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CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Biden, Trudeau pledged to counter China, climate change

12:21 pm February 24, 2021

Beijing: U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sought on Tuesday to turn the page on the Trump era, stressing the countries’ deep ties and pledging to work together to counteract Chinese influence and address climate change. “The United States has no closer friend, no closer friend than Canada,” Biden told Trudeau […]

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

Modi condoles death of singer Narendra Chanchal

4:01 pm January 22, 2021

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed anguish at the death of noted ‘bhajan’ singer Narendra Chanchal and said that he had carved a unique place for himself in the sphere of devotional song singing. Chanchal died at a private hospital here on Friday following some health complications, sources said. He was 76. […]

Netanyahu's prospects bolstered amid Israel-Hamas fighting

Israel heads to new elections as government collapses

12:07 pm December 23, 2020

Jerusalem: Israel‘s divided government collapsed early Wednesday, triggering the country’s fourth election in under two years and bringing an unprecedented threat to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s lengthy grip on power. Netanyahu, who is used to labeling his opponents as weak leftists, finds himself confronted by a trio of disgruntled former aides who share his hard-line […]

Debroy pitches for lowering import duty on gold to curb smuggling

9:33 pm December 10, 2020

New Delhi: Reducing the import duty on gold is the best way to curb smuggling of the yellow metal, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) Chairman Bibek Debroy said on Thursday. Addressing a virtual event organised by the Centre for Civil Society, Debroy also said the share of manufacturing in India’s GDP has […]

India to offer incentives for solar modules: PM

7:46 pm November 26, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said production-linked incentives similar to those for electronic manufacturing will be offered for high-efficiency solar modules to boost the generation of electricity from renewable sources which has the potential to generate an annual business of USD 20 billion. Speaking at the RE-Invest 2020 conference, he invited global […]