Tehran’s ambassador to the UN says rival Saudi Arabia is looking for an excuse to build nuclear weapons and blaming Iran. Tehran, Iran – Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations says Saudi Arabia is trying to use Iran as an excuse to develop nuclear weapons after a Saudi minister said …
Read More »RCEP would have hurt India’s economy, FTA with the EU is not easy: S Jaishankar
India did not join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement because it would have had “negative consequences”, although the country is interested in a “fair and balanced” free trade pact with the European Union (EU), Minister of Affairs Foreign S Jaishankar said on Wednesday. New Delhi had indicated …
Read More »DBS faces potential culture shock when taking over Lakshmi Vilas bank
Mumbai / Bangalore / Singapore: DBS Group’s decision to take over the troubled Lakshmi Vilas Bank will give India’s largest Southeast Asian lender the much-desired boost, but aligning the business cultures of the two banks could prove difficult. LVB, which is facing increasing bad loans and governance issues and a …
Read More »60,000 tests a day, doubling ICU beds: how the Center plans to address the rise of Covid in Delhi
Written by Deeptiman Tiwary | New Delhi | Updated: November 18, 2020 7:52:39 pm Authorities said planning for the house-to-house survey in Delhi was already in an advanced stage and the survey is expected to start over the weekend and be completed on November 25. (File photo) In the wake …
Read More »Shah Rukh Khan saw Yash Raj with a bold new look, has he finally started shooting for Pathan? – bollywood
Footage of actor Shah Rukh Khan arriving at Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai on Wednesday suggests that he has finally started work on his first film in two years, Pathan. It was previously reported that the actor would begin filming the action thriller on November 18, under the direction of …
Read More »Mamata Banerjee asks PM Modi
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose has a special place in our hearts, says Mamata Banerjee. (Archive) Calcutta: West Bengal Prime Minister Mamata Banerjee asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help him declare Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s birthday on January 23 as a national holiday. He also urged Prime Minister Modi to …
Read More »Run Freight Trains First In Punjab, Then Will Consider Allowing Passenger Trains: Agricultural Unions To The Center: The Tribune India
Ruchika M. KhannaTribune news serviceChandigarh, November 18 “First allow freight trains to operate in Punjab, which will signal the lifting of the state’s economic blockade. Only then will we consider allowing passenger trains to operate in the state. “ This was the main decision made by the 30 farmers unions …
Read More »Explained | Who won the war for Nagorno-Karabakh?
Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to end military operations in and around Nagorno-Karabakh in a Russian-brokered ceasefire. The story so far: After six weeks of fierce fighting, Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to end military operations in and around Nagorno-Karabakh in a ceasefire negotiated by Russian President Vladimir Putin. An estimated 2,000 …
Read More »Mamata Banerjee Writes Prime Minister Modi to Declare Netaji’s Birthday a National Holiday | India News
CALCUTTA: west bengal chief minister Mamata banerjee wrote to the prime minister Narendra modi on Wednesday to declare January 23, the anniversary of Netaji’s birth Subhas Chandra Bose, as a national holiday and take decisive action “to find out what happened to Netaji and place the matter in the public …
Read More »Explained: Why Akhilesh Yadav won’t risk any alliances by 2022
Written by Maulshree Seth, edited by Explained Desk | Lucknow | Updated: November 18, 2020 8:17:29 pm Samajwadi Party Chairman Akhilesh Yadav made it clear that for the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, his party would not enter into any alliance with any major parties and would unite only with …
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