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US lawmaker supports PM Modi's efforts to bring back stability in Kashmir

‘Huge’ scope to improve India’s tourism sector: Modi

9:49 am August 15, 2019

New Delhi: There is a “huge” scope to improve India’s tourism sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, and it was imperative that the country meets the aspirations of its people. Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort here on the 73rd Independence Day, he said earlier people aspired to have […]

PM Modi hoists tricolour at Red Fort

9:43 am August 15, 2019

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hoisted the national flag on the 73rd Independence Day at the ramparts of the historic Red Fort in Delhi. Modi, dressed in a white kurta-pyjama and a colourful turban, was received by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at the Red Fort. He then inspected Guard of Honour. Before […]

PM makes fresh pitch for simultaneous elections

9:38 am August 15, 2019

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made a fresh pitch for holding Lok Sabha and assembly polls together, saying the concept of ‘one nation, one election’ is imperative to make the country great. During his address to the nation on the 73rd Independence Day, he said today, India is talking about simultaneous polls […]

Bolton’s UK trade-deal promise leaves questions unanswered

9:51 pm August 13, 2019

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday that getting a free trade deal with the United States would be “a tough old haggle,” after US National Security Adviser John Bolton promised the U.K. quick sector-by-sector trade deals once it leaves the European Union. Bolton said after meeting Johnson on Monday that “it might be […]

Italy recalls Senate as no-confidence vote looms

2:38 am August 13, 2019

Political crisis in Italy edged forward on Monday after party leaders decided to recall the Senate to vote on a timetable that could include a no-confidence vote and spell the end of the populist coalition. Far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini called last week for swift elections after withdrawing the support of his anti-immigration League party […]