British Airways increases India-UK flight services
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) British Airways on Tuesday said that it has increased flights between India and the UK. According to the airline, starting August...
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Nepal, India review progress in India-funded projects
Kathmandu, Aug 16 (IANS) Nepal and India on Monday reviewed the progress made in various India-funded projects in the Himalayan nation. The review exercise was carried...
PM Pashinyan sends congratulatory message to Prime Minister of India
Yerevan, Aug 15 Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a congratulatory message to Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on Independence Day. The message runs as follows,...
India, Brazil, South Africa discuss ways to revive tourism industry
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) India, Brazil, and South Africa recognised the importance of strengthening cooperation in tourism to overcome the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic...
Overseas sub-contracted projects may not be tax free in India
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Rendering of service even for international projects would be taxed in India if the location of main contractor is in the...
Quad officials discuss cooperation on supply chain, critical technologies
New York, Aug 13 (IANS) Senior officials of the Quad countries on Thursday explored collaboration to ensure resilient supply chains and in the areas of emerging...
Reliance said to weigh bid for T-Mobile Netherlands: Report
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Billionaire Mukesh Ambanis Reliance Industries is weighing a bid for Deutsche Telekom AG’s Netherlands subsidiary, according to people familiar with the...
India Inc seals 181 deals worth $13.2 bn in July
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) India Inc recorded 181 deals amounting to $13.2 billion in July 2021, according to Grant Thornton Bharat’s ‘Dealtracker’. There has been...
India ranked 122nd in 2020 Global Youth Development Index
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) India is ranked 122nd in the 2020 Global Youth Development Index, which measures the status of young people in 181 countries...
Quad poses major threat to Beijing’s ambitions: Kevin Rudd
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Beijing has concluded that the Quad represents one of the most consequential challenges to Chinese ambitions in the years ahead, says...
Indians in Afghanistan asked to return immediately
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs has asked Indians in Afghanistan to return immediately before commercial flights get discontinued in the war-torn...
B’desh announces discovery of new gas field
Dhaka, Aug 10 (IANS) The Bangladeshi government has announced the discovery of a new gas field in the country’s Sylhet region, some 240 km northeast of...
At UNSC meet, Modi’s five principles for maritime safety get backing
United Nations, Aug 10 (IANS) India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday proposed five basic principles for a holistic approach to maritime security that holds the...
Crisis an opportunity for transformation: Niti Aayog’s Amitabh Kant at O.P. Jindal Global University Convocation
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Over 1,500 students of O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) received their Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Doctoral degrees at the 10th Convocation Ceremony...
Third Consultative meeting of heads of the Central Asian states: Some Perspectives
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta Research Associate (Central Asia) Vivekananda International Foundation This year marks the three decades of independence of the Central Asian Republics (CARs)....
India offers Cairn Energy $1bn refund
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) India expects to refund $1 billion to UK-based Cairn Energy after it moved to scrap a retrospective tax law that unleashed...
Cambodia lifts travel ban on travellers from India
Phnom Penh, Aug 7 (IANS) Cambodia has lifted a ban on travellers from India after the latter country has witnessed a decline in new Covid-19 cases,...
British High Commissioner’s tweet in Kannada wins hearts
Bengaluru, Aug 6 British High Commissioner to India, Alex Ellis in his two-day visit to Karnataka won the hearts of Kannadigas by not only tweeting...
Rajasthan govt plans to showcase beauty of borders to tourists
Jaipur, Aug 5 (IANS) Taking cue from Punjab, Rajasthan Tourism will soon promote Border Tourism and its beautiful stretch to tourists on the same lines as...
Good news for Indian traveller to England : UK puts India in ‘Red-Amber-Green’ traffic light ratings
New Delhi, Aug 05 The UK government has today announced an update to the ‘Red-Amber-Green’ traffic light ratings for arrivals into England. From 4am (BST) on Sunday...
IBM working to set up software lab in Kochi
Kochi, Aug 4 (IANS) IBM on Wednesday announced that it is working to set up a software lab in Kochi, during a discussion between Kerala Chief...