Kolkata, Nov 28: Guatemala will be the theme country of the 43rd International Kolkata Book Fair which is scheduled to be inaugurated on January 30 next year, the organisers said Wednesday. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will inaugurate the fair which will be held at the Central Park […]
US Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said Tuesday that he is heading to Europe to explain to allies Washington’s decision to pull out of a major nuclear weapons treaty because of Russian violations. Coats told reporters that he will meet NATO defense and intelligence officials in Brussels […]
The new North American Free Trade Agreement, which binds Canada, the United States and Mexico, will be signed on the margins of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires this weekend, White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow said Tuesday. Kudlow said US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister […]
A Mississippi Republican who drew scorn for making racially insensitive comments managed to hold her US Senate seat Tuesday in the final race of 2018, networks projected, avoiding what could have been an embarrassing setback for President Donald Trump. Incumbent Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith was leading Democratic challenger Mike […]
SEOUL – South and North Korea will launch a field study on Friday to relink railways cut since the 1950-53 Korean conflict, Seoul’s Unification Ministry said on Wednesday, the latest development in improving ties between two sides technically still at war. The announcement came after the U.N. Security […]
WASHINGTON – Pakistan is likely to pay off an International Monetary Fund bailout before its loans from China come due, easing concerns that IMF funds will be used to pay back Chinese creditors, the U.S. Treasury’s top diplomat said on Tuesday. David Malpass, the Treasury’s undersecretary for international […]
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI – For all the cordiality on show at the end of Reserve Bank of India’s last board meeting, tensions could re-surface when it next gathers on Dec. 14 as the government aims to ramp up pressure for changes in the way the central bank operates. A […]
open view web desk The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh has asked the North Eastern States to expedite fund utilization, so that the financial support made available […]
open view web desk The President is pleased to appoint the senior–most Election Commissioner, Shri Sunil Arora as the Chief Election Commissioner in the Election Commission. Shri Sunil Arora will assume the charge of office of the Chief Election Commissioner with effect from the 2nd December, 2018 vice Shri […]
open view web desk The Security Restrictions Guidelines enunciated by Ministry of Defence on 31.10.1990, were restrictive in nature towards developmental activities near border areas. In supersession of all previous orders, fresh guidelines were issued on 27.11.2017 on security restrictions of construction activities in Border areas which are […]
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