BJP demands public apology from Kharge over remarks on President Murmu

New Delhi, July 8 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today accused Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge of insulting President Droupadi Murmu and disrespecting her tribal identity through derogatory remarks and demanded a written public apology. At a press briefing here, BJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia also called for Kharge’s resignation, accusing him of displaying an…

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“Close to making deal with India”: Trump

Washington/ New Delhi, July 8 (UNI) US President Donald Trump today said Washington is inching close to making a trade deal with India even as he imposed tariffs on 14 nations. There have been hectic negotiations between the trade officials from Washington and New Delhi to finalise a tariff-reducing deal, but disagreements over dairy and…

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ADB announces regional peer-peer learning network to accelerate health coverage for Asia Pacific

Mandaluyong, July 8 (UNI) Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda announced the launch of the Universal Health Coverage Practitioners and Experts Knowledge Exchange and Resources (UHC PEERS) today, a regional peer-to-peer learning network designed to accelerate universal health coverage across the Asia-Pacific region. The announcement was made during ADB’s INclusive, Sustainable, Prosperous, and REsilient…

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Netanyahu nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

Washington, July 8 (UNI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington thanked him for his intervention in Tel Aviv’s war against Iran, and said that he had sent a letter to the Nobel Prize Committee to nominate the US leader for the Peace Prize. Before the high-profile…

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