Iceland appoints new PM
Reykjavik, April 7 The Iceland government has appointed former agriculture and fisheries minister, Sigurdur Ingi as the country’s new prime minister and pledged to hold early...
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Cabinet approves India-Sweden MoU on railways
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New Delhi, April 7 The government on Wednesday approved a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between India and Sweden on technical cooperation in the railway...
Israel awaiting Modi’s visit
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New Delhi, April 5 Israel is waiting for the first ever bilateral visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as it will bring the country closer...
India sets up multi-agency probe team on ‘Panama Papers’ expose
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New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday ordered a multi-agency probe team on the global expose by International Consortium of Investigative Journalists...
Swiss agency COOP to help Kerala varsity in organic shrimp farming
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Kochi, April 4 (IANS) Switzerland-headquartered Coop Cooperative, an international agency that promotes organic farming across the world, has offered its support to the Kerala University...
Xiaomi makes $25 mn investment in Indian entertainment firm
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New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Deepening its strategy to introduce localised internet services on its smartphones in India, Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has made a $25...
Envoys of UK, Iraq, Ukraine and Australia present credentials to President of India
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New Delhi, April 09 Envoys of Australia, Iraq, Ukraine and Britain presented their credentials to the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee at a ceremony held...
Modi hails all-women IT centre as ‘glory of Saudi Arabia’
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Riyadh, April 4 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described an all-women IT centre set up by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) here as the “glory...
Modi visit: Saudi Aramco looking to invest in India
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Riyadh, April 4 Saudi Aramco, the world’s leading oil producing company with around 10 million barrels per day output, is looking at India as its...
India, Saudi Arabia to strengthen anti-terror cooperation
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Riyadh, April 4 In a reflection of deepening bilateral ties, India and Saudi Arabia on Sunday agreed to further strengthen cooperation in the fight against...
India to ratify COP 21 climate agreement on April 22: Javadekar
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Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) India, along with 100 other nations would ratify the Paris ‘COP 21 Global Climate Agreement’ in New York on April 22,...
Brazilian oil company Petrobras to slash 12,000 jobs
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Brasilia, April 2 Brazil’s largest oil company Petrobras will eliminate 12,000 employees through voluntary resignations. Petrobras announced the plan on Friday stating it had been...
Vietnam elects new president
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Hanoi, April 2 Vietnam’s National Assembly on Saturday elected Tran Dai Quang as the country’s new president. Quang has been elected and sworn in as...
Modi, Cameron discuss bilateral ties
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Washington, April 2 Amid speculation about Tata Steel’s plans to close down its operations in Britain, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a bilateral...
India invites Canadian faculty to higher education institutions
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Washington, April 2 India on Friday invited Canadian faculty members to teach in its institutes of higher learning at short stretches. Prime Minister Narendra Modi,...