Washington : Some reforms in India have shown the benefits of digitalisation which has also reduced the opportunities for discretion and fraud, the IMF said in its latest report on Wednesday. The introduction of e-procurement in India and Indonesia has also increased competition and led to better quality of […]
Tehran : Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday that the United States was the real “leader of world terrorism” after Washington blacklisted Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a “foreign terrorist organisation”. “Who are you to label revolutionary institutions as terrorists?” Rouhani asked in a speech broadcast live by state television. […]
Jerusalem : Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was projected to win a fifth term in office on Wednesday after nearly complete results from Israel’s general election put him in position to form a rightwing coalition, media reports said. The victory, despite corruption allegations against the 69-year-old premier, puts him on […]
New York : In an “innovative outreach”, an imposing mural on the premises of India’s Permanent Mission to the UN depicts a multi-pronged theme of environmentally sustainable green jobs, Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary, the International Labour Organisation’s centenary celebration and India leading the global greening effort as documented […]
Islamabad : Pakistan’s Premier Imran Khan has said he believes there may be a better chance of peace talks with India and settle the Kashmir issue if Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party BJP wins the general elections. India will go to elections in seven phases beginning from Thursday. “Perhaps […]
Darjeeling (WB) : The picturesque Darjeeling hills in West Bengal is gearing for a pitched battle between two Gorkhas in the Lok Sabha elections, as development and restoration of democracy top the poll planks, relegating the long-standing demand for a separate Gorkhaland. For the first time in three decades, […]
New Delhi : In a setback to the Centre, the Supreme Court Wednesday allowed leaked documents to be relied upon by petitioners seeking review of its Rafale judgement and dismissed the government’s preliminary objections claiming “privilege” over them. The Centre had submitted that privilege documents were procured by petitioners […]
Riyadh: Riyadh welcomed Tuesday Washington’s blacklisting of arch-rival Tehran’s elite Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation, state media reported. “The US decision (follows) the kingdom’s repeated demands to the international community to address the issue of Iranian-backed terrorism,” the official Saudi Press Agency quoted a foreign ministry source […]
Washington : The United States on Monday barred entry to 16 Saudi nationals over what it described as their role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The announcement by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo comes as the administration of President Donald Trump has faced pressure from Congress over […]
Nanded : TheBJP is making a determined bid to wrest Maharashtra’s Nanded Lok Sabha seat, a citadel of the Congress from where its state president and former chief minister Ashok Chavan is seeking a re-election. Nanded, located in Marathwada region, is one the two seats that the Congress managed […]
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