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WASHINGTON - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) report has said that the real gross domestic product (GDP) of India will grow at nearly nine percent during the period of April 2010 to March 2011 year on year, with high inflationary pressure, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a report on Wednesday.

NEW DELHI - The French Navy's nuclear-propelled aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle will participate in a week-long joint exercise with the Indian Navy off Goa from Friday that will see the navy fielding aircraft carrier INS Viraat along with destroyers and a submarine.

PYONGYANG - North Korea has reportedly proposed unconditional dialogue with South Korea as soon as possible.

WASHINGTON - A US-based renewable energy company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a Chinese company to jointly develop the world's largest solar power plant.

WASHINGTON - A heated debate has started after a new version of Mark Twain's book 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' was published without use of the "n-word".