WASHINGTON – The United States and China appear close to a deal that would roll back U.S. tariffs on at least $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, as Beijing makes pledges on structural economic changes and eliminates retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods, a source briefed on negotiations said […]
Jaipur : The warden of a government-run girls hostel and her husband were arrested on Sunday for allegedly molesting and harassing girls of the hostel in Alwar district of Rajasthan. The action was taken after two girls complained to the police that the couple used to molest them and […]
New Delhi : Five men, including an employee of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), were arrested for allegedly leaking MCA and BCA third semester question papers from its study centre in Jharkhand’s Bokaro, police said Sunday. The accused were identified as Dev Shankar (31), Vivek Kumar Sharma (27), […]
LONDON – British Prime Minister Theresa May emphasised the importance of Pakistan taking action against all terrorist groups in a call with Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday, May’s office said. India and Pakistan came to the brink of war this week as tensions escalated following a suicide […]
WASHINGTON : – The United States is trying to prevent simmering tensions between India and Pakistan from impacting a third country: Afghanistan, where a fragile peace push is underway to try to end more than 17 years of war with Taliban insurgents. U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has […]
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the National Security Council on Sunday following heightened tensions with Pakistan. Official sources said the meeting was attended by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Besides […]
Kolkata : Two-time former champions ATK finally gave their despondent fans something to cheer about as they bowed out with a 2-1 win over Delhi Dynamos in the Indian Super League here Sunday. Edu Garcia was the star for ATK as he scored once and set up super sub […]
New Delhi : Former Biju Janata Dal leader Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda is likely to join the ruling BJP, party sources said Sunday. Panda, who fell apart with the BJD chief Naveen Patnaik, had recently said that he is willing to join hands with anybody “committed to tackling the severe […]
Ahmedabad : The Narcotics Control Bureau has arrested two persons and seized 12 kg of charas which was hidden inside tail lights of a car. The person who was supposed to receive the contraband was also arrested subsequently, it said in a release Sunday. An NCB team intercepted a […]
Patna : RJD chief Lalu Prasad Sunday likened the turnout at the BJP-led coalition’s rally here, which was addressed among others by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to the gatherings that he attracted whenever he stopped by at a betel shop on the roadside. The characteristic swagger of the jailed […]
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