India, US likely to ink strategic info sharing pact during 2+2 meet

New York (IANS) The Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA), a breakthrough pact for sharing important strategic information, is likely to be signed during the 2+2 ministerial dialogue between the top foreign affairs and defence officials…

PM Modi to interact with CEOs of global oil and gas companies

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with CEOs of leading global oil and gas companies on Monday in the annual roundtable event organised by NITI Aayog and Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

India is an important…

Modi compares 15-yr 'lawless rule' with NDA's development era

Sasaram (Bihar) (IANS) Five days ahead of the first phase of Bihar Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the state's people cannot forget the "lawlessness" seen during the 15-year rule of the opposition (Rashtriya…

Pompeo, Esper to discuss advancing strategic partnership with Modi

New York (IANS) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary Mike Esper will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week to discuss advancing the US-India Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership that he and President Donald Trump committed…

Bihar polls: Over 50% population satisfied with JD-U-BJP, reveals research

New Delhi (IANS) According to a recent study reflecting the opinion and perception of people in Bihar, more than 50 per cent of the population are satisfied with the current administration.

Fifty-seven per cent of the respondents interviewed…

RAW chief Goel returns after meeting Nepal PM Oli

Kathmandu (IANS) The office of Nepals Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has confirmed that Samant Kumar Goel, chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), India's external spy agency, held a meeting with Oli on Wednesday evening.

Amid media reports…

Saibaba was in touch with Nepali Maoist Basanta: NIA

Mumbai (IANS) Former Delhi University Professor G.N. Saibaba was in touch with Indra Mohan Sigdel aka Comrade Basanta, the main leader of the United Communist Party of Nepal. Arrested accused Varavara Rao was assigned to deal with him for procuring…

Bihar polls: 10 lakh jobs promise draws crowds to RJD

Masaudhi (IANS) The promise by RJD's chief ministerial candidate, Tejashwi Yadav to offer 10 lakh jobs to the people of Bihar if it forms government in the state has managed to draw crowds to the party's election rallies ahead of the Assembly…

India to observe Oct 22 as Black Day to highlight Pak-backed militia's invasion of J&K

Srinagar (IANS) India will observe October 22 -- the day of the raid in 1947 in Jammu and Kashmir -- as the 'Black Day' to protest against Pakistan's role in instigating violence and terror in the valley.

On October 22, 1947, Pakistani…

India releases Chinese soldier who strayed at LAC

New Delhi (IANS) India in a goodwill gesture ensured the release of a Chinese soldier who had strayed inside Indian territory across the disputed zone of the Line of Actual Control.

The astray Chinese soldier was detained two days back in the…