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DAINIK NATION BUREAU A Government of Uttarakhand delegation led by Chief Minister, Trivendra Singh Rawat attended the Invest North Summit 2018, organized by High Commission of India in Singaporein collaboration with CII. The delegation visited Singapore to meet various potential investors in the country. The delegation comprises of senior Government of Uttarakhand officials like KS Pawar, Industrial Advisor to Chief ...

At least three persons, including the gunman, were dead in the deadly mass shooting that took place during a gaming tournament in the northern Florida city of Jacksonville on Sunday. “Three deceased individuals were located at the scene, one being the suspect. 13 victims: 11 with gunshot wounds, 2 with other injuries, 1 suspect deceased,” Jax Sheriff’s Office tweeted. Releasing ...

It’s the world’s number one killer among infectious diseases, but tuberculosis has been eclipsed by HIV/AIDS as a focus of global attention and donor funding. When world leaders gather at the United Nations next month, they will be asked to change that by committing to end the tuberculosis pandemic by 2030 and come up with USD 13 billion annually to ...

Three people were injured in the firing incident outside the underground station in London. The London Metropolitan Police tweeted, “Police officers are on the spot in the site of incident at Kingsbury on Monday, this incident is not related to terrorism, three injured have been taken to a hospital, there is no danger to anyone’s life.” A Metropolitan Police spokesman ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Imran Khan was sworn in as Pakistan’s new prime minister on Saturday, officially taking over the charge of power in the corruption-affected country nearly 22 years after the former cricket hero entered politics. Khan, 65, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), was administered the oath of office by President Mamnoon Hussain at a simple ceremony held ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan was elected as Pakistan’s new prime minister today after he defeated veteran politician Shahbaz Sharif in a one-sided election in the National Assembly. The election for the top post became just a formality after the Pakistan Peoples Party led by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari with 54 seats abstained from voting following a rift over ...

The Indian and Singapore navies will conduct joint exercises next month to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the maritime bilateral exercise between the two countries. Our excellent defence relationship is a reflection of deep mutual trust and a shared vision for the region, Indian High Commissioner Jawed Ashraf said in Singapore last night. This year, in just a few weeks ...

Hours before the rise of the very star it will study, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe launched from Florida Sunday to begin its journey to the Sun, where it will undertake a landmark mission. The spacecraft will transmit its first science observations in December, beginning a revolution in our understanding of the star that makes life on Earth possible. Roughly the ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe launched from Florida Sunday to begin its journey to the Sun, where it will undertake a landmark mission. The spacecraft will transmit its first science observations in December, beginning a revolution in our understanding of the star that makes life on Earth possible. Roughly the size of a small car, the spacecraft lifted off at 3:31 ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Pakistan’s Prime Minister-in-waiting Imran Khan has said his government will build a more “balanced and trustworthy” relationship with the US, asserting that the trust deficit between the two countries has resulted in many ups and downs in the bilateral ties. The relations between Pakistan and the US nosedived this January after President Donald Trump accused Islamabad of ...