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After assuring Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan that China is “paying close attention to Kashmir”, Chinese President Xi Jinping is arriving in India for his second informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mahabalipuram town of Tamil Nadu. Xi will be accompanied by China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and […]
Despite the global slowdown, India continues to be one of the fastest-growing major economies and is poised to be a USD 5 trillion economy by 2024-25, said Vice President Venkaiah Naidu here on Thursday. Naidu, who is on a five-day trip to the Union of Comoros and Sierra Leone, made […]
In a bid to give a boost to tourism, the Indian government has reduced the e-Tourist visa fees for foreign nationals. The fee for e-Tourist Visa for one-year has been reduced to half — from USD 80 to USD 40. Whereas, the fee for a five-year e-Tourist visa would be […]
Four persons closely associated with global terrorist Hafiz Saeed have been arrested by Counter Terrorism Department of the government of Punjab, reported Express Tribune on Thursday. The arrested people have been identified as Zafar Iqbal, Hafiz Yahya Aziz, Muhammad Ashraf and Abdul Salam. The four aides will appear before a […]
Another Hindu girl has been kidnapped from Pakistan’s southeastern province of Sindh allegedly by Muslim men and her family has alleged that she was forcefully converted to Islam. This tragic incident follows the case of Namrita Chandani, a first-year medical student from Ghotki town in northern Sindh, who was found […]
After welcoming Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in Beijing on Tuesday, next in line for Chinese President Xi Jinping is his ‘informal’ visit to India, followed by the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal. As preparations are in full swing for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to receive the Chinese President in Mamallapuram, […]
In an apparent softening of its stance over the abrogation of Article 370, China has called for dialogue as a “way forward” for India and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue. China also lauded Beijing and New Delhi’s relationship and said that the two sides have “steadily advanced cooperation” in various […]
As the global economy is witnessing “synchronized slowdown”, the effect is “more pronounced” this year in some of the largest emerging market economies like India, said the new International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva. Georgieva pointed out that the widespread deceleration means that growth in 2019-20 will fall […]
India is among 34 United Nations member states which paid their regular annual dues within the stipulated time. In a document shared by the United Nations, as of 27 October 2019, 129 member states have paid their regular budget assessments in full. Out of 129, only 34 members have paid […]
India has handed over 10,000 vials of anti-rabies vaccines to Myanmar in an effort to help the Naypyitaw in its fight against the Rabies disease. In a handing over ceremony held in Yangon on Tuesday, the Deputy Chief of Mission Sumit Seth handed over the vials of Anti-Rabies Vaccines to […]
