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     FGN5 US-TRUMP-INDIA-TARIFF
     *Trump signals US may not impose secondary tariffs on India over Russian oil
     New York: President Donald Trump has indicated that the US may not impose secondary tariffs on countries continuing to procure Russia crude oil.

         
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On day of meeting Putin, Trump repeatedly claims he resolved India-Pak conflict
     New York: On the day of his summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump repeated multiple times his claim that he stopped the war between India and Pakistan, while also commenting on New Delhi’s purchases of Russian oil.

    
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Chinese FM Wang Yi to visit India on Monday for border talks: Foreign Ministry
     Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will begin a two-day visit to India on Monday for the next round of border talks with National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, the foreign ministry here announced on Saturday.

    
     FGN1 US-I DAY-CELEBRATIONS
    
Astronauts, diaspora join flag hoisting to celebrate India’s 79th Independence Day in Houston
     Houston: India’s 79th Independence Day was celebrated with patriotic fervor at the Consulate General of India in Houston on Friday, with a large turnout from the Indian diaspora in the early hours, despite it being a workday.

    
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Indian tricolour hoisted atop Seattle’s iconic Space Needle in historic first
     New York/Seattle: The Indian tricolour was hoisted at Seattle’s iconic 605-feet-tall Space Needle on India’s 79th Independence Day, the first time that a foreign nation’s flag was raised at the popular American destination.

    
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On Janmashtami, Yunus says committed to keeping bond of communal harmony ‘unbroken’
     Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Saturday greeted the country’s Hindu community on Janmashtami, saying Lord Krishna’s teachings will help strengthen “mutual goodwill and brotherhood” and maintain the nation’s “existing order and communal harmony".

    
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Death toll from flash floods rises to 307 in northwest Pak
     Peshawar: The death toll from the recent flash floods in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa rose to over 300, with those killed also including 13 children, provincial authorities said on Saturday.
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