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Commerce Secretary pitches for balanced India-China Trade

open view web desk Commerce Secretary,Dr. Anup Wadhawan, had a bilateral meeting with Mr. Wang Shouwen, Vice Minister of China’s Commerce Minister, today in Shanghai. The Commerce Secretary was accompanied by senior officials from Department of Commerce, Department of Food and Public Distributionand officials from Embassy of India […]

India’s commitment to support Africa has been unequivocally acknowledged by the African leadership: Vice President

open view web desk Inaugurates ‘India for Humanity’ meant to commemorate the 150 birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in Malawi; Launches the very first Jaipur Foot Camp in this series; Vice President successfully completes 3-nation Africa Visit Extending India’s continuous engagement with Africa, the Vice President of India, […]

Iran says it is selling the oil it needs to, despite U.S. pressure

GENEVA/LONDON- Iran said on Tuesday it had so far been able to sell as much oil as it needs despite U.S. pressure, but urged European countries that oppose the U.S. sanctions to do more to shield Iran. The United States on Monday restored sanctions targeting Iran’s oil, banking […]

Physically challenged vendor beaten to death by UP cops

Hathras (UP), Nov 6: A physically challenged vendor was allegedly beaten to death by some policemen following which irate locals staged a blockade on the Agra-Aligarh highway, officials said Tuesday. Vimal, 45, was allegedly thrashed to death by the personnel of Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday night in Sadar […]

Asian economies grateful for reprieve on Iran oil imports

SEOUL, South Korea— Japan, South Korea and other major oil importers welcomed Tuesday the decision by the Trump administration to let them continue to import Iranian crude oil and other petroleum products despite the re-imposition of sanctions on Tehran. The risk of excessive disruption to world markets was […]

Facebook says human rights report shows it should do more in Myanmar

SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook Inc on Monday said a human rights report it commissioned on its presence in Myanmar showed it had not done enough to prevent its social network from being used to incite violence. The report by San Francisco-based nonprofit Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) recommended […]

Record level of Taliban violence against Afghanistan’s election – U.N.

KABUL- Attacks and intimidation by the Taliban against last month’s parliamentary election in Afghanistan resulted in a record number of civilian casualties, the United Nations said on Tuesday. At least 435 civilian casualties were recorded – 56 people killed and 379 wounded – on election day, Oct. 20, […]

On eve of vote, US warns voters to look for Russian fake news

US law enforcement and intelligence agencies said on the eve of crucial US midterm voting they had no indication of efforts to disrupt election infrastructure but that Americans should be wary of Russian attempts to spread fake news. The announcement came days after a new study found that […]

Facebook blocks 115 accounts on eve of US election

Facebook said Monday it blocked some 30 accounts on its platform and 85 more on Instagram after police warned they may be linked to “foreign entities” trying to interfere in the US midterm election. The announcement came shortly after US law enforcement and intelligence agencies said that Americans […]

Viva Forever! Spice Girls reveal 2019 UK reunion tour

Say You’ll Be There: Best-selling 90s girl band the Spice Girls promise to give fans what they really, really want on a UK reunion tour next year. The band — minus pop star-turned-fashion designer Victoria Beckham — released details of a comeback tour, which will see them play […]

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