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Judicial probe against Central agencies 'unfortunate'- Rajnath Singh

Talks with China positive, will continue: Rajnath Singh

8:51 pm June 8, 2020

Mumbai: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said India’s military and diplomatic levels talks with China have been positive and will continue. Addressing the BJP’s Maharashtra Jan-Samvad Rally via video link, the minister also said the Narendra Modi-led government will ensure that India’s pride is not affected as far as the situation along Indo-China border […]

Global death toll from COVID-19 passes 400,000

11:10 pm June 7, 2020

London: The worldwide death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 400,000, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University that health experts say is still an undercount because many who died were not tested for the virus. The milestone was reached Sunday, a day after the Brazilian government stopped publishing a running total of coronavirus deaths […]

US President Trump invites PM Modi to attend G-7 Summit

9:33 pm June 2, 2020

New Delhi: US President Trump on Tuesday spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the US Presidency of the Group of Seven, and conveyed his desire to expand the ambit of the grouping beyond the existing membership, to include other important countries including India. In this context, he extended an invitation to Prime Minister Modi […]

There was no recent Modi-Trump contact: Govt sources

2:52 pm May 29, 2020

New Delhi: There has been no recent contact between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump, government sources said on Friday. The clarification came after Trump said in Washington that he spoke to Modi over India’s ongoing border row with China in Eastern Ladakh. On Tuesday, Trump offered to mediate between India and […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Indian economy to contract 5% in FY21: Fitch Ratings

11:19 pm May 26, 2020

New Delhi: Fitch Ratings on Tuesday forecast the Indian economy to contract 5 per cent in the current fiscal on account of slump in economic activities following a “very severe” lockdown that has lasted much longer than expected. In its Global Economic Outlook (GEO) for May, Fitch projected growth to rebound to 9.5 per cent […]