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FGN73 INDOPAK-LDALL DELEGATIONS **** India will not tolerate any nuclear blackmail and will strike decisively at terrorist hideouts: All-party delegations Singapore/Paris/Kinshasa: All-party parliamentary delegations on Tuesday made it clear that India will not tolerate any nuclear blackmail and will strike precisely and decisively at the terrorist hideouts developing under the cover of nuclear blackmail. **** FGN68 CHINA-4THLD EXPLOSION **** 5 killed, 19 injured, six missing in explosion at chemical plant in China Beijing: Five people were killed and six others reported missing after an explosion rocked one of the largest chemical plants in China on Tuesday, generating a huge fireball and sending plumes of smoke hundreds of feet into the air. **** FGN43 FRANCE-DELEGATION-PRASAD **** Distinction between state of Pakistan & terrorism has withered away: Ravi Shankar Prasad Paris: The distinction between the state of Pakistan and terrorism has now withered away, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Tuesday, underlining that terrorism as an instrument of state policy is a part of the military state in the neighbouring country. **** FGN41 MALDIVES-INDIA-DIPLOMAT **** India, Maldives share longstanding relationship built on mutual trust and confidence: Indian envoy Male: India and the Maldives share a longstanding relationship built on mutual trust and confidence, Indian High Commissioner G Balasubramanian has said, expressing hope that their ties will continue to strengthen. **** FGN44 BANGLA-PROTEST **** Bangladesh deploys paramilitary forces at secretariat as employees' protest enters 4th consecutive day Dhaka/New Delhi: Bangladesh's interim government led by Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday deployed paramilitary forces at the secretariat as protests by government employees against a new service law, which allows easier dismissal of officials for misconduct, entered the fourth consecutive day at the central administrative hub. **** FGN36 CHINA-BRI-DEBT **** China to collect record USD 22 bn BRI debt repayments from developing nations this year Beijing: China will turn from a capital provider to a debt collector of 75 developing countries, including the world's poorest and most vulnerable, this year as they are due to pay back a record USD 22 billion loans owed to Beijing, according to data released by an Australian think tank. **** FGN18 FRANCE-DELEGATION-LD DIASPORA **** Ravi Shankar Prasad exhorts Indian community in France to highlight India's fight against terror Paris: BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad exhorted members of the Indian community in France to make every effort to showcase Brand India as a beacon of peace that is fighting against the global curse of terrorism. **** FGN9 BAHRAIN-INDIA-DELEGATION **** Indian delegation engages in diplomatic outreach across Muslim world Manama (Bahrain): Workers at Kohinoor and Evershine, two souvenir shops right at the entrance of Bab Al Bahrain, were taken by surprise when Indian parliamentarians made a surprise appearance at this historical market area of Manama Souq. **** FGN54 PAK-IMRAN **** Imran Khan says he would prefer spending entire life in jail rather than bowing before tyranny Lahore: Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said he would prefer spending his entire life in prison rather than bowing before tyranny and oppression, in an apparent reference to the military establishment. **** FGN32 UK-LIVERPOOL-TOLL **** 4 children among 50 injured after car ploughs into crowd during Liverpool's Premier League football victory parade London: At least 50 people, including four children, have been injured after a car ploughed into a crowd during Liverpool's Premier League football victory parade. **** FGN19 CONGO-INDIA-DELEGATION **** Congo assures to 'echo' India's message against terrorism at all international fora Kinshasa: Congo has assured that it will 'echo' India's message against terrorism at all international fora where the Central African nation is a member, during the visit of an all-party delegation led by Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Eknath Shinde here to highlight New Delhi's zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism and expose Pakistan's alleged links to cross-border terror activities. **** FGN6 NEPAL-EVEREST-RECORD **** Nepalese Sherpa guide scales Mount Everest for 31st time breaking own record Kathmandu: Famed Nepalese Sherpa guide Kami Rita on Tuesday scaled Mount Everest for the 31st time, breaking his own record for the most successful ascents of the world's highest mountain. **** FGN29 NEPAL-MINISTER-HIMALAYAS **** Nepal committed to protecting Himalayas: senior minister Kathmandu: Nepal is committed to protecting the Himalayas whose future is threatened by climate change and global warming, a senior minister said on Tuesday. **** FGN34 PAK-POLIO-LD ATTACK **** Gunmen kill policeman providing security to polio vaccination team in Pak's Balochistan Islamabad: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a police personnel guarding a polio vaccination team in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on Tuesday before escaping from the scene, officials said. **** PTI GRS GRS GRS
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