Washington: US President Donald Trump marked America's 250th Independence Day with a sweeping address celebrating the nation's history, military strength and economic achievements, while renewing calls for tighter election laws, condemning communism and outlining an ambitious vision for American leadership on Earth and in space....
New Delhi: The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), set to come into force July 15, provides duty-free access for 99 per cent of India's exports to the UK. According to the latest notification from Finance Ministry that set out the rules, a product...
Caracas: The death toll from the two earthquakes that struck Venezuela last week has risen to 2,954, and 16,592 others were injured, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said. In a message on his Telegram channel, Rodriguez Saturday said 6,462 people had been rescued after the...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday greeted President Donald Trump and the people of the United States on the 250th anniversary of America's independence and said the two countries' shared belief in democracy and the rule of law, and the limitless potential of their...
New York: US Department of Justice has forcefully defended its decision to abandon the criminal case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and seven others, telling a federal judge the prosecution was legally flawed, diplomatically counterproductive and inconsistent with the Trump administration's enforcement priorities. In a...
Islamabad: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has called for structured engagement with the US in areas such as energy security, trade, investment, defence and counter-terrorism in a letter to President Donald Trump, his office said Saturday. The letter was sent to felicitate Trump and the...
Lahore: A Pakistani senator, with close links to the country's military establishment, Saturday demanded the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar after a relative of his was arrested in a case concerning the abduction and gangrape of two foreigners here. Senator Faisal Vawda also...
Moscow: A Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil terminal in St Petersburg Saturday, Russian officials said, as Kyiv presses on with bombardment of Russia's oil infrastructure. Almost daily long-range attacks on Russian oil facilities have created a fuel crisis and heaped political pressure on the...
New Delhi: The India-Israel Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) which will ensure a secure and predictable investment climate and strengthen the bilateral economic relation has come into force from Saturday, the finance ministry said. The BIA is robust in protection of investment and investor with respect...
Beijing: Dismissing any comparison between India and Pakistan on mediating in the West Asia conflict, India's envoy to China Vikram Doraiswami Saturday said countries should decide for themselves whether doing so serves their interests. I think the comparison, if I might be a little direct,...
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The significant fall in global crude oil prices following the interim peace deal signed between the US and Iran should...
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The Haryana government’s bid to secure a second one-year extension for Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi is about more than administrative...
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