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Rupee rises 19 paise to 71.59 against USD in early trade

10:55 am November 18, 2019

Mumbai: The Indian rupee appreciated by 19 paise to 71.59 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday tracking gains in domestic equity market and weakening of the American currency vis-a-vis other currencies overseas. Forex traders said market participants were enthused after the US and China negotiators held ‘constructive’ call on trade deal. At […]

Rajnath holds bilateral meetings with US, Japan, Australia, New Zealand counterparts

10:11 pm November 17, 2019

Bangkok: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday held a series of bilateral meetings with his counterparts from the US, Japan, Australia and New Zealand with a focus on deepening ties. The bilateral meetings took place on the sidelines of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus), a platform comprising ASEAN and its eight dialogue partners including […]

US Congressional Caucus to convene hearing on Kashmir

US lawmakers write to Indian envoy for access of journalists to Kashmir

11:47 am October 26, 2019

Washington: Seeking free access of foreign journalists and congressmen to Kashmir, six American lawmakers have written to Indian Ambassador to the US Harsh Vardhan Shringla, claiming that the picture portrayed by India in the Valley is different from the one being told to them by their constituents. The lawmakers’ letter to Shringla comes as the […]

Queen Elizabeth honours Booker Prize winner Margaret Atwood

12:39 am October 26, 2019

London : Shortly after winning her second Booker Prize, Margaret Atwood has received a rare honour from Queen Elizabeth II for her services to literature. The Canadian novelist and poet was presented with an Order of the Companions of Honour in a ceremony at Windsor Castle Friday. She said the experience made her “a bit […]

Trump lynching claim renews pain for kin of actual victims

10:05 pm October 23, 2019

MONTGOMERY, Alabama: Willie Edwards Jr., a black truck driver, was killed by Ku Klux Klansmen who forced him to jump off a bridge in Alabama in 1957. Two years earlier, white men had bludgeoned black teenager Emmett Till to death in Mississippi. No one went to prison for either slaying. Both people died in racist […]