BEIJING – China will take steps to safeguard its interests, but won’t close its door to foreign investment and the global industry despite trade frictions with the United States, a Chinese official said on Tuesday. Earlier this month, before key Sino-U.S. trade talks, Washington decided to widen its […]
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday he would not retract his criticism of New Delhi’s actions in disputed Kashmir despite Indian traders calling for an unprecedented boycott of Malaysian palm oil. The impasse could exacerbate what Mahathir described as a trade war between […]
NEW DELHI – India’s top vegetable oil trade body on Monday asked its members to stop buying palm oil from Malaysia, an unprecedented call aimed at helping New Delhi punish the country for criticising India over its policy towards Kashmir. The directive by the Solvent Extractors’ Association of […]
NEW DELHI/BENGALURU – Infosys Ltd (INFY.NS) (INFY.N) said it was investigating whistleblower claims accusing its top two executives of “unethical practices” to boost short-term profit, sending its shares to their worst intraday fall in over six years. The allegations were part of a letter dated Sept. 20, seen […]
NEW DELHI – India and Pakistan are set to sign an agreement on Indian pilgrims visiting a Sikh shrine in Pakistan, rare cooperation between the nuclear-armed neighbours at a time of tension that has brought exchanges of fire on their disputed border. The pact will introduce visa-free access […]
Chennai, Oct 22 : Various parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry continued to receive good spells of rain, with the regional weather office on Tuesday forecasting more showers for the next two days. While a low pressure area has formed over Bay of Bengal, a similar system continued in […]
Ferozepur (Punjab), Oct 22 : Two Pakistani nationals, roaming suspiciously on the Indian side of the border here, have been apprehended by BSF personnel, officials said on Tuesday. Md. Lateef and Md. Saif are residents of Okara district in Pakistan, they said. They were nabbed by the Border Security […]
Bengaluru, Oct 22 : Host Karnataka will hold the edge when it takes on Chhattisgarh in the semifinals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here on Wednesday while Tamil Nadu and Gujarat are set for an interesting battle in the other last four clash. The weather holds the key in […]
Ferozepur, Oct 22 : BSF personnel posted in Punjab’s Hussainiwala sector have spotted three drones along the India-Pakistan border, officials said on Tuesday. Though there were reports that Border Security Force (BSF) troops fired at the drones coming from the Pakistani side on Monday night, there was no official […]
Ranchi, Oct 22 : Humiliated by a ruthless India, the South African team will go back with ‘mental scars’ as skipper Faf du Plessis rued a lack of vision that impeded phasing out of their great players. South Africa could not pose a fight against formidable India, losing all […]
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