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Iran tells inspectors it plans up to 20% enrichment at Fordo

Iran's state-run IRNA news agency acknowledged the step after news of a letter it sent to the International Atomic Energy Agency leaked ove...

IFSCA becomes member of International Organization of Securities Commissions

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) works closely with the G20 and the Financial Stability Board in setting up...

Tony Rice, master bluegrass guitarist, passes away at 69

Ricky Skaggs called Rice ``the single most influential acoustic guitar player in the last 50 years.''

India & Japan boost partnership in manufacturing sector

On December 22nd the “Memorandum of Cooperation between the Ministry of Steel, Government of India and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and I...

Central Bank of India launches contactless debit card in association with NPCI

Users of Central Bank RuPay Select Debit Card can avail complementary membership and concessional access to golf courses, gyms, spas and re...

'Quad' senior officials discuss efforts to ensure peace, stability in Indo-Pacific

The virtual meeting took place in the midst of growing global concern over China's expansionist behaviour in the Indo-Pacific region. The Q...

Delhi Airport, airlines, travel agents form 'task force' to lobby for increase of international flights

Almost all private airlines are part of the task force. The travel associations include Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism and Ho...

International Olympic Committee accused of ignoring human rights for 2022 Beijing Games

Rights groups speaking for Tibetans, Uighurs and others representing Hong Kong have sent an open letter to IOC President Thomas Bach and IO...

India signs $400 million loan agreement with World Bank for social protection programme assistance

The funds will strengthen social protection efforts at both the central and state government level to enable a more coordinated approach by...

China continues to arrest, imprison Uyghurs despite international backlash: Experts

Various testimonies surfacing from non-Chinese world reveal that Beijing has in fact intensified its operations by putting more people in i...

Oman announces directive to form Friendship Association with India

The aim of the association to provide a platform that promotes friendship, understanding and matters of mutual interest between Oman and In...

Is flying safe? Most air travellers worried about catching Covid from fellow passengers

Hotel rooms and rental cars are regarded as safer than the cabin of a passenger plane.

Cotton arrival hits decade-high of 3,10,000 bales after domestic prices jump 25 percent

Total cotton arrivals in the market till November 21 amounted to seven million bales, one million bales more than in the year-ago period, a...

HC declines to stay SCBA decision suspending secretary Ashok Arora

"We do not find any reason to interfere with the single judge's order. The appeal is dismissed," the bench said while pronouncing the verdi...

Etihad flags more cabin crew job cuts, to keep Airbus A380s grounded

In the internal email, cabin crew were told those affected would be notified within 24 hours, without saying how many would lose their jobs...

International Space Station marking 20 years of people living in orbit

The first crew - American Bill Shepherd and Russians Sergei Krikalev and Yuri Gidzenko - blasted off from Kazakhstan on Oct. 31, 2000. Two ...

Indian and international advertising bodies back Tanishq, call for safe environment

The Tanishq commercial for its Ekatvam line of jewellery, showing a Muslim household celebrating a baby shower for their Hindu daughter-in-...