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Pelosi elected Speaker as Democrats take control of House of Representatives

Washington :  Veteran Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, considered an ardent supporter of India-US ties, has been elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives for the second time, becoming the most powerful elected woman in the US. Pelosi, 78, second in line for the presidency, took the gavel as […]

US urges citizens to exercise ‘increased caution’ on China travel Advertisement

Washington, Jan 4: The US has urged its citizens travelling to China to exercise “increased caution” due to “arbitrary enforcement of local laws” and special restrictions on dual US-Chinese nationals, days after the detention of two Canadians by Chinese authorities. In an updated travel advisory, the US State Department […]

Mexico demands US probe on use of force against migrants

Mexico City, Jan 4: Mexico called on the United States Thursday to investigate the use of force by border patrol agents against members of a Central American migrant caravan who tried to rush the US-Mexican border on New Year’s. “The foreign ministry sent a diplomatic cable today to the […]

Trump-Imran summit proposal being discussed: Pak official

Islamabad, Jan 4: Pakistan and the US are discussing plans to hold a maiden meeting between Prime Minister Imran Khan and President Donald Trump but it hinges on the “positive outcome” of the Pakistan-brokered talks to strike a peace deal in Afghanistan, a senior official here said. In his […]

China develops its own ‘Mother of All Bombs’: Report

Beijing, Jan 4: China has developed a massive bomb, said to be the country’s answer to the US-built ‘Mother of All Bombs’, the most powerful non-nuclear weapon, official media reported on Friday.  China’s defence industry giant NORINCO for the first time showcased the aerial bomb, the country’s largest non-nuclear […]

Pelosi elected Speaker as Democrats take control of House of Representatives

Washington, Jan 4: Veteran Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, considered an ardent supporter of India-US ties, has been elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives for the second time, becoming the most powerful elected woman in the US. Pelosi, 78, second in line for the presidency, took the gavel […]

Sensex rebounds nearly 200 pts; Nifty reclaims 10,700 mark

Mumbai : The BSE benchmark Sensex Friday rebounded nearly 200 points and the NSE Nifty reclaimed the 10,700 mark, driven by recovery in auto, metal and banking stocks amid buying by domestic institutional investors. The 30-share index, however, pared some early gains and was trading 103.90 points, or 0.29 […]

US urges citizens to exercise ‘increased caution’ on China travel

Washington : The US has urged its citizens travelling to China to exercise “increased caution” due to “arbitrary enforcement of local laws” and special restrictions on dual US-Chinese nationals, days after the detention of two Canadians by Chinese authorities. In an updated travel advisory, the US State Department said […]

Mexico demands US probe on use of force against migrants

Mexico City :  Mexico called on the United States Thursday to investigate the use of force by border patrol agents against members of a Central American migrant caravan who tried to rush the US-Mexican border on New Year’s. “The foreign ministry sent a diplomatic cable today to the United […]

Trump-Imran summit proposal being discussed: Pak official

Islamabad :  Pakistan and the US are discussing plans to hold a maiden meeting between Prime Minister Imran Khan and President Donald Trump but it hinges on the “positive outcome” of the Pakistan-brokered talks to strike a peace deal in Afghanistan, a senior official here said. In his first […]

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