Mexico City, May 16 (IANS) Negotiations to modernise the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are unlikely to reach an accord in principle by May 17, Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said on Tuesday. The…
San Francisco, May 16 (IANS) US top aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co. (Boeing) on Tuesday called as “a landmark decision” a ruling by the World Trade Organization (WTO) determining that the European Union (EU) has provided…
Pyongyang, May 16 (IANS) In view of recent “provocative” acts such as the South Korea-US joint military exercises, North Korea has no choice but to suspend high-level talks with Seoul, KCNA news agency said on…
Geneva, May 16 (IANS) The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Tuesday upheld its decision that the European Union (EU) and four of its member states — France, Germany, Spain and Britain — failed to comply…
Tehran, May 16 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday that he had a “good and constructive” meeting with the EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini over the survival of 2015 nuclear…
London, May 16 (IANS) The Scottish parliament on Tuesday refused to give its consent to Britain’s key Brexit legislation — EU Withdrawal Bill. MSPs (Members of the Scottish Parliament) rejected the British government’s bill by…
Moscow, May 16 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron agreed on Tuesday that the two countries will continue to honour the Iran nuclear deal despite the US exit. During a…
New Delhi/Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday attacked the Mamata Banerjee government over violence in the panchayat polls in West Bengal, the state’s ruling Trinamool Congress called it “outbursts of…
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) sharpened their chances of a playoff berth with a convincing six-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals (RR) in a crucial Indian Premier League (IPL) clash…
Bengaluru, May 16 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday submitted his resignation to state Governor Vajubhai R. Vala following the defeat of the ruling Congress in the May 12 assembly elections, said an official….
Chandigarh, May 15 (IANS) An Army trooper was killed and five others were injured on Tuesday following a blast in a field ammunition depot in Dasuya town in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district, police said. The blast…
Varanasi, May 15 (IANS) At least 18 persons were killed when a section of an under-construction flyover collapsed in Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an official said on Tuesday. Two dozen…
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Women representation continued to remain in single digit in the 224-member Karnataka Assembly, though results on Tuesday showed a marginal increase in their number to seven in the new house…
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Uncertainty over the government formation in Karnataka, along with high global crude oil prices and consistent outflow of foreign funds from the domestic equity market weakened the Indian rupee to a…
Varanasi, May 15 (IANS) At least 16 persons have been killed and another four are trapped under rubble after a spam of an under-construction flyover collapsed in Varanasi — the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister…
Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav scalped four wickets to help Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) recover from a Powerplay blitz by Rajasthan Royals (RR) openers and skittle them out for 142 in 19 overs…
Bengaluru, May 15 (IANS) The Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) is reconciled to accept Congress support to form the new government in Karnataka due to the JD-S’s commitment to secularism, a party leader said on Tuesday. As…
By Sarwar Kashani New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Two of the major chunks of voters that the Congress was banking on in Karnataka were Dalits and Lingayats and on Tuesday as election results were declared…
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) In a hearing on the Babri Masjid-Ramjanmabhoomi dispute in the Supreme Court, the counsel for the Muslim petitioners to the suit on Tuesday took objection to the statements by certain…
By Rajnish Singh New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Overjoyed BJP workers and supporters broke into brief jigs and raised victory slogans at the BJP headquarters here until Tuesday noon as initial counting trends indicated the…