Category: International News

Trump to visit Mexico border for groundbreaking

Washington :  US President Donald Trump has said that he plans to visit the country’s southwestern border with Mexico early next year for groundbreaking. Trump has made securing the southern border a focal point of his presidency, with plans to beef up border security and create a wall as […]

Ex-China spyMa Jian jailed for life over graft

Beijing : Ex-China spymaster Ma Jian was jailed for life over corruption, a court in northeastern China announced Thursday. “Ma Jian’s behaviour constituted the crime of accepting bribes, forcing others to trade and insider trading,” the Dalian Intermediate People’s Court in Liaoning province announced in a statement. Ma pleaded […]

LS adjourned amid protests over Rafale deal, other issues

New Delhi :  Lok Sabha proceedings were again disrupted on Thursday as vociferous protests and sloganeering over various issues forced Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to adjourn the House till noon. Despite repeated warnings from Mahajan, Congress, AIADMK and TDP members continued to stand in the Well of the House and […]

Pak says Kartarpur corridor ‘high point of diplomacy’ for Imran Khan govt

Islamabad, Dec 27: Pakistan on Thursday described the Kartarpur corridor as the “high point of diplomacy” for the Imran Khan government while admitted that there was “no progress” on the contentious issues with India. Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal also said that the Kashmir issue remained “on top of […]

Deaths of 2 children raise doubts about US border agency

HOUSTON  — The deaths of two migrant children in just over two weeks raised strong new doubts Wednesday about the ability of U.S. border authorities to care for the thousands of minors arriving as part of a surge of families trying to enter the country. An 8-year-old boy […]

‘Institutional investment in real estate may rise slightly to USD 5.5 bn in 2018’

New Delhi :  Institutional investment in real estate during 2018 could rise marginally to USD 5.5 billion (around Rs 38,527 crore), as domestic and foreign investors see tremendous growth opportunities in the Indian property market, according to JLL India. The sector has received investments worth USD 4.2 billion (about […]

Companies CSR expenditure rises 47pc in 4 years to FY18: Survey

New Delhi : Companies in India spent Rs 7,536.3 crore on corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in 2017-18, a 47 per cent rise compared to 2014 15, says a survey. “This is a significant rise, clearly demonstrating higher expenditure towards CSR activities from the mandated year, 2014,” said the […]

Manufacturing sector posts strong sales growth in Q2: RBI

Mumbai : Manufacturing sector, particularly textile and iron and steel segments, maintained its pace of sales growth in the second quarter of 2018-19 as compared to the year-ago period, the RBI said Wednesday. Demand condition in the manufacturing sector “maintained its pace in the September quarter 2018-19 as reflected […]

13 Nigerian troops, policeman killed in Boko Haram attack

Kano :  Boko Haram jihadists ambushed a military convoy in northeastern Nigeria, killing 13 soldiers and a policeman, the army said Wednesday. But an officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the militants had overrun an army base, and put the death toll at 18. An army statement said […]

China arrests Marxist student leader for celebrating Mao’s birthday

Beijing :  Chinese police detained a well-known Marxist student activist at a top university on Wednesday, a witness said, for attempting to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Mao Zedong, whose legacy in China remains controversial. A student eyewitness told AFP that Qiu Zhanxuan, the head of Peking University’s […]

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