New Delhi, Aug 16 (UNI) India today welcomed the summit meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska to find a way out of the Ukraine conflict, and appreciated the progress made at the summit. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal also said that the…
By Arti Bali New Delhi, Aug 16 (UNI) India must take bold and forward-looking trade policy measures by spearheading an India-led Free Trade Agreement (FTA) within the Indian Ocean Rim Association and pursue membership in major regional trade blocs such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific…
New Delhi, Aug 16 (UNI) Ahead of the launch of the ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ from Sasaram, Bihar, the Congress today described the upcoming campaign — which will also see the participation of Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi— as a historic struggle to protect the fundamental right to vote. Addressing a press conference at…
New Delhi, Aug 16 (UNI) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will arrive in India on August 18 to participate in the 24th round of talks on the long-standing China-India boundary issue, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announced on Saturday. Wang Yi, who is also a Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party…
New Delhi, Aug 16 (UNI) US President Donald Trump has said he may not impose 25 percent secondary tariff on India for buying Russian oil. Ahead of the talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Alaska yesterday, Trump said Russia had lost oil client India which was doing about 40 percent of the oil and…
Sydney, Aug 15 (UNI) Australia batting icon Steve Smith is raring to go against England in the home Ashes later this year. The charismatic Australia batter, who has the third-highest Test runs against England after Sir Don Bradman and Allan Border, opened up about the five-Test series in an interview with Sky Sports. Smith conceded…
Brisbane, Aug 15 (UNI) Alyssa Healy took a firm step on her path back from injury, clubbing India A to all parts of a ground named after her uncle Ian, before putting in her second long stint behind the stumps in three days. Yet the Australia captain’s strong return from foot and knee issues took…
New Delhi, Aug 15 (UNI) Union Minister and BJP National President JP Nadda today hoisted the National Flag at the party headquarters here on the occasion of India’s 76th Independence Day. Nadda emphasised the country’s economic strides over the past 11 years under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said, “In the last…
New Delhi, Aug 14 (UNI) India today said that its defence procurement process with the US is on track, and also announced that a US Defence Policy team is expected here later this month. Days after US President Donald Trump announced the slapping of additional tariffs over New Delhi’s purchase of Russian oil, Ministry of…
New Delhi, Aug 14 (UNI) India today slammed the warmongering and hateful comments from the Pakistani leadership and warned Islamabad to temper its rhetoric as any misadventure will have painful consequences as was demonstrated by Operation Sindoor recently. The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, answering questions at a briefing on the anti-India statements…
