Vinai Kumar Saxena to take oath as Delhi Lt Governor on May 26
New Delhi: Newly appointed Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Vinai Kumar Saxena will take the oath of office at the Raj Niwas here on May 26, officials said on Tuesday. Saxena, who held the post of chairperson of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), was appointed as the new LG of Delhi on Monday. Acting Chief […]
Modi invites US industries to partner with India to manufacture in defence sector
Tokyo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended a warm and strong invitation to American companies to participate in co-development, co-design and co-manufacture even absolute manufacturing under the Make in India and the Atmanirbhar Bharat programmes under the rubrics of defence. Prime Minister Modi extended the invitation to the US industries during the productive talks […]
Rupee slips 2 paise to close at 77.57 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee slipped by 2 paise to close at 77.57 against the US dollar in restricted trade on Tuesday, weighed down by a negative trend in domestic equities and unabated foreign fund outflows. Suspected RBI intervention and the US dollar falling to a month’s low against major global currencies capped the rupee’s losses, analysts […]
BJP trying to provoke Muslims to create opportunity for their ‘genocide’: Mufti
Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday alleged that the fundamentals of the country are being shaken, its Constitution shredded, and the BJP ministers are competing among themselves to harass Muslims. The former chief minister also accused the BJP of trying to provoke and instigate the Muslims to create an opportunity for their “genocide”. Mehbooba […]
At 2nd in-person summit, Quad leaders to discuss ways to further solidify Indo-Pacific cooperation
New Delhi: Laying a long-term strategic groundwork to further solidify cooperation for a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific and delving into the implications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine are expected to be the central focus of the second in-person summit of the Quad leaders in Tokyo on Tuesday. The leaders of the Quad, comprising […]
Beijing bristles at Biden’s “yes” for US military intervention if China invades Taiwan
Beijing: A surprised and agitated Beijing on Monday denounced President Joe Biden’s assertion that the US would intervene militarily along with Japan if China invaded self-ruled Taiwan, which effectively jeopardises Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ambitious plan of national integration. Taiwan’s integration with the Chinese mainland is the major political plank of Xi, 68, who is […]
India-Japan are ‘natural partners’, PM Modi tells Indian community in Tokyo
Tokyo: India and Japan are “natural partners” and Japanese investments have played an important role in India’s development journey, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. Addressing the Indian community here on the first day of his two-day visit to Tokyo, Modi also said that India’s relationship with Japan is of spirituality, of cooperation and […]
PM headed Inter-State Council reconstituted; Amit Shah chairman of standing committee
New Delhi: The Inter-State Council, which works to promote and support cooperative federalism in the country, has been reconstituted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as chairman and chief ministers of all states and six Union ministers as members. Ten union ministers will be the permanent invitees to the Inter-State Council, according to an official notification. […]
India, US sign key investment incentive agreement
Tokyo: India and the US on Monday signed an investment incentive agreement to promote US investments in the key sectors of the country. The India-USA Investment Incentive Agreement (IIA) was signed by Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra and the CEO of US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), Scott Nathan on the sidelines of the Quad summit […]
WEF chief economists warn of dire human consequences from global economy fragmentation
Davos: The World Economic Forum’s Chief Economists Outlook report on Monday warned of dire human consequences from the fragmentation of the global economy and said that developing economies face trade-offs between the risks of debt crisis and securing food and fuel. While inflation expectations are highest in the US, followed by Europe and Latin America, […]
