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Singapore shares fell for a third consecutive session and were poised for their biggest weekly decline in nearly two years, as banking shares came under pressure over concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve may reduce its monetary stimulus programme. The Straits ...

In what is the Indian Army's first response to the three-week-long intrusion by Chinese troops into Indian territory in Ladakh this April, India's Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General KT Parnaik... Related Stories Pakistan violates ceasefire after ...

A government panel on Tuesday proposed raising foreign investment limits in sectors like defence, multi-brand retail and telecommunications, to spur investment in the country and tide over the Current Account Deficit woes. "We have submitted the report to the Finance Minister. Action will be taken on it as and when the government decides. Policy is with DIPP so finally they will take a call. This is just our recommendation," Economic Affairs Secretary Arvind Mayaram said. The committee, which ...

Roger Federer clinched his first title of the season before the start of his Wimbledon defence when he battled back from a set down to beat Russia's Mikhail Youzhny 6-7(5),6-3, 6-4 and win the Halle Open on Sunday. The World No 3, who has now won the Wimbledon warm-up event on grass six times, needed to dig deep for his 77th career title and extend his head-to-head with Youzhny to an impressive 15-0. "I have won a lot in my career but not recently," said Federer, whose last tournament win was ...

(AFP) - Pakistan's new government announced Wednesday a 10 percent increase in defence spending a week after taking office, despite a crippling budget deficit of 8.8 percent. The budget for fiscal year 2013-14, which begins July 1, comes against a ...

Defence lawyers at the court-martial of Army Pfc Bradley Manning are attacking the government's assertion he started sending classified information to WikiLeaks within weeks of starting work as an intelligence analyst in Iraq in 2009. An Army ...

\\r\\n\\r\\n How will Europe provide for its security in the future? The challenges we face are changing and becoming more complex, requiring investment in new technologies in cyber security for example. But defence spending has been declining, ...

CBI has sent one of its investigating officers along with a Defence Ministry team to Milan to attend a trial related to alleged corruption by AgustaWestland and Finmeccanica executives in clinching th... Related Stories Narendra Modi may visit Advani today, ...

Headline indices of the Asia Pacific market kickoff the week starting Monday, June 17, 2013 with encouraging tone, as investors chased for bargain buying following sharp correction last week. Regional market declined in previous week amid jitters over the ...