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Iraq and Iran collaborate together on border cooperation and trade

Iran and Iraq on Saturday have jointly collaborated on enhancing the border cooperation and trade between the neighbouring countries which have been affected by the pandemic’s crisis. As per the data collected from a government website, President Hassan Rouhani told Fuad Hussein (Iraqi Foreign Minister), “We remain committed to increasing political, economic and cultural cooperation…

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Violent protests in 4 Rajasthan districts, Internet suspended and section 144 imposed

Violent protests happened in Dungarpur district of Rajasthan by the youth over the escalated matter of teacher recruitment examination, as a result of which, Internet has been suspended and Section 144 is imposed in the four tribal districts of Southern Rajasthan. The protests began on Thursday when hundreds of tribal youth gathered around National Highway…

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PM Modi hosts Sri Lankan counterpart Mahindra Rajapaksha in a virtual summit

India in a virtual bilateral meet with Sri Lanka asked them to work on enforcing constitutional provisions channelized towards giving more consideration to the Tamil-inhabited areas in terms of power. Though, India announced $15 million grant to promote ties between the two countries. The virtual bilateral meet focused on building mutual peace and reconciliation, maritime…

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Costa Rica proceeds to pre-order over one million doses of COVAX vaccines

The Costa Rican government confirmed the news on Friday about its agreement with the World Health Organization (WHO) for the COVAX facility vaccine programme and thus proceed to pre-order over one million doses of Coronavirus vaccine after its availability. The number of pre-ordered vaccines account to only one-fifth of the total population of the country….

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Kannada cinema drug racket case: Ragini Dwivedi and Sanjjanaa Galrani to be in ED’s custody for 5 days

Enforcement Directorate (ED) got the custody of five days for Kannada film actresses Ragini Dwivedi and Sanjjanaa Galrani and three others arrested as granted by a special court. The five of them have been charged with not just consumption of drugs but also supplying them via the drug peddlers. The ED has revealed the details…

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