Dhaka, Jan 24 (IANS) Japan has agreed to provide loans to construct Bangladesh’s first underground railroad, the media reported on Thursday. A stretch of the 26.6 km rail line will be constructed in Dhaka in…
Agartala, Jan 24 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said on Thursday that Indian and Bangladesh officials will finalise various aspects of a proposed waterway between the two countries. “Union Shipping Ministry officials have…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Jan 24 (IANS) India and China have reviewed progress in the bilateral ties and discussed ways to strengthen them as Indian envoy Vikram Misri met Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou…
Pyongyang, Jan 24 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un expressed “great satisfaction” after receiving a letter from US President Donald Trump and spoke highly of the latter’s “determination and will” to resolve issues between the…
Pyongyang, Jan 24 (IANS) North Korean top leader Kim Jong-un has expressed “great satisfaction” after receiving a letter from US President Donald Trump that expressed his “unusual determination and will” towards a second summit between…
Washington, Jan 24 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he officially recognises the new speaker of Venezuela’s National Assembly as that nation’s interim president, a move aimed at ratcheting up pressure on…
Davos, Jan 24 (IANS/AKI) Italy and Brazil share “many convergences”, populist premier Giuseppe Conte said on Wednesday after meeting Brazil’s new far-right president Jair Bolsonaro at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “It was…
Moscow, Jan 24 (IANS) Russian president Vladimir Putin welcomed his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the Kremlin on Wednesday, where the pair were set to discuss the ongoing conflict in Syria, a country in…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Indian economy is expected to grow at 7.4 per cent in the current fiscal and its GDP growth will rise to 7.6 per cent in 2019-20, before tapering down…
Varanasi, Jan 23 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday urged Indians living in countries across the world to take advantage of the “billion opportunities” available in India and become a part of the growth…
Kubinka (Russia), Jan 23 (IANS) Russia’s Defence Ministry on Wednesday showcased a new missile that the US claims violates a 1987 arms agreement aimed at eliminating intermediate and shorter-range missiles. Russia denies that its development…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Six Indians were killed and six others remain missing after a major fire broke out on two Tanzanian-flagged ships in the Black Sea, the External Affairs Ministry said on Wednesday….
London, Jan 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday told her MPs that moves to prevent the UK from leaving the EU will not “solve the situation” or rule out a no-deal Brexit in…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave its approval to an agreement with Japan which seeks improvement of the food processing sector with access to…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its ex-post facto approval for amendment to the “Framework on Currency Swap Arrangement for SAARC Member Countries” to incorporate a ‘standby swap’ amounting to…
Varanasi, Jan 23 (IANS) President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awards on 28 eminent personalities and two organisations of the Indian diaspora for their contributions and achievements in various fields, here on…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping may visit India for a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi before this year’s general elections and as early as February, a media report suggested on…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the signing of an agreement with Kuwait to safeguard three lakh Indians working as domestic workers there and to provide a structured framework for…
Ankara, Jan 23 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday departed for Moscow to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over Syria, amid the US troops’ withdrawal from the war-torn country. During Erdogan’s one-day…
Chandigarh, Jan 23 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday protested against Pakistan’s proposal to allow only Sikh pilgrims to visit Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in the neighbouring country. Pointing out that Sikhism founder, Guru…