New Delhi : The government has not sought funds from surplus reserves of the Reserve Bank to meet fiscal deficit, Minister of State for Finance Pon Radhakrishnan said Tuesday. The minister in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha said, “No, sir. Government has not asked funds from its […]
New Delhi : Care Ratings Tuesday said it has revised the outlook on the copper industry with the resumption of Sterlite Copper’s Tuticorin plant, noting that it would limit the fall in the domestic metal production. “With the permanent closure of the Tuticorin smelter, we had predicted the production […]
Beijing : China will never pursue hegemony, President Xi Jinping said Tuesday as global concerns persist over the country’s growing economic influence. During a speech to mark 40 years of market reforms, Xi repeated China’s commitment to a multilateral trading system and further opening of its economy. However, he […]
Islamabad : Prime Minister Imran Khan said Tuesday that Pakistan will do everything within its power to further the peace process in Afghanistan as talks sponsored by the country between the US and the Taliban were being held in the UAE to end the 17-year bloody conflict. The US […]
Moscow : Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested Tuesday he was open to the idea of other countries joining a key Cold War treaty limiting mid-range nuclear arms or to starting talks on a new agreement. The president spoke after Washington this month said it would withdraw from the Intermediate-Range […]
Washington : US President Donald Trump took a swipe Tuesday at tech giants Facebook, Twitter and Google, accusing them of being biased in favor of opposition Democrats. “Facebook, Twitter and Google are so biased toward the Dems it is ridiculous!” Trump tweeted. “Twitter, in fact, has made it much […]
London : The UK Cabinet Tuesday ramped up contingency plans for a no-deal Brexit, which could see Britain leave the European Union without a formal divorce agreement in place in time for the March 29 deadline. Preparations for such a chaotic scenario have become necessary because the deal proposed […]
New Delhi : Lok Sabha proceedings lasted barely for an hour on Tuesday as Speaker Sumitra Mahajan adjourned the House for the day amid slogan-shouting and protests by treasury and opposition benches over a range of issues, including Rafale deal. As the House met at 11 AM, Congress members […]
New Delhi : The Ram temple issue echoed in the BJP’s parliamentary party meeting Tuesday, with some MPs asking when it will be constructed, to which Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that everyone wanted it and told them to be patient. BJP sources said Ravindra Kushwaha and Hari Narayan […]
Mumbai : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday suggested that a case study of the socio-political history of last four to five decades by way of cartoons be taken up by a university in Maharashtra. He said cartoons do not hurt but have a “healing power”. He was speaking after […]
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