Dutch royals on 5-day India visit to boost strategic ties

New Delhi (IANS) In a visit aimed to further build on the strong Indo-Dutch strategic partnership, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of The Netherlands began their five-day state visit to India, that will focus on areas such as water technology…

Need to set the house in order, says Ganguly

Mumbai (IANS) Taking care of first-class cricketers and setting the house in order is among the top of the list for Sourav Ganguly, the former India captain said on the day he filed his nomination for the post of BCCI President. Ganguly is unopposed…

Indian-origin Abhijit Banerjee wins Nobel Prize in Economics for study on poverty

Stockholm (IANS) The 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences has been awarded to Indian-origin MIT professor Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer "for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty", it…

Muslim board reiterates Babri stand

Lucknow (IANS) The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has said that under the Shariat law, the status of any land dedicated to a mosque cannot be altered, changed or transferred in any manner.

The AIMPLB Working Committee meeting…

18 killed as super typhoon Hagibis lashes Japan

Tokyo (IANS) At least 18 people have been killed and 13 were reported missing on Sunday after the powerful super typhoon Hagibis ravaged central and eastern Japan, with torrential rains causing a number of rivers to overflow into residential areas…

World Bank report pegs India's FY20 growth rate at 6%

New Delhi (IANS) In a major setback for India's economic outlook, a World Bank report on Sunday estimated India's economic growth in the current fiscal at 6 per cent, lower than the Reserve Bank of India's latest revised outlook of 6.1…

130,000 displaced as Turkey ramps up Syria offensive

Damascus/Ankara (IANS) At least 130,000 people have been displaced as Turkey has intensified its offensive against the Kurdish militias in northern Syria, the UN said in a statement on Sunday.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…

PM dares Opposition to bring back Article 370

Jalgaon (Maharashtra) (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday challenged the country's opposition parties to bring back the Article 370 and Article 35A for Jammu and Kashmir.

"From the holy land of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj,…

JMM remained busy in its own development did not worry about martyrs: Raghubar

Chaibasa/Chakardharpur: Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that despite Guruji becoming the Chief Minister of the state on three occasions and his son occupying the chair himself and also served as a deputy Chief Minister both of them did…

PM Modi cleans TN beach ahead of talks with Xi

Mahabalipuram (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday collected plastic bottles, plates and other garbage thrown on the beach outside the Taj Fisherman's Cove Resort and Spa near here where he is staying.

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