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News Headlines-16th feb
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In a concerted push to upgrade infrastructure along the country’s northern border amid the ongoing standoff with China, the Union Cabinet approved the allocation of Rs 4,800 crore for the Centre’s Vibrant Villages Programme.
Cautioning against what he called ‘doctored narratives’, that seek to “rundown” India’s growth story, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said that “dumping of information” was another way of ‘invasion’.
Chinese Leader Xi Jinping expressed support for Iran during a visit by its president as Tehran tries to expand relations with Beijing and Moscow to offset Western sanctions over its nuclear development.
Russia declared it had broken through two fortified Ukrainian defence lines on the eastern front, as Kyiv described conditions there as difficult and Western allies announced more military aid, including increased supplies of artillery rounds.
