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Book to expose subculture of scams in India

Penguin festival to celebrate readers’ love for classics

7:48 pm October 18, 2019

New Delhi: Book lovers and reading enthusiasts are in for a treat as publisher Penguin Random House India returns with the 2nd edition of its Classics Festival. Starting from November 1 across eight Indian cities, the “Penguin Classics Festival: There is one for everyone” will celebrate the readers’ love for classics by showcasing a range […]

PM Modi to chair meeting of CSIR society on Friday

PM Modi gifts Xi image embossed silk shawl to Chinese premier

6:56 pm October 12, 2019

Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday gifted a handmade large sized silk shawl to Chinese President Xi Jinping on the concluding day of their two day informal summit here. The shawl, with an embossment of the image of Xi in gold which are zari embellishments on bright red silk background was displayed by Modi […]

Exotic reptiles recovered from two at Chennai airport

7:05 pm October 10, 2019

Chennai: Exotic reptiles including juvenile pythons were recovered from two air passengers who arrived at the airport here from Malaysia on Thursday. The action came in the wake of customs officials maintaining vigil after receiving a tip off that wild animals are likely to be smuggled from Kuala Lumpur, an official release here said. Officers […]

Elephant and dragon can dance together: Chinese envoy on India

Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit India

1:46 pm October 9, 2019

New Delhi: Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit India from October 11 to 12 for the second informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the External Affairs Ministry announced on Wednesday. It said the forthcoming Chennai Informal Summit will provide an opportunity for the two leaders to continue their discussions on overarching issues of bilateral, […]

Pak PM Imran pitches for border markets with Afghanistan, Iran

Pak PM Imran set to arrive in China on Tuesday

8:29 pm October 6, 2019

Beijing: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will arrive here on Tuesday on a two-day visit to China during which he would meet the country’s top leadership, including President Xi Jinping, and discuss issues of regional and bilateral significance. Khan’s visit to China, third since he took over as Prime Minister in August last year, acquires […]