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Our effort not to penalise great strategic partner like India, says Pompeo on India buying Russian S400 missile

As India and the US concluded their much awaited 2+2 dialogue in New Delhi, the US gave India elbow room to manoeuvre through the contentious Russian S400 missile defence system.

British Navy warship sails near South China Sea islands, angers China

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Beijing expressed anger on Thursday (September 6) after a British Royal Navy warship sailed close to islands claimed by China in the South China Sea late last month, saying Britain was engaged in "provocation" and that it had lodged a strong complaint.

Musk launches new attack on British Thai cave rescuer, calls him 'child rapist'

Tesla Chief Elon Musk has launched another scathing attack on the British diver who helped rescue the 12 boys from a cave in Thailand, calling him a child rapist. 

Hours after dissolving assembly, KCR announces list of 105 candidates

Hours after dissolving the assembly, Telangana chief minister and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) party chief  K Chandrashekhar Rao announcing a list of 105 candidates for the assembly elections today.

Harbhajan Singh slams Indian selectors, says 'different rules for different people'

Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh slammed the Indian selectors for being biased. Singh expressed surprise at the selectors' decision to not include Mayank Agarwal for the upcoming Asia Cup 2018.