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New York: US President Donald Trump said he discussed the issue of Kashmir with the leaders of India and Pakistan during his meetings with them and offered to help with arbitration or mediation to the two nuclear-armed countries, who have to work it out. Trump, addressing reporters here Wednesday, said he has had “very productive […]

Doha: Medal is too far-fetched a thought and even hopes of making the finals seem barely believable as India enter the World Athletics Championship without two of their biggest stars — the injured Neeraj Chopra and Hima Das. The championship starts from Friday. World-class javelin thrower Neeraj is not taking part in the September 27 […]

United Nations: Strongly hitting back at Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s rant at the UN General Assembly, India has said its citizens do not need anyone else to speak on their behalf and “least of all those who have built an industry of terrorism from the ideology of hate.” Khan delivered his maiden speech at […]

New Delhi: India strongly criticised on Saturday Pakistan’s stand on the Kashmir issue as “propaganda” at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Uganda and said military rule is the tradition of Islamabad, according to an official statement. The Pakistani delegation raised the heavy presence of security forces in the Valley at the 64th meeting of the […]

New Delhi/Islamabad: Rejecting arguments by Pakistan, the UK High Court on Wednesday ruled in favour of India in a 70-year-old legal dispute involving 35 million pounds that belonged to the seventh Nizam of Hyderabad during the state’s accession to India. In Wednesday’s judgment, the UK High Court rejected Pakistan’s claim that the Fund had been […]

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday called on visiting Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ahead of a bilateral meeting with her counterpart Narendra Modi later in the day during which the two sides were expected to ink major agreements, with a focus on connectivity. The two sides are likely to sign six […]

Islamabad: Protesting against the abrogation of Article 370 which gave a special status to Jammu and Kashmir, hundreds of Kashmiris from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir have planned a ‘Freedom March’ along the Line of Control (LoC). The Jammu-Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), a group led by the incarcerated pro-independence leader Yasin Malik, is organising the rally, The Express […]

New Delhi: India and Bangladesh here on Saturday marked the “sonali adhyay” (golden era) in bilateral ties with the inking of seven agreements, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with visiting Bangladesh Premier Sheikh Hasina. During the talks, the Bangladesh PM voiced concerns over Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) and raised the Teesta […]

Visakhapatnam: India wrapped up South Africa for 191 runs in their second innings on the fifth and final day to win the opening Test of the three match rubber by 203 runs here on Sunday. Defending a 395-run target, India rode on Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami’s bowling effort to register the win as it […]

Visakhapatnam: Mohammad Shami’s mastery over reverse swing has been one of the big plus points for the Indian team while playing on slow unresponsive pitches, feels India opener, Rohit Sharma. Shami picked up his fifth five wicket haul in Tests as India comfortably beat South Africa by 203 runs. “We have seen him (Shami) in […]

New Delhi: Digital payment has been one of the key features of the government’s ‘Digital India’ initiative and online payment platforms and services have indeed spread themselves in the country. However, its penetration and acceptance in the tier-II and tier-III cities still face some obstacles, market players said. According to Credit Suisse report, India’s mobile […]

Bengaluru: Amazon India on Sunday announced the Celebration Special of the Great Indian Festival which brings deals and offers on a wide range of smartphones, laptops, cameras, TVs and other gadgets. Amazon’s new festive sale will start from October 13 midnight until 11.59 p.m. on October 17. Prime members can grab great deals first with […]

New Delhi: PC and printer major HP Inc. on Monday introduced new “Pavilion x360” notebook with 10th Gen Intel Core processor and built-in Alexa at a starting price of Rs 45,990. Weighing in at just 1.58 kg, the thin and light convertible device comes with 14.3-inch, micro-edge bezel and a full-HD LED backlight touch-display. “The […]

New Delhi: Indian women cricketers Jemimah Rodrigues and Harleen Deol have dedicated a special rap song for Harmanpreet Kaur who recently made her 100th T20Ith appearance. On Sunday, Rodrigues uploaded a small video on her Twitter handle in which she, alongside Deol, can be seen singing a rap song for their T20I skipper. “Congratulations on […]

United Nations: A Chinese envoy on Monday called for the joint advancement of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) for sustainable development. “We should advance together the building of the Belt and Road (Initiative) to achieve high-quality development,” said Wu Haitao, China’s deputy permanent representative to the UN. The Belt and Road Initiative focuses on […]