New Delhi: In a sign of further thawing of economic ties, China has assured India that address its major trade concerns, especially around the import of rare earths and fertilisers. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar that...
New Delhi: Opposition parties are likely to declare their joint vice-presidential candidate Tuesday after another round of meetings, in what is likely to be a "south versus south" contest for the second-highest constitutional post in the country. Several opposition leaders met at Congress president Mallikarjun...
Rafah(Egypt): Hamas said Monday it has accepted a new proposal from Arab mediators for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip that would still need Israel's approval, as Gaza's Health Ministry said the Palestinian death toll from 22 months of war has passed 62,000. US President...
Washington: Ukraine's future could hinge on a hastily assembled meeting Monday at the White House as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy brings an extraordinary group of European leaders to show US President Donald Trump a united front against Russia. The European leaders were left out of Trump's...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday chaired a high-level meeting, which included top Union ministers, secretaries and economists, to deliberate on the roadmap for the next generation reforms, one of the key announcements he had made in his Independence Day address. Union ministers Rajnath...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday met Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla who became the first Indian astronaut to travel to the International Space Station (ISS). Shukla, who was part of the Axiom-4 commercial mission to the ISS from June 25-July 15, met the prime...
New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi began his two-day visit to India Monday to hold border talks with National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval. Wang's visit comes days ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's planned trip to China to attend the annual summit of...
New Delhi: The rate of unemployment in the country declined to 5.2 per cent in July from 5.6 per cent in June, a government survey said Monday. The unemployment rate (UR) in May was also 5.6 per cent, said the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday said it wants defence forces to have "braveheart cadets" who should not be deterred by injuries or disabilities suffered during training and directed the Centre to explore the possibility of providing them with insurance covers for such exigencies. A...
New Delhi: Accusing Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of acting like a BJP spokesperson, Opposition parties Monday said he failed to answer their questions on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and issues related to voter list irregularities. Addressing a joint press conference...
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In a landmark verdict, the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court, that country’s highest judicial authority, on 11 September convicted former president...
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An American scholar has written a book in which he tries to explain China’s recent rise. Dan Wang’s thesis is...
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India’s top anti-corruption watchdog, the CVC, has just delivered a stinging reality check to the CBI, and it’s not a...
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