Beijing, Jan 7 (IANS) China on Monday said it was optimistic about the latest round of trade negotiations with the US that started here as both sides showed willingness to end their disputes. A US…
Moscow, Jan 7 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a phone conversation and discussed important bilateral and international issues, including joint efforts in the fight against terrorism, the Kremlin…
Kochi/Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 7 (IANS) People in the perennially strike-hit Kerala can now breathe easy. The Kerala High Court passed an interim order on Monday that henceforth if any group wished to call for a shutdown,…
Dhaka, Jan 7 (IANS) Sheikh Hasina was on Monday sworn in as Bangladesh’s Prime Minister for a record fourth term following her party’s victory in the December 30 election fraught with violent incidents and allegations…
Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) Global cues such as an ease in US-China trade tension and dovish US Fed remarks, along with improving liquidity condition and a strong rupee, led the Indian equity markets to close…
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday said India’s maiden Test series win in Australia is a “terrific” achievement and credited the way the team batted for the success. “It’s a…
Beijing, Jan 7 (IANS) As the US-China trade talks began, electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Monday laid the foundation of a Tesla Gigafactory in Shanghai — the first-ever outside the US –…
Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) An invitation to noted litterateur Nayantara Sahgal to inaugurate a three-day literary event in Maharashtra this week has been withdrawn to “avoid any untoward incident”, the organisers said, kicking up a…
Islamabad, Jan 7 (IANS) Pakistan on Monday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner J.P. Singh over alleged ceasefire violations by Indian forces across the Line of Control (LoC) in its administered Kashmir, which it said left…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a case of money laundering against a firm allegedly linked to Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s brother-in-law Robert Vadra and others for irregularities in a…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Opposition parties and political leaders on Monday sought to dismiss as “election gimmick” the Narendra Modi governments move to give 10 per cent reservation for economically backward people in the…
Chennai, Jan 7 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) has cancelled the Thiruvarur Assembly by-election in Tamil Nadu, citing the ongoing relief work after the Gaja cyclone that devastated major parts of Thiruvarur district, giving a…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Monday approved the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 that aims to give citizenship to illegal migrants of six minority groups from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, a…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) India’s GDP (gross domestic product) growth is estimated to accelerate to 7.2 per cent in 2018-19 from 6.7 per cent attained during the previous fiscal, official data showed here on…
Guwahati, Jan 7 (IANS) Several groups opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 on Monday observed a ‘Black day’ in protest against the move of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 to…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said on Monday that the central government had not sanctioned any funds for the construction work to start on the Indian side of the Kartarpur…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) While claiming that the ruling Congress in Punjab will win all 13 Lok Sabha seats in the state on its own, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday ruled out…
Damascus, Jan 7 (IANS) The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have captured two American citizens, suspected of being foreign recruits in the Islamic State, hiding out in the stronghold of the terror group. In a…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was on Monday adjourned for the day after witnessing three brief pre-lunch and one post-lunch session adjournments due to protests by the Samajwadi Party and Congress members…