India signed a deal with France on Monday to buy 26 Rafale fighter aircraft worth $7.4 billion for its navy, the Indian defence ministry said in a statement. India will…
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India on Wednesday suspended a water-sharing treaty with rival Pakistan, indicating it was blaming its neighbor for the previous day’s attack by gunman that killed 26 people in the Indian-controlled…
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International
Fugitive Mehul Choksi accused in nearly $2 bn bank fraud
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskIndia’s Enforcement Directorate told that fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi has been arrested in Belgium, seven years after details of his involvement in one of India’s biggest bank frauds became public.…
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EnvironmentInternational
Nearly 100 killed after heavy rain in India, Nepal
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskNearly 100 people have died since Wednesday after heavy rain lashed parts of India and Nepal, officials and media said, and the weather department has predicted more unseasonal rain for…
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Top News
Sikhs’ successful referendum to make Khalistan concludes in LA
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskThe voting process for the referendum to establish Khalistan in the city of Los Angeles, California successfully concluded on Monday. Over 35,000 Sikhs participated in the voting to create Khalistan…
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International
Curfew in Nagpur after violence over Mughal emperor’s tomb
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskA curfew has been imposed in parts of a city in India’s western state of Maharashtra after Hindu groups demanded the removal of the tomb of Aurangzeb, a 17th-century Mughal…
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International
India arrests crypto administrator with Russia links wanted by US
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskAuthorities in India have arrested a cryptocurrency exchange administrator wanted by the US for allegedly helping cybercriminals launder money and violate sanctions. Aleksej Besciokov, a Lithuanian citizen and Russian resident,…
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Technology
India’s Jio and Airtel ink deals to bring in Musk’s Starlink
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskIndia’s largest telecoms company Reliance Jio and its rival Bharti Airtel have signed separate deals with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring the Starlink internet service to the country. The move…
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International
India fumes as protester disrupts FM Jaishankar’s London visit
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskIndia on Thursday condemned a security breach during its foreign minister’s visit to London when a protester broke through a police cordon, stood in front of the minister’s car and…
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A Scottish Sikh man detained in India for seven years on terror charges has been cleared in one of nine cases against him. Jagtar Singh Johal from Dumbarton was arrested…