New Delhi : While the Mauritian Prime Minister Pravin Kumar Jugnauth is on a visit to India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a $50 crore credit to Mauritius, Besides the maritime sector, the two Prime Ministers have expressed determination to extend cooperation in other areas too. After being elected to the office of Prime Minister […]
Washington : US President Donald Trump has given indications that the emergency oil stockpile, kept for a propective disaster should be put up for sale. This proposal has been worked out to reduce the burden of indebtedness on the US economy. As per a statement from the White House on Monday, reserves till 2018 could […]
Yokohama : India has opposed China’s ambitious program of “One Belt One Road” (OBOR). The Finance Minister of India Mr. Arun Jaitley, has said that India has opposed this program on grounds of sovereignty. He was speaking at the conference organized by the Asian Development Bank in Japan. Muhammad Ishaq Dar, the Finance Minister of […]
Rome: European Analysts have forecasted that the gold rates would surge to about 1,350 dollars by the end of the year due to geopolitical tensions and inflation. Analysts have drawn attention to the fact that the gold prices have risen by a staggering 12 percent within a period of four months from the start of […]
Tel Aviv: European countries have diverted their attention towards Israel as an alternative source for fuel gas instead of relying completely on Russia. On Monday, in a meeting conducted in Israel, a proposal was mutually agreed upon to build pipeline in the Mediterranean Sea from Israel to Italy. A total cost of around €6 billion […]
Singapore/Tokyo: An Asian think tank claims that even though the US has stepped out from the ambitious ‘Trans-Pacific Partnership’ (TPP) agreement, it can be renewed and Japan is capable of leading it. Debora Elms, the Executive Director of the ‘Asian Trade Centre’ think tank from Singapore made this claim on a US news channel. After […]
Beijing : China and Saudi Arabia have signed an agreement of around 65 billion dollars for a new collaboration. This agreement includes co-operation in some important fields like fuel, energy and space. These pacts signify new beginnings, said Zhang Ming, China’s vice minister of Foreign Affairs. Arabia’s ‘King Salman’ who has been on a tour in […]
Kolkata: The infiltration of terrorists smuggling along with them arms, drugs and fake currency from Bangladesh to India has been a source of perennial concern to India. Adding to this now, ‘wheat blast’ a fungal disease has been spreading over the crops in West Bengal via Bangladesh. On account of ‘wheat blast’ the wheat crop in […]
Brussels / Beijing : The ambitious ‘One belt One Road’ plan which the Chinese President Xi Jinping had announced four years ago, has started receiving jolts in Europe. The European Union (EU) has asked to review the railway project which is a part of the ‘One belt One Road’ plan. There has been a possibility of […]
Riyadh/Kuala Lumpur: Last year Saudi Arabia had announced an ambitious economic reforms plan to overcome the financial losses it faced due to the slide in crude oil prices in the global market. To attract investments for this plan, Saudi Arabia’s ‘King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud’ has decided on a tour of Asian countries. The […]