Day: October 29, 2020

Remittances to India to drop by 9% in 2020: World Bank report

11:59 pm October 29, 2020

Washington: The World Bank on Thursday said remittances to India would fall this year by nine per cent to USD 76 billion due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and global economic recession. India followed by China, Mexico, the Philippines, and Egypt continue to be the top five countries in 2020 to receive foreign remittances, the […]

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Mumbai Indians first team to quality for IPL play-offs

11:58 pm October 29, 2020

Dubai: Mumbai Indians on Thursday became the first team to qualify for the play-offs after Chennai Super Kings pulled off a six-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders here While CSK were already out of the tournament, the loss made KKR’s task a lot tougher. KKR are on 12 points and can get to only 14 if they […]

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Jammu and Kashmir L-G condemns killing of 3 political workers in Kulgam

11:56 pm October 29, 2020

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday strongly condemned the killing of three political workers in Qazigund area of Kulgam district. Three BJP workers were shot dead by militants in Kulgam district, police said.  The Resistance Front (TRF), believed to be a shadow group of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, has claimed responsibility for the killings. Expressing […]

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Military talks with China have no link with "any extraneous issue": India

Military talks with China have no link with “any extraneous issue”: India

11:53 pm October 29, 2020

New Delhi : India on Thursday said its military talks with China on the border row have no connection with “any extraneous issue”, comments that came in the backdrop of recently concluded Indo-US 2+2 dialogue during which the two countries discussed Beijing’s military belligerence in eastern Ladakh and Indo-Pacific region, and inked a strategic defence […]

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CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

US allows Jerusalem-born citizens to put Israel on passports

11:48 pm October 29, 2020

Jerusalem: The United States will allow Americans born in disputed Jerusalem to list Israel as their place of birth on passports and other documents, according to a new policy announced Thursday. The move came a day after the United States amended science accords signed with Israel to apply to institutions in the occupied West Bank. The changes, […]

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