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New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar discussed measures to strengthen the “longstanding multifaceted partnership” with Bahrain during a phone call with his counterpart Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani. “Good to speak with FM Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani of Bahrain over the phone,”...

Bengaluru: The Pune Labour Commissioner has summoned Tata Consultancy Services following multiple complaints filed by the Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate alleging illegal employment termination and unlawful layoffs by the IT major. The hearing is scheduled November 18. The complaints are regarding alleged on-going job terminations...

New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reviewed bilateral ties between Washington and New Delhi and support for diaspora activities at a conference of India's Consuls General in the US convened in New York. “Reviewed our bilateral ties and support for diaspora activities. Appreciate the...

Visakhapatnam: Venezuela has expressed keen interest in enhancing cooperation with India in critical minerals sector and attract investments, the commerce ministry said Saturday. It was discussed in a meeting between Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of Ecological Mining Development of Venezuela Hector...

Washington: President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was scrapping US tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruits and a broad swath of other commodities — a dramatic move that comes amid mounting pressure on his administration to better combat high consumer prices. Trump has built...

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir has registered over 17.20 lakh unclaimed accounts with an outstanding amount of Rs 465.79 crore, prompting the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to encourage banks to actively contact rightful claimants of these deposits for the return of funds in a time-bound...

Islamabad: Diesel shortage is being reported in Pakistan amid a potential rise in petroleum product prices from November 16, local media reported Friday, citing sources. Sources have revealed that oil companies have halted the supply of diesel in Islamabad, which has resulted in diesel shortages...

Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty reversed early losses to end modestly higher Friday as investors turned to buying blue-chip stocks at beaten-down prices. The 30-share BSE Sensex benchmark began the trade on a negative note by declining 449.35 points, or 0.53 per cent...

New Delhi: Wholesale Price Inflation (WPI) fell to a 27-month low of (-) 1.21 per cent in October, led by a sharp deflation in food items like pulses and vegetables, and lower prices of fuel and manufactured items, government data showed Friday. WPI-based inflation was...

Vishakhapatnam: World Trade Organisation Chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Friday, said India should be a leader of the reform process at the WTO. She said that India's economy is growing at a healthy pace and it is a leader in areas such as technology. She said that...