Newdelhi: India and China have agreed to take steps to realize the bilateral trade turn-over target of one hundred billion dollars in the next two years. A joint statement issued after the delegation-level talks between the visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in New Delhi yesterday, identified the areas for [...]
Newdelhi: Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has voiced India’s serious concern over the recent Chinese incursion in Ladakh to his visiting Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang. Dr. Singh also conveyed that resolving differences on perception of borders is of utmost importance for maintaining peace and tranquility and to nurture Sino-India ties. In the restricted meeting held [...]
Newdelhi: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is arriving in New Delhi today on a 3 day offcial visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The visit of Li amidst optimism of expanding of cooperation between the two countries substantially. A large business delegation is also accompanying him. During the visit, both leaders are expected [...]
Newdelhi: The Delhi Police says that the role of more players whose names cropped up during interrogation of the arrested cricketers and bookies in the IPL spot fixing scandal could be probed.Delhi Police commissioner Neeraj Kumar said that the arrested players have confessed to the crime. Earlier, Police in Chennai detained 6 alleged bookies for [...]
NEWDELHI: Indian pacer S Sreesanth and 13 others, including two cricketers of the Rajasthan Royals franchise, were sent to police custody for five days by a Delhi court for being quizzed in connection with the IPL spot-fixing case. Sreesanth and two of his IPL teammates who were arrested in Mumbai yesterday, were brought to the [...]
Chennai: Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd has postponed the expected date of commissioning of the first unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant to next month. With a physical progress completed upto 99.66 per cent, the 1,000 MW first unit is expected to be commissioned next month, NPCIL website said. Earlier, NPCIL expected it to [...]
Washington: Nawaz Sharif’s decision to invite Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is a “positive sign”, the United States said, with an official confirming that Secretary of State John Kerry called the new elected leader of Pakistan to congratulate him on his electoral success. “We have seen those comments. I don’t want to analyze it too much, but [...]
Bangalore: In Karnataka, new Congress government will assume office today. The Governor of Karnataka, H R Bharadwaj will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Chief Minister designate Siddaramaiah at Sri Kanteerava Outdoor stadium in Bangalore today. Siddaramaiah was declared as legislative party leader in the party meeting held last Friday. Elaborate arrangements are [...]
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Nawaz Sharif claimed victory in a jubilant speech to supporters as results from Saturday’s election showed a clear lead for his party, making it almost certain that he will become prime minister of the country for a third time. The election, in which 86 million people were eligible to vote, will bring the first [...]
Newdelhi: Railway Minister PK Bansal and Law Minister Ashwani Kumar have submitted their resignations to the Prime Minister. Emerging from a meeting with the Prime Minister, Railway Minister Bansal said he had submitted his resignation. It came a week after his nephew was arrested for allegedly accepting 90 lakh rupee from a Railway Board member [...]
