Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said after five phases of election, the Congress-led opposition has given up the fight and the ‘situation is clear’ now that the BJP will form government at the Centre.
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Two Naxals, including a woman, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on this morning, police said.
Asian Games champion Jinson Johnson, India’s premier middle-distance runner, says he is very much capable of qualifying for the 1500 metres event at the Tokyo Olympics.
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in Kerala signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with two UK-based institutions yesterday.
Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni wasn’t happy that his batsmen failed to read the slow Chepauk track and were not discreet in their shot selection during their six-wicket loss against Mumbai Indians in the first IPL Qualifier on Tuesday.
The enormously talented Suryakumar Yadav played one of his finest knocks on a challenging track as Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by six wickets in the first Qualifier, entering IPL final for the fifth time on Tuesday.
Beijing: China on Tuesday said its top trade negotiator will take part in talks in Washington this week, removing the uncertainty over the fate of crucial negotiations on tariffs after US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose stiff duties on imported Chinese products worth over $200 billion. China’s Ministry of Commerce announced here that Vice-Premier Liu He will visit the US on May 9-10 for the 11th round of trade talks at the invitation of US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Liu is also a member of the Politburo of the ruling Communist Party of China…
At least 10 Chinese nationals, including a woman, have been arrested in Pakistan for allegedly luring young Pakistani girls into fake marriages then forcing them into prostitution in China, the country’s premier probe agency has said. The Federal Investigating Agency (FIA) arrested eight Chinese nationals, including a woman, on Monday and last week, two Chinese nationals were arrested when a marriage ceremony was being performed in Fasialabad, about 150 kms from Lahore. “On Monday, we have arrested seven Chinese men and a Chinese woman for their alleged involvement in trafficking of Pakistani girls to China for the purpose of prostitution,”…
Washington: Former US president Barack Obama made an exceptional use of his race, went out of his way to develop a personal chemistry with Narendra Modi and moved the State of the Union Address to attend the Republic Day as chief guest so as to win over the Indian prime minister on the Paris Climate Change deal, according to his former aide. The tactics deployed by Obama to bring India on board, which was the only major power in his way of the climate deal, was described by his former top personal and national security aide Benjamin Rhodes in a…