Vietnam may use Indian $500m

India and Vietnam had in 2016 announced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) and in 2017 New Delhi had announced $500m credit line to Vietnam.

05 Nov 2019 1:15 AM

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: File)

Passport, advance registration not required, says Imran Khan

However, sources in the Indian government said that so far no official communication has reached them.

02 Nov 2019 1:23 AM

The PSC said that at no point in the lead up to the attacks was the political leadership informed by anyone in the security and intelligence apparatus. (Photo: AP)

Lankan spy chief sat on Easter bomb attack intel?

Incidentally, it was the same time when the Indian defence secretary was visiting the Island country and security was on a high due to his visit.

27 Oct 2019 1:40 AM

Asaduddin Owaisi’s Telangana-based AIMIM opened its account in the north with its first victory in Bihar. Its candidate Qamrul Hoda defeated Sweety Singh of the BJP in Kishanganj. (Photo: ANI)

Bypolls spring surprises for BJP in Bihar, Gujarat

An upbeat UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath gave credit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policies for the party’s victory.

25 Oct 2019 2:49 AM

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Photo: AP)

Govt asks Indians visiting Turkey to be cautious

Turkey ranks 43 in the list of “Competitive Countries in Travel and Tourism – 2019” Report by the World Economic Forum, where India is ranked at 34.

24 Oct 2019 6:37 AM

Ambassador Chung-Kwang Tien who heads Taipei economic and cultural centre in India, since the two countries do not have a formal diplomat setup, on Wednesday said a more conducive environment from India is needed to take economic ties to a new high.

Taiwan working to make India its major trade ally

Taiwan traditionally had a bigger footprint in the Asean countries.

24 Oct 2019 6:33 AM

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh (Photo: Twitter/ Rajnath Singh)

Siachen, highest battlefield, now open to tourists

Avalanches and landslides are common at the glacier during the winters and temperatures can drop to as low as minus 60 degrees Celsius.

22 Oct 2019 4:56 AM

India to sign Kartarpur Corridor pact on Oct 23

In a statement issued on Monday, the MEA urged Pakistan govt to shed rigidity and drop the ideas of charging $20 “Service Fee’’ from the pilgrims.

22 Oct 2019 4:53 AM

Voters display their identity cards as they wait in a queue to cast their votes for the Maharashtra Assembly polls in Sangli on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Exit polls predict landslide win for BJP in both states

Congress may do worse in Maharashtra, Haryana than in Lok Sabha polls.

22 Oct 2019 4:24 AM

During the mutual evaluation process, Pakistan was found to lagging in most of the areas it was tasked to address

FATF tells Pakistan: Act fast or get blacklisted

The message was clear that Pakistan may have escaped being Blacklisted this time, its business with the world will be impacted soon.

19 Oct 2019 1:25 AM

India has been constantly objecting to the $20 fee which Pakistan claims to use for the infrastructure maintenance and providing others facilities to the pilgrims at Kartarpur Sahib.

Taking up service fee at Kartarpur Corridor: India

India also feels that this can lead to charging a higher amount from Indian pilgrims in the future.

18 Oct 2019 2:38 AM

India, Pakistan close to a Kartarpur agreement

India has objected to the $20 fee being charged by Pakistan as “service fee”.

17 Oct 2019 2:20 AM

The DGCA officials said that lapses, even the minor ones, cannot be ignored as it involves lives of several people. (Photo: AFP/File)

Airline pilots want DGCA to go soft on minor lapses

The former pilot said that a representation will be made to the Civil Aviation minister on completion of the petition process.

14 Oct 2019 4:35 AM

The airlines have been asked to send SMS to passengers in case of flight delays beyond 30 minutes or a change in boarding gate, and keep passengers regularly informed. (Photo: AFP/File)

Send SMSes, provide help if flights late, airlines told

The DGCA also said the airlines must ensure the refund of airline tickets through travel agents or portals swiftly.

12 Oct 2019 3:14 AM

The EGoS will have the Niti Aayog CEO as its chairman, and the Railway Board chairman, the secretary, department of economic affairs, the secretary, housing and urban affairs ministry, and the financial commissioner (railways) as its members. (Representational Image)

Group set up to make 50 rail stations ‘world class’

The Railways have to take up 400 station projects to develop them for world-class facilities.

11 Oct 2019 4:35 AM

Security personnel patrol a deserted street in Srinagar on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Govt plans to take foreign envoys to J&K

The Indian government has also been highlighting the several initiatives it is undertaking for the development of J&K.

07 Oct 2019 3:13 AM

Hasina delegates warn of NRC’s fallout in Bangla

In the past too, mafia had been active in grabbing the land belonging to Hindus.

05 Oct 2019 2:05 AM

Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh (Photo: ANI)

Manmohan Singh will go as pilgrim, won’t step on Pak soil

Congress sources said Dr Singh won’t deviate from the Kartarpur Corridor route to step onto Pakistan soil.

04 Oct 2019 1:43 AM

The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday suspended license of two Indigo pilots for runway incursion at the Delhi airport on June 2, this year. The plane was on its way to Udaipur from Delhi. (Representational Image)

Runway breach: 2 IndiGo pilots lose licence

The director general of civil aviation has decided to ground 23 Boeing 737 planes flying in India to check for any cracks in the body frame.

02 Oct 2019 2:14 AM

Pak invite Singh to inaugurate Kartarpur project

Pakistan’s foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi termed Singh as the representative of Sikh community while inviting him to Kartarpur.

01 Oct 2019 2:18 AM

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