PM Modi meets Singapore counterpart Wong; ties elevated to comprehensive strategic partnership

SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a productive meeting with his Singapore counterpart Lawrence Wong during which they elevated the bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership.   Modi is here on a two-day visit at the invitation of Wong.   Ahead of the talks with Wong, Modi received a red carpet-welcome at […]

Alliance with Cong need of the hour: Farooq Abdullah

    Srinagar:National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said his party’s alliance with the Congress was not a compulsion but the need of the hour for development of Jammu and Kashmir and restoration of statehood to the union territory.   The former chief minister also said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the […]

INDIA bloc will ensure restoration of statehood to J-K: Rahul

    JAMMU: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday kick-started his party’s election campaign in Jammu and Kashmir, assuring people that his party along with the help of INDIA bloc partners will ensure restoration of statehood to the Union territory.   “We wished for restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir before the holding of […]

India-Brunei elevate bilateral ties to ‘Enhanced Partnership’ as PM Modi holds talks with Sultan Bolkiah

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: India and Brunei on Wednesday elevated the bilateral ties to “Enhanced Partnership” as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah discussing defence, trade and energy among other topics along with exchanging views on regional and global issues of mutual interest.   Modi, who is the first Indian Prime […]

Govt sets up Law Comm; UCC, laws which affect poor on agenda

        NEW DELHI: The Government has constituted the 23rd Law Commission which has issues including a Uniform Civil Code, laws which affect the poor and examining existing statutes to promote gender equality as part of its terms of reference.   According to a Law Ministry order issued late Monday, one of the […]

US elections: Campaign launched to increase participation of Indian-Americans in polls

    WASHINGTON: Ahead of the November 5 US presidential elections, an Indian diaspora group has launched a campaign to increase the policy impact and participation of Indian-American voters in the polls.   Launched by non-profit institution Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS), the “Indo American Votes Matter” campaign underscores the critical role […]

Pak Finance Minister urges traders to pay taxes to stabilise economy

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday requested traders to pay their share of taxes to increase revenue collection and stabilise the cash-strapped country’s economy on a long-term basis.   Aurangzeb was addressing a press conference in Islamabad, days after the traders held a countrywide strike against the new tax scheme to bring over […]