Day: October 27, 2018

Commerce Ministry Strategizing To Make Indian Exports More Competitive: Suresh Prabhu

open view web desk India’s exports rose by 9.8%, in financial year 2017-18, which is the highest rate of growth in six years. This positive growth in exports has taken place at a time when there is a lot of negative headwinds globally. This was stated by Union […]

Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore distributes the prizes to the medal winners of 11th All India Police Badminton Championship 2018

open view web desk 11th All India Police Badminton Championship 2018 concluded here today, with the Minister of state (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports & Information and Broadcasting Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore distributing the prizes to the medal winners. DG, CRPF Shri Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar was also present. The […]

US trade conflicts weigh on robust growth in third quarter

Robust US GDP growth continued in the third quarter but at a slower pace just ahead of key congressional elections, while the economy faces mounting headwinds from trade wars, the Commerce Department reported Friday. Coming just 11 days before a nail-biting midterm vote that could shift the balance […]

Turkey wants 18 Saudis extradited over Khashoggi murder

Turkey on Friday said it wanted 18 Saudis extradited over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara still had more evidence to reveal in the case. The announcement came a day after the Saudi prosecutor said that based on evidence supplied by […]

Afghans risk their lives to vote in delayed Kandahar poll

Afghans risked their lives to vote in legislative elections in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, after the Taliban-claimed killing of a powerful police chief delayed the ballot by a week. As voting got under way, turbaned men and burqa-clad women stood in long, segregated queues outside polling centres in […]

IMF board approves increased loan package for Argentina

The International Monetary Fund executive board on Friday approved an increased loan package for Argentina worth $56 billion to help stabilize the crisis-battered country’s economy and currency. The IMF said the approval released $5.7 billion to the government immediately, but it also includes tougher conditions. The country secured […]

Indian authorities brace for worst air pollution season

NEW DELHI — With air quality reduced to “very severe” in the Indian capital region, authorities are bracing for a major Hindu festival featuring massive fireworks that threatens to cloak New Delhi with more toxic smog and dust. The government’s Central Pollution Control Board on Friday said New […]

Bolivia’s ‘oldest woman” celebrates 118th birthday

The oldest woman in Bolivia, and perhaps the world, turned 118 on Friday, remaining lucid and in good health, authorities in the South American country said. Julia Flores was born in 1900 in a Quechua family in the mining region of Potosi in the country’s south. Known as […]

8 rebels, 2 Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir fighting

SRINAGAR, India — Eight rebels and two Indian soldiers were killed in gunbattles in disputed Kashmir that sparked violent anti-India protests by residents seeking an end to Indian rule in the region, officials said Friday. Indian troops laid siege to a village in northwestern Sopore area on Friday, […]

Sri Lanka crisis deepens as PM resists sacking

Sri Lanka’s president issued a formal notice Saturday for Ranil Wickremesinghe to step down as prime minister and recognise his shock dismissal, in an unfolding constitutional crisis. Hours after sacking his former ally, President Maithripala Sirisena issued gazettes formalising the dramatic move, and the installation of one-time strongman […]

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