Seoul, June 24 (IANS) India’s membership bid in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) proved unsuccessful with China “persistently” raising procedural hurdles even as most others in the 48-member bloc supported New Delhi, a top official…
Edinburgh, June 24 (IANS) Former First Minister and Scottish National party leader Alex Salmond said he believes Scotland must now stage a second independence referendum before the UKs exit from the European Union (EU) is…
Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) Britain’s decision to opt out of the European Union (Brexit) rattled Indian financial markets on Friday, shaving over 880 points, or 3.27 per cent, off a key equities index, while pulling…
Tashkent, June 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to hold a bilateral meeting on Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit here. Modi, who arrived…
The following is the text of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s statement after Britain’s exit from the European Union: “We have just seen the final vote of the people of the United Kingdom in the referendum…
British Prime Minister David Cameron. (File Photo: IANS) London, June 24 (IANS) Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday announced that he will step down by October after the UK voted to leave the European Union….
Panaji, June 24 (IANS) Following the Brexit vote, the Goa government should help Goans who used Portuguese passports to settle in the UK, a political party in the state said on Friday. “We are with…
London, June 24 (IANS) Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday assured markets and investors that the British economy remained “fundamentally strong” after the nation voted to leave the European Union. “I would reassure markets and…
Bengaluru, June 24 (IANS) Britain exiting the European Union (EU) would impact the Indian IT industry in the short-term owing to volatility in the exchange rate, uncertainty and terms of exit, a top industry representative…
London, June 24 (IANS) Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday announced that he will step down by October after Britain voted to leave the European Union. “The British people have decided to follow another path….
Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) Tata Sons, the holding arm of India’s largest business conglomerate, has been asked by an international arbitration panel to pay $1.17 billion to NTT DoCoMo, a Japanese telecom firm, towards alleged…
Ranchi, June 24 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas torched at least six vehicles and blasted a forest office in Jharkhand’s Seraikela-Kharsawa district early on Friday, police said. According to the police, 10-15 militants raided Harangada village and…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) As Britain voted to exit the European Union, India on Friday said it valued its ties with both the United Kingdom and the EU and will strive to strengthen them….
Srinagar, June 24 (IANS) A separatist guerrilla was killed on Friday by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district. A police officer told IANS that security forces who launched an operation in Handwara after…
By Gaurav Sharma Seoul, June 24 (IANS) China on Friday continued to oppose India’s entry to the NSG, saying the global non-proliferation order will collapse if New Delhi joined the grouping with being a signatory…
Srinagar, June 24 (IANS) Security forces on Friday defused an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by terrorists under a highway flyover here, averting a major tragedy. “A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol detected an…
Basel (Switzerland), June 24 (IANS) RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Friday said though Britain’s decision to quit the European Union (EU) was a shock, India’s apex bank was ready to act when necessary. “RBI is…
London, June 24 (IANS) The pound dropped 11 per cent to its lowest level in over three decades as the market awoke to the shock that Britain voted narrowly to exit the European Union (EU)….
Srinagar, June 24 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government has revoked an administrative order slapping Public Safety Act (PSA) on a youth accused of desecrating a temple on the ground that he suffers from “psychiatric…
Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) Britain’s decision to opt out of the European Union (Brexit) rattled Indian financial markets on Friday, shaving some over 1,000 points, or 4 per cent, off a key equities index, while…