New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Afghanistan wants to double its volume of trade with India to two billion dollars by 2020, its envoy Shaida Mohammad Abdali said on Friday. “Our trade volume has increased tremendously…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday demanded a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in the Delhi Metro Airport Express Line contract with Reliance that have placed a Rs 5,000-crore…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday left for a three-day visit to Bangladesh to discuss various issues such as anti-terror cooperation and the Rohingya refugee influx, an official said….
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, July 13 (IANS) India on Friday told China that it is for free and open Indo-Pacific region and does not believe in ganging up against Beijing in the area as the…
Los Angeles, July 13 (IANS) The 70th Emmy Awards nominations turned out to be more diverse than last year. Fantasy drama “Game of Thrones” has earned 22 nominations for the coveted Awards, where HBO’s 17-year…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The CBI has registered a case against unknown officials of Ministry of External Affairs and others for their alleged role in fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 92 lakh from various GPF…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The External Affairs Ministry on Friday declined to comment on a media report that suggested US President Donald Trump has been invited to be the chief guest at next year’s…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The UN human rights report on Jammu and Kashmir has ignored ground-level realities in the terror-ravaged state, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday. Rubbishing the report on alleged human…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The 2+2 strategic dialogue, which was deferred earlier this month, is expected to take place in September, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday. “The 2+2 dialogue with the US…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Fortis Healthcare on Friday said its board has unanimously accepted a binding offer from IHH Healthcare Berhad of Malaysia to invest Rs 4,000 crore in it by way of preferential…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) India and Russia will soon conclude a deal on the purchase of S400 air defence system, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday. She didn’t give a specific time when…
London, July 13 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has warned that the UK will “probably not” get any future trade deal with the US, if it goes ahead with Prime Minister Theresa May’s plan for…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Delhi BJP workers on Friday staged a protest outside Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence over his failure to provide adequate drinking water and power to the people in the last…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday disposed of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s plea seeking a court monitored SIT probe into the death of Sunanda Pushkar, observing that a charge-sheet has already…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Friday issued an apology for allegedly mocking Hima Das’ English skills on their official Twitter account. After Hima won her semi-final in the…
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) Shedding all the gains made early in the day, the key Indian equity indices ended flat on Friday weighed down by heavy selling in banking, capital goods and healthcare stocks. Although…
Kochi, July 13 (IANS) A Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Kochi skidded off the runway while landing at the Cochin International Airport early on Friday due to heavy rains, an airport official and the…
London, July 13 (IANS) Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s grandsons have been arrested for allegedly punching a demonstrator during a scuffle outside their house here, the Metropolitan Police said. According to Dawn online, initial…
By Arul Louis United Nations, July 13 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has backed Human Rights High Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein’s call for an international investigation into human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir…
Chennai, July 13 (IANS) A 19-year-old student was killed during a disaster management training session at a college in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore district, police said on Friday. In a video that has gone viral, the…