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  EU leaders agree on Belarus sanctions, urge all EU-based carriers to avoid flying over Belarus

  World | May 25, 2021 7:00 IST

  The European Union agreed Monday to impose sanctions on Belarus, including banning its airlines from using the airspace and airports of the 27-nation bloc, amid fury over the forced diversion of a passenger jet to arrest an opposition journalist.

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  Cabinet Committee on Security approves creation of chief of defence staff

  India | December 24, 2019 16:08 IST

  In a landmark military reform, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 15 announced that India will have a CDS as head of the tri services.

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  Amitabh Kant gets two-year extension as Niti Aayog CEO

  India | June 26, 2019 16:38 IST

  The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the extension of Kant's tenure.

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  Construction in Chile of world's largest telescope approved

  World | December 14, 2014 8:06 IST

  Santiago: The Council of the European Southern Observatory, or ESO, has approved the construction in the Atacama desert of the world's most powerful telescope, capable of studying whether life exists in other galaxies.Within 10 years,

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  US House Approves Debt Ceiling Bill

  World | August 02, 2011 12:08 IST

  Washington, Aug 2:  The US House of Representatives passed the bipartisan bill to avert a massive debt default and reduce trillions in government spending, paving way for the austerity measure to face a Senate vote.The