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Dubai, Dec 2: In a new historic achievement, the UAE passport has become the strongest passport and now ranked first globally. The exceptional achievement on December 1, 2018, coincides with the 'Year of Zayed' and country's 47th National Day, and is added to country's numerous accomplishments in various domains. في يومنا الوطني المجيد .. توالت إنجازاتنا .. قبل قليل صنف مؤشر passport index جواز

Paris, Dec 2: France will consider imposing a state of emergency to prevent a recurrence of some of the worst civil unrest in more than a decade and urged peaceful protesters to come to the negotiating table, government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux said on Sunday. Groups of young men with faces masked, some carrying metal bars and axes, rioted on the streets of central Paris on Saturday, setting a

New Delhi, Nov 2: China has not accepted India's proposal to carry out bilateral trade in local currencies which was aimed at bridging the ballooning trade deficit with the neighbouring country, an official said on Sunday. India's exports to China stood at only USD 13.4 billion, imports aggregated to USD 76.4 billion in 2017-18, leaving a trade deficit of USD 63 billion. It was USD 51.11 billion

Hyderabad, Dec 2: Firing a fresh salvo at the BJP government at the Centre, All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led ruling party will be badly defeated in the assembly elections in Telangana as the ''Allah is with them''. The AIMIM made these remarks while addressing an election rally in Maqta, Khairatabad in the poll

New Delhi, Dec 2: Amid concerns raised by the Opposition parties over the security of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), the Election Commission of India (ECI) has admitted that the cameras installed at an EVM strong room in Madhya Pradesh did not work for over an hour. According to reports, the CCTVs installed in the strong room did not function for over an hour due to an unprecedented power cut

New Delhi, Dec 2: Amid concerns raised by the Opposition parties over the security of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), the Election Commission of India (ECI) has admitted that the cameras installed at an EVM strong room in Madhya Pradesh did not work for over an hour. According to reports, the CCTVs installed in the strong room did not function for over an hour due to an unprecedented power cut

Washington, Dec 2: The admiral leading US Navy operations in the Middle East was found dead Saturday in Bahrain, the military branch said, adding that no foul play was suspected in the case. Vice admiral Scott Stearney, who began his post as commander of US Naval Forces Central Command -- including the US Fifth Fleet -- and Combined Maritime Forces in May, was found dead at his residence in the

Buenos Aires, Dec 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced that India will host the G20 summit in 2022, the year the country would celebrate the 75th anniversary of its Independence. The G20 is a grouping of the world's 20 major economies. PM Modi made the announcement at the closing ceremony of the two-day summit held here in Argentina's capital. Italy was to host the international

Jaipur, Dec 2:Going beyond the slur used against Prime Minister Narendra Modi by Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Punjab minister Navjot Sidhu Saturday said even the "watchman's dog" was into stealing. Addressing an election rally at Khairthal in Alwar district, Sidhu alleged corruption in the Modi government's deal with France to purchase 36 Rafale military aircraft, a charge repeatedly denied by

Thiruvanathapuram, Dec 1: Kerala Police Department has given cash prizes to women police officials who arrested Hindu Aikya Vedi (HAV) state unit president KP Sasikala at Marakkoottam on November 16. Sasikala, who is over 50 years of age, was arrested for continuing protests along with her group and Sabarimala Karma Samithi against the entry of menstruating women into Lord Ayyappa’s shrine after