April 23, 2018 10:26 AM IST
French President Emmanuel Macron warned against showing any weakness towards Vladimir Putin -- while insisting he wants to work with the Russian strongman -- in remarks broadcast Sunday on the eve of his state visit to Washington.
April 23, 2018 09:02 AM IST
Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations were united in opposing Russia's destabilizing behavior while agreeing to leave the door open for dialogue with Moscow, a senior US official said on Sunday.
April 23, 2018 08:51 AM IST
Iran's central bank has banned the country's banks from dealing in cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, over money-laundering concerns, the state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday as the country tries to halt a currency crisis.
April 23, 2018 08:36 AM IST
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday the North Korean nuclear crisis was a long way from being resolved, striking a cautious note a day after the North's pledge to end its nuclear tests raised hopes before planned summits with South Korea and the United States.
April 23, 2018 08:28 AM IST
Pharmaceutical major Vitabiotics, founded by an Indian-origin entrepreneur in the UK, today became the first vitamin company in the country's history to receive the Queen's award for innovation for the second time.
April 23, 2018 08:15 AM IST
Russia's communications watchdog agency says it is adding some Google IP addresses to the state register of banned sites, as a dispute over a banned messaging app intensifies.
April 22, 2018 07:30 PM IST
The assaults underscore growing concerns about security in the lead-up to legislative elections scheduled for October 20, which are seen as a test-run for next year's presidential poll.
April 22, 2018 05:43 PM IST
The report further noted that global trade growth will continue to slow in 2019-22.
April 22, 2018 05:20 PM IST
Health minister Jeremy Hunt's comments came alongside the announcement of a government review of the impact that sites like Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat have on children's mental health.
April 22, 2018 05:12 PM IST
This will be fourth visit of Modi to China after he came to power in 2014.
April 22, 2018 01:56 PM IST
The assaults underscore growing concerns about security in the lead-up to legislative elections scheduled for October 20, which are seen as a test-run for next year's presidential poll.
April 22, 2018 10:25 AM IST
A consortium led by U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital last year won a long and highly contentious battle for the unit, which Toshiba put up for sale after billions of dollars in cost overruns at its Westinghouse nuclear unit plunged it into crisis.
April 22, 2018 09:52 AM IST
In an apparent move to address the issue of debt trap being faced by low-income developing countries (LIDCs), to which China's "predatory economics" is playing a significant role, top officials of India, the US and Britain used various platforms here during the annual Spring Meeting of the IMF and the World bank.
April 22, 2018 09:52 AM IST
In a statement at the end of three days of meetings, the International Monetary and Finance Committee (IMFC), heeding the voice of countries like India, the US, Britain and France, called on the IMF and the World Bank to work on a multi-pronged programme to enhance debt transparency and sustainability.
April 22, 2018 09:51 AM IST
The year 2018 marks the 40th anniversary of the reform and opening-up of China and Beijing has introduced a series of major new initiatives to seek further opening-up and deepen the reform, he said in his speech during the ongoing annual Spring Meeting of the IMF and the World Bank.
April 22, 2018 09:28 AM IST
An official in the town of Kikai says Nabi Tajima died in a hospital yesterday shortly before 8 pm. She had been hospitalised since January.
April 22, 2018 09:27 AM IST
Speaking to reporters in New York on Saturday, Mohammad Javad Zarif also said that for French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel "to try to appease the president (Donald Trump) would be an exercise in futility."
April 22, 2018 09:25 AM IST
The multilateral lender said the plan would allow it to lift the group's overall lending to nearly $80 billion in fiscal 2019 from about $59 billion last year and to an average of about $100 billion annually through 2030.
April 21, 2018 10:04 PM IST
A meeting of Finance Ministers from G-20 countries, which was chaired by its current president Argentina, noted that growth is firming and that they are going back to levels of growth equivalent to the pre-crisis level.
April 21, 2018 08:50 PM IST
Subhash Garg told a meeting of G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors held on the sidelines of the annual Spring meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
April 21, 2018 08:50 PM IST
A statement issued by Guterres' spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the decision by North Korea to suspend nuclear tests and launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles is a "positive step forward"
April 21, 2018 08:45 PM IST
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April 21, 2018 08:06 PM IST
This is their first meeting after Wang was elevated as state councillor last month which makes him the top diplomat of the country in the Chinese hierarchy. He also continues to be foreign minister.
April 21, 2018 05:06 PM IST
On the domestic front, standard gold (99.5 purity) commenced higher at Rs 31,080 per 10 grams, from last Friday's closing level of Rs 30,820 and later surged to a high of Rs 31,415 before closing at Rs 31,315, showing a rise of Rs 495 per 10 grams, or 1.61 percent.
April 21, 2018 03:59 PM IST
Pyongyang's declaration, long sought by Washington, will be seen as a crucial step in the fast diplomatic dance on and around the Korean peninsula.
