Samsung heir in South Korea’s delegation to North: Seoul

open view web desk The heir to the Samsung empire and the leaders of several other South Korean conglomerates will go to Pyongyang this week for an inter-Korean summit, Seoul announced Sunday. Samsung’s Lee Jae-yong and the heads of the SK and LG groups will be part of […]

Arun Jaitley says confident of meeting fiscal deficit target

open view web desk NEW DELHI – Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Saturday that the government is confident of meeting its fiscal deficit target of 3.3 percent of gross domestic product in the current fiscal year, a day after outlining a number of measures to bolster the […]

India appoints new chief justice critical of incumbent’s record

open view web desk NEW DELHI:- India’s Department of Justice said Supreme Court judge Ranjan Gogoi will become chief justice on Oct. 3, to succeed retiring Dipak Misra who has been the target of unprecedented criticism this year from politicians and judges, including Gogoi. The appointment is in […]

Petrol, diesel rates scale new highs

open view web desk New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices Friday scaled new highs as rates were increased on account of rupee depreciation and rise in international oil rates. While petrol price was increased by 28 paise a litre, diesel rates went up by 22 paise, according to a […]

Little point in engaging Opposition on Rafale deal, says Def Min

open view web desk New Delhi, Sep 15: Amid a political furore over the multi-billion dollar Rafale fighter jet deal, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has suggested it is futile to engage opposition parties on the issue when all facts have been already placed before Parliament. She also alleged that […]

Battle-lines drawn as Cong, BJP draw swords over Vijay Mallya

open view web desk New Delhi, Sep 13: The Congress and the BJP on Thursday were locked in a fierce war of words over the Vijay Mallya case with Rahul Gandhi openly accusing the finance minister of lying and allowing the billionaire tycoon to flee the country. The BJP […]

Rice export prices in India slumped this week as the rupee fell

open view web desk BENGALURU – Rice export prices in India slumped this week as the rupee fell and demand remained weak with buyers expecting further dips, while low supplies and the prospect of a new deal with the Philippines pushed up prices for the Vietnamese variety. In top […]

Rahul Gandhi seeks Arun Jaitley’s resignation over Mallya case

open view web desk NEW DELHI – The leader of India’s opposition Congress Party has called for the resignation of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over what he termed an act of “collusion” in the case of Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya – an accusation Jaitley denies. India wants to […]

Indian nuns demand arrest of bishop accused of rape

open view web desk KOCHI, India — A group of Catholic nuns is holding a public protest in south India, demanding the arrest of a bishop whom one nun accused of rape. The nuns, members of the order the Missionaries of Jesus, began their protest last week, gathering […]

India faces protests over rising fuel prices

open view web desk NEW DELHI — Roads were empty, businesses were closed and schools shut down Monday in parts of India, as opposition politicians looking toward elections called for a nationwide strike over rising fuel prices. While the strike caused barely a ripple in many cities, protesters […]

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