Union Home Minister Amit Shah today attacked the Congress for its stand on Article 370 and also took on the party over criticism of the ”shastra pooja” performed on the first Rafale aircraft acquired by the country.
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Tamilnadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami today extended a warm welcome to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping for their second informal summit near here 11 and 12 October.
After an emphatic victory in the first Test and also securing three wins on the trot in the ICC Test Championship, improving on near perfection would be India’s aim as they take on South Africa in the second Test that is set to begin at Pune tomorrow.
Indian boxer Jamuna Boro (54kg) stunned fifth seed Ouidad Sfouh in the last-16 stage to enter the quarterfinals of the World Women’s Boxing Championships here on Wednesday.
The global economy is witnessing “synchronized slowdown”, which will result in slower growth for 90 per cent of the world this year, and the effect is even “more pronounced” in some of the largest emerging market economies like India, new IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva has warned.
China demanded Washington lift sanctions on Chinese tech companies and warned Wednesday it will ‘resolutely safeguard’ the country’s interests. The Ministry of Commerce criticised curbs imposed on sales of US technology to a group of Chinese companies as interference in the country’s affairs.
India has moved down 10 places to rank 68th on an annual global competitiveness index, largely due to improvements witnessed by several other economies, while Singapore has replaced the US as the world’s most competitive economy.
The UN will not publicly identify those countries, but sources told AFP the main culprits are the United States, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and Iran. In all, 64 countries owe money to the UN. Also on the list of budget delinquents are Venezuela, North Korea, South Korea, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Israel and Saudi Arabia.
BSP supremo Mayawati today offered tributes to party founder Kanshi Ram on his 13th death anniversary and urged cadres to take on the challenge of casteist forces. She also pledged to fulfil the dreams of Kanshi Ram and take forward his legacy of Dalit emancipation.