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CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

US: State officials are at the core of 2020 election security

9:23 pm December 26, 2019

SPRINGFIELD: Inside a hotel ballroom near the nation’s capital, a U.S. Army officer with battlefield experience told 120 state and local election officials that they may have more in common with military strategists than they might think. These government officials are on the front lines of a different kind of battlefield — one in which […]

Rupee settles 9 paise up at 71.20 against US dollar

6:58 pm December 6, 2019

Mumbai: The Indian rupee appreciated 9 paise to close at 71.20 against the US dollar on Friday, a day after the RBI kept the policy rate unchanged and decided to continue with its accommodative stance to support the economy. Investor sentiment strengthened after the Reserve Bank of India signalled continuing with its accommodative stance, while […]

China says to exempt ‘some’ US soybean, pork from tariffs

2:09 pm December 6, 2019

Beijing: China said on Friday it will offer a tariff waiver to “some” imports of US soybean and pork, in the latest sign of easing trade tensions between Beijing and Washington. The two sides are working towards a partial deal that includes a promise to increase the purchase of US farm produce. “The Customs Tariff […]

Freed Taliban prisoner recounts SEAL rescue attempts

1:35 pm December 1, 2019

Sydney: An Australian teacher held captive with an American colleague by the Taliban for more than three years believes US Navy SEALs tried and failed six times to free them. Timothy Weeks was released last month in a prisoner swap along with Kevin King, ending an ordeal that began with their abduction in 2016 outside […]

Trump calls Pak PM and Afghan President, thanks them for release of western hostages

5:49 pm November 22, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump thanked Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani for their support in the release of an American and an Australian hostages held by Taliban since 2016, the White House said. On Tuesday, Australian Timothy Weeks, 50, and Kevin King, 63, an American, were handed over to […]