Sharif, Modi may meet on SCO summit sidelines: Pakistan
Islamabad, July 3 Pakistan did not rule out a possible meeting between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Indian premier Narendra Modi on the sidelines of...
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Greece issue not greasy for India: RBI governor
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Chennai, July 3 India’s exposure to cash-strapped Greece was very limited and the central government was in talks with the central bank on providing additional...
India, Pakistan ties important to us: US
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Washington, July 3 Reiterating that relations between India and Pakistan are important to it, the US has expressed the hope that New Delhi and Islamabad...
Modi’s visit to five Central Asian nations to give fillip to ties
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New Delhi, June 30 Energy cooperation, trade and connectivity and people-to-people links are set to top the agenda of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s early July...
India inks agreement for setting up Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
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Beijing/New Delhi, June 30 India on Monday signed the Articles of Agreement for establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) at a ceremony in...
India, Thailand ink agreement on avoiding double taxation
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Bangkok/New Delhi, June 30 India and Thailand on Monday exchanged the Instruments of Ratification of the extradition treaty and also an agreement for the avoidance...
‘Look East’ to ‘Act East’, Modi government means business : Sushma
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Bangkok, June 28 (IANS) The Narendra Modi government has elevated India’s “Look East” policy of the last two decades to “Act East”, and resolved to...
Modi greets Djibouti on their Independence Day
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New Delhi, June 27 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted the people of Djibouti on their Independence Day. “On Djibouti’s Independence Day, I convey...
India may sign US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act in July
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New Delhi, June 27 India is likely to sign the US’ Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) for Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) early next month, a...
Global economy risks 1930s-type Great Depression: Rajan
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London, June 27 Warning that the global economy is on the brink of a situation similar to the Great Depression of the 1930s, Reserve Bank...
President wishes Djibouti on eve of Independence Day
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New Delhi, June 27 President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday greeted the government and people of Djibouti on the eve of its Independence Day. In his...
Indian grant of $2 bn to help Nepal recover quickly: Sushma
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Kathmandu, June 26 External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday expressed hope that the $2 billion provided by India, including the $1 billion pledged on...
$4 bn pledged for Nepal’s rebuilding; India tops with $1 bn
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Kathmandu, June 26 Nepal was on Thursday pledged $4 billion by the international community for its reconstruction following a devastating quake two months ago with...
Modi greets Madagascar on its Independence Day
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New Delhi, June 26 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted the people of Madagascar on their Independence Day. “I wish the people of Madagascar...
INDIA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION ARE “STRATEGIC PARTNERS”, SAYS LOK SABHA SPEAKER
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New Delhi, 25 June 2015: Lok Sabha Speaker Smt. Sumitra Mahajan, who is leading an Indian Parliamentary Delegation comprising MPs from both the Lok Sabha and...
Indians, Chinese account for rise in New Zealand migration
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Wellington, June 24 New Zealand’s annual migration rose to a new annual record as more students from India and China arrived, a statistics agency said....
Stable oil prices will be to India’s advantage: Subramanian
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Bengaluru, June 24 Stable crude oil prices in the international markets would help India manage its macro-economy well, chief economic advisor Arvind Subramanian has said....
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With two summits, PM Modi to have hectic schedule in Russia
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New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The back-to-back BRICS and SCO summits in the Russian city of Ufa from July 8 to 10, that Prime Minister...