Washington

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

Indian-American attorney demands US Congressional fact-finding mission to Kashmir

3:23 pm October 30, 2019

Washington : An Indian-American attorney has urged US lawmakers to schedule a bipartisan Congressional fact-finding mission to Kashmir, a day after a delegation of the European Union (EU) parliamentarians visited the Valley for an on the ground assessment of the situation there. A delegation of 23 EU MPs arrived in Srinagar on Tuesday on a […]

Growth slowdown in India temporary, expect momentum to improve going ahead: IMF chief

IMF chief: ‘We look forward to engaging’ with new Argentina govt

11:44 pm October 28, 2019

Washington: International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva on Monday congratulated Alberto Fernandez, winner of Argentina’s presidential elections, and vowed to work with his government to stabilise the economy. “We look forward to engaging with his administration to tackle #Argentina’s economic challenges and promote inclusive and sustainable growth that benefits all Argentines,” Georgieva tweeted. Fernandez and […]

Trump says China trade deal still on after adviser's remarks

Phase one of trade deal with China to be signed ahead of schedule: Trump

11:16 pm October 28, 2019

Washington : US President Donald Trump on Monday said the phase one of the trade deal with China was going to be signed ahead of schedule. “We are looking, probably, to be ahead of schedule to sign a very big portion of the China deal. We’ll call it ‘phase one’, but it is a very […]

Trump hits Thai seafood industry over worker rights

8:57 pm October 26, 2019

Washington: Donald Trump will suspend trade preferences for Thailand’s seafood industry after it failed to take steps to improve worker rights, dealing a blow to the multi-billion dollar sector. Thailand is the world’s third largest seafood exporter but its supplier status has been badly tainted in recent years by reports of slave labour and trafficking […]

Will Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?

RNC says it ‘wholeheartedly’ backs Trump in impeachment

5:08 pm October 26, 2019

Washington: The Republican National Committee moved Friday in an extraordinary vote to express that it “now more than ever wholeheartedly supports” President Donald Trump as he confronts House Democrats’ impeachment probe. The national party’s governing body expressed solidarity with Trump in condemning what it calls a “nakedly partisan impeachment investigation” in a symbolic show of […]