By Arun Kumar Washington, March 31 (IANS) As leaders from 50 nations began arriving for the Nuclear Security Summit here, the US said “India has a very important role to play with respect to responsible…
Beijing, March 31 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese yuan strengthened to 229 basis points to 6.4612 against the US dollar on Thursday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System. In China’s…
Hanoi, March 31 (IANS) Vietnam’s National Assembly (NA) on Thursday elected Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan as the country’s first female house speaker. Ngan has been elected and sworn in as the NA Chairperson with 472…
Washington, March 31 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington for the fourth Nuclear Security Summit (NSS), the media reported on Thursday. Xi, who arrived here on Wednesday, is scheduled to address the opening…
Beijing, March 31 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened higher on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.29 percent, at 3,009.37 points. The smaller Shenzhen index opened 0.47 percent higher at 10,494.52 points, Xinhua news…
Brussels: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the President European Council Donald Tusk and the President European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, at the EU-INDIA Summit, in Brussels, Belgium on March 30, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) Brussels, March 31…
Brussels, March 31 (IANS) India has not bent before terrorism and will never do so, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said to a euphoric Indian community gathering here, while offering deepest condolences for the March 22…
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh), March 30 (IANS) Seven CRPF troopers were killed on Wednesday when Maoists used hidden explosives to destroy their truck in a remote part of Chhattisgarh, police said. The impact of the improvised explosive…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee releases party’s manifesto for upcoming state legislative assembly polls in Kolkata, on March 11, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Taldangra (West Bengal), March 30 (IANS) Raising…
New Delhi: Jos Buttler of England in action during the first WT20 semi-final match between England and New Zealand at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in New Delhi, on March 30, 2016. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS) New…
Chennai, March 30 (IANS) The majority of central trade unions have called for a one-day nationwide strike on September 2 in protest against the central government’s decision to amend labour laws, the leader of a…
Brussels: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets the Belgium Prime Minister Charles Michel at the Egmont Palace, in Brussels, Belgium on March 30, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) Brussels, March 30 (IANS) India and Belgium on Wednesday resolved…
Hyderabad, March 30 (IANS) The students’ union of the University of Hyderabad has urged President Pranab Mukherjee to sack Vice Chancellor P. Appa Rao to restore peace in the university. In a letter to the…
Kolkata, March 30 (IANS) Opinion polls broadcast by two television channels have predicted a comfortable victory for the Trinamool Congress in the West Bengal assembly elections. Both the surveys forecast that the BJP may win…
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed all the states to follow the Centre’s guidelines that encouraged eyewitnesses in road accidents to report to police and also help survivors…
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh), March 30 (IANS) Seven CRPF troopers were killed on Wednesday when Maoists used concealed explosives to destroy their truck in a remote part of Chhattisgarh, police said. The improvised explosive device (IED) used…
Brussels: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during the Remote Technical Activation of India-Belgium Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) Telescope, in Brussels, Belgium on March 30, 2016. Also seen the Belgium Prime Minister Charles…
Brussels: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the restricted meeting just before the 13th EU-INDIA Summit, in Brussels, Belgium on March 30, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) Brussels, March 30 (IANS) The 13th India-EU Summit got underway here…
Panaji, March 30 (IANS) Audio footage of the BJP’s Goa vice president Sanjay Harmalkar threatening to “beat up” JNU students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumar if he comes to Goa University to deliver a speech has…
Dehradun, March 30 (IANS) Giving a reprieve to the BJP and the central government, a division bench of the Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday put on hold Thursday’s floor test in the assembly, setting aside…