena minister rubbished the claim that it was a money...
India News | No Evidence of Involvement in Conspiracy, Argues Senior Counsel for Shifa Ur-Rehman
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July 11, 2025
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): Delhi's Karkardooma Court on Friday heard arguements on the charge on behalf of accused Shifa Ur Rehman in the larger conspiracy of the Delhi riots case. It was submitted by the senior advocate for the accused...
India News | TN: Massive Fire Breaks out at Tar Processing Factory in Kanchipuram, Dousing Operations Underway
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July 11, 2025
Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 11 (ANI): A massive fire broke out at a tar processing factory located near Uthiramerur in Kanchipuram district on Friday. As per officials, fire and rescue teams from Uthiramerur have rushed to the spot....
India News | Books Discontinued in Rajasthan Schools as They Glorified Nehru-Gandhi Family, Says Minister
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July 11, 2025
Jaipur, Jul 11 (PTI) School students in Rajasthan will no longer study two-part supplementary textbooks with state Education Minister Madan Dilawar arguing that these reading materials are not required because they glorify the Nehru-Gandhi family...
India News | Karnataka Ministers Dismiss Power-sharing Buzz After Siddaramaiah Asserts He Will Serve Full Term
Latestly
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July 11, 2025
Bengaluru, Jul 11 (PTI) Ministers of the Congress government in Karnataka on Friday said that discussions around an unconfirmed talk of power-sharing agreement and a potential leadership change had lost relevance after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah...
India News | Haryana CM Saini Chairs High-level Meet on Law and Order
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July 11, 2025
Chandigarh, Jul 11 (PTI) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini chaired a high-level meeting here and issued directives to senior officers, emphasising that the law and order situation must remain intact throughout the state, and any disruptions...