Book review: A new book explores trials and tribulations of India’s armed forces in the post-1971 periodGiven the conspicuous absence of well recorded military history these two books serving as sequels to each other is a notable contribution ...
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Tribal man returns to Odisha village after spending 20-years in Pakistan jailAs he reached Katanga village under Kutra block in tribal-dominated Sundergarh district accompanied by senior government officials followin...
Global shares extend gains on US stimulus, upbeat dataS&P500 futures rose 0.6% in Asia, extending Wall Street shares' rebound overnight after strong employment data and talk of progress on long...
How electric-car market is driving hunt for next top commodityChile is looking restart cobalt production after a more than seven-decade hiatus.
Apple may be using Congo Cobalt mined by children, says Amnesty InternationalChinese companies that buy cobalt from Congo and supply mobile phone makers such as Apple and Samsung aren’t fully checking their suppliers.
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