Vientiane (Laos), Sep 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday participated in the 11th East Asia Summit here, the premier leaders-led forum in the Asia-Pacific region. “Constructing the arc of a new Asian Century….
Vientiane (Laos), Sep 8 (IANS) India and South Korea reviewed the progress made in the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the two sides here on Thursday. “The two leaders reviewed progress in the negotiations to…
Surat, Sep 8 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is hoping to put up a major show of strength of Patels at a rally here on Thursday in the presence of national party President Amit…
Basti (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 8 (IANS) The ‘Kisan Mahayatra’ of the Congress on Thursday reached Basti where party Vice-President Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to interact with farmers and also visit around a dozen villages, a…
Washington, Sep 8 (IANS) US Presidential nominees Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton addressed topics ranging from national security to veteran affairs in their first television forum here. The two struck a pointed contrast on deploying…
Vientiane (Laos), Sep 8 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met with Myanmarese State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi on the sidelines of the 14th India-Asean Summit and the 11th…
Vientiane (Laos), Sep 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met with South Korean President Park Gyun-hye on the sidelines of the 14th India-Asean Summit and the 11th East Asia Summit here. “Engagement beyong…
Srinagar, Sep 8 (IANS) Authorities made heavy deployment of security forces in Srinagar and other areas of the Kashmir Valley on Thursday as life remained paralysed for the 62nd consecutive day, officials said. A senior…
San Francisco, Sep 8 (IANS) Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will be available for iOS lovers in India beginning October 7 – the last in the list of countries. Available in silver, gold,…
Vientiane (Laos), Sep 8 (IANS) Ahead of the 14th India-Asean Summit and the 11th East Asia Summit here on Thursday, Laos Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith said that his country supports a permanent seat for India…
Mumbai, Sep 8 (IANS) Taking a cue from global markets, the key Indian equity market indices opened flat on Thursday. The Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE, which had closed at 28,926.36 points on Wednesday,…
Vientiane (Laos), Sep 8 (IANS) In an obvious reference to Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said “export of terror” is a common threat to the region. “Export of terror, growing radicalisation and spread…
Srinagar, Sep 8 (IANS) Militants attacked a police station in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday morning resulting in firing exchanges between the security forces and the militants. A senior police officer said militants attacked…
New York, Sep 8 (IANS) Sixth-seeded Kei Nishikori of Japan outlasted world No.2 Andy Murray in the US Open quarter-finals, 1-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5, on Wednesday. “I had many up and downs, in the…
Washington, Sep 8 (IANS) The campaign of US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that it will provide press credentials for a number of media outlets that to date had been banned from…
Washington, Sep 8 (IANS) A Russian fighter jet came within 10 feet of a US Navy surveillance plane on Wednesday during its routine operations in international airspace over the Black Sea, the Pentagon said. “We…
WASHINGTON D.C., U.S. President Barack Obama. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu/IANS) Vientiane, Sep 8 (IANS) Rich countries have an obligation to help developing countries pursue a green growth strategy, visiting US President Barack Obama said on Wednesday. Obama…
Washington, Sep 8 (IANS) US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leads his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton by 19 points — 55 per cent to 36 per cent — among military and veteran voters, according to…
Washington/Vientiane, Sep 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama will hold a bilateral meeting on Thursday in Vientiane, Laos, in perhaps one of their last such meetings before Obama demits office…
Ankara, Sep 7 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday suggested Turkey and the US are ready to drive the Islamic State from its Syrian stronghold of al-Raqqa. Erdogan said his US counterpart Barack…