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Opposition parties, some BJP allies attack govt over Kashmir visit of EU MPs

New Delhi, Oct 30: Opposition parties on Wednesday stepped up their attack against the government over EU MPs’ Kashmir trip with the Congress describing it as the “biggest diplomatic blunder” and others asking the Centre how these foreign lawmakers were allowed to visit the Valley while Indian leaders were […]

Britain set for December 12 election to break the Brexit deadlock

Open view news desk After the European Union granted a third delay to the divorce that was originally supposed to take place on March 29, the United Kingdom, its parliament and its electorate remain divided on how, or indeed whether, to go ahead with Brexit. Johnson, who had […]

Amazon pumps in more than $600 million into India units

BENGALURU – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) has invested around 45 billion rupees ($634.20 million) into its Indian subsidiaries as the Seattle-based e-commerce giant ramps up operations in one of its fastest growing markets. Documents filed with the Registrar of Companies showed that Amazon had pumped the money into its […]

Global economic outlook strongly dependent on path chartered by nations like India: PM Modi

Riyadh, Oct 29: Underlining that the economic uncertainty is an offshoot of “unbalanced” multilateral trade systems, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asserted that the global economic outlook is strongly dependent on the path chartered by large developing countries like India and Saudi Arabia. Earlier this month, the International Monetary […]

Delegation of EU MPs in Kashmir to assess ground situation

Srinagar, Oct 29: A delegation of 23 European Union MPs arrived here on Tuesday for a first-hand assessment of the situation in Jammu and Kashmir following the revocation of the state’s special status under Article 370. During the two-day visit, the EU MPs will be briefed by government officials […]

Members of European Parliament call on PM

open view news desk Members of European Parliament called on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi today.  Prime Minister appreciated the importance the Parliamentarians attach to their relationship with India by visiting right at the beginning of their term. Prime Minister said […]

India allows EU lawmakers into Kashmir in first foreign visit since clampdown

NEW DELHI – A group of European Union lawmakers will visit Indian Kashmir on Tuesday, the first foreign delegation since the special status of the Muslim-majority territory was revoked, Indian officials said. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government withdrew Kashmir’s autonomy in August, a move accompanied by a […]

India takes up Pak’s denial of airspace use to PM’s aircraft with intl body

New Delhi, Oct 28: India has taken up Pakistan’s denial of use of its airspace to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flight with the International Civil Aviation Organisation, government sources said on Monday. Modi is travelling to Saudi Arabia later in the day on a bilateral visit. India has sought […]

ICICI Bank quarterly profit falls 28%

EW DELHI – India’s second-largest private-lender, ICICI Bank (ICBK.NS), reported a 28% fall in net profit in the quarter ended Sept. 30 due to a one-time charge related to deferred taxes. Net profit fell to 6.5 billion Indian rupees ($91.79 million) in the second quarter compared with 9.09 […]

Germany’s SPD members vote on new leader, will decide fate of Merkel’s coalition

BERLIN – Germany’s Social Democrats are due on Saturday to announce the result of a membership vote on a new leader who will decide whether to exit a loveless coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives.FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the weekly cabinet meeting in Berlin, Germany, […]

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