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Syrian army troops have made further advances in the strategic northern province of Aleppo, liberating 12 villages and districts near one of the last strongholds of the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group in the province, a monitoring group says. The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Thursday that the …

US president Donald Trump has condemned an investigation into possible collusion between his 2016 election campaign and Russia as the “greatest witch hunt” in the US history. “This is the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in American history,” he tweeted on Thursday. The tweet came after the US Justice Department appointed …

The secretary general of the NATO has ruled out the possibility that the Western military alliance would help combat missions against Daesh if it joins the US-led coalition purportedly fighting the Takfiri terrorist group in Iraq and Syria. Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday that NATO members were discussing whether the organization …

Kolkata,  Grand Master R.R. Laxman of Integral Coach Factory finished on top with 9.5 points to win the All India Open Rapid FIDE Rating Chess Tournament at the Kshudiram Anushilan Kendra here on Thursday. Fide Master Mitrabha Guha racked up 8.5 points to finish second in the 10-round tournament while …

Srinagar,  The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Thursday decided the tax rates for 1,211 items with a majority of items being kept at 18 per cent, though the rates on gold and beedi remained undecided. “There is no increase in taxes of the items considered today. In fact, …