News updates from Hindustan Times: In Houston, PM Modi seeks standing ovation for MPs who scrapped Article 370 and all the latest news at this hour

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Updated: Sep 23, 2019 08:44 IST

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‘Howdy, Modi!’: PM Narendra Modi seeks standing ovation for MPs who scrapped Article 370, gets it

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the lawmakers in the Indian Parliament deserved a standing ovation for abrogating Article 370 while making it clear that his government was ready to make possible what seemed impossible.

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‘Howdy, Modi!’ | ‘Abki baar, Trump sarkar’: PM Modi cheers for Donald Trump in Houston

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with US President standing by his side, cheered for Donald Trump’s re-election at the mega Houston address.

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‘No plans to revise fiscal deficit target now’: Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said India had no plans to revise the fiscal deficit target for the current fiscal and a decision would be taken before the annual Budget.

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Emmys 2019 LIVE: Peter Dinklage wins best supporting actor for GOT

It’s television’s biggest night of the year and the stars have all arrived for the Emmy Awards 2019 in Los Angeles. There are stars aplenty but no ringmaster for the three-hour show. However, it could go just as smoothly as February’s no-host Oscars, fingers crossed.

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India vs South Africa: ‘Exactly what we wanted,’ Virat Kohli insists team will follow template of batting first going into World T20

His decision may have backfired but India captain Virat Kohli made it clear that his team won’t deviate from the template of opting to bat first rather than chase on flat decks, going into next year’s World T20 in Australia.

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Opinion| The battle for a disease-free India

Our people are our greatest strength. India cannot realise its demographic dividend without its citizens being healthy. This government believes in realising the full potential of our people, and, so, has made health a national priority.

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Oil gains as report points to slow return of lost Saudi output

Oil rose sharply in early Monday trading in Asia following a report that full repairs to Saudi oil fields hit by a drone attack earlier this month may take many months.

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