13 public sector banks in profit, claims Union Finance Minister

13 public sector banks in profit, claims Union Finance Minister

New Delhi: The measures taken by the government for the public sector banks reeling under the pressures of non-productive loans, have been implemented successfully as Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman claimed that 13 banks had declared profits in the first six months of this year. The Finance Minister gave this information after the meeting with […]

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1,700 tourists rescued by the military

1,700 tourists rescued by the military

Gangtok: The Indian army has rescued 1,700 tourists trapped because of the heavy snowfall in Sikkim. These include women, children and aged people. The tourists were stuck in the Nathula Pass region of Sikkim. The military has rescued all these people and housed them in the military camp. These tourists were returning in 300 taxis […]

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China builds tunnel in the Ladakh border area

China builds tunnel in the Ladakh border area

Ladakh: Spokesman of the Chinese defence ministry claimed that the military relations between India and China have been improving owing to the efforts taken by the leaders of state of both the countries.’ While these reports were making rounds, a shocking revelation that China has started building tunnels in the disputed Ladakh border area has […]

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Pakistan plots attacks on Indian Embassies in Afghanistan

Pakistan plots attacks on Indian Embassies in Afghanistan

New Delhi: Pakistan is planning attacks on Indian embassies in Afghanistan using the dreaded terrorist outfits Islamic State (IS) and Lashkar-e-Taiba. The infamous Pakistani intelligence agency ISI has been working on the plot and have been imparting training to suicide attackers. The security at the Indian embassies in Afghanistan has been beefed up following the […]

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The decline in the Indian economy worrisome, warns IMF

The decline in the Indian economy worrisome, warns IMF

New Delhi/Washington: Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Geetha Gopinath, met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and held talks. A few days ago, Geetha Gopinath had expressed concerns over the slowdown in the Indian economy. Citing regulatory uncertainty as one of the significant reasons in the slowdown of the Indian economy, Geetha Gopinath […]

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FATF issues one more warning to Pakistan, will ‘Black List’ it if no satisfactory answers are received

FATF issues one more warning to Pakistan, will ‘Black List’ it if no satisfactory answers are received

Islamabad: Pakistan, who failed to provide satisfactory answers to 22 out of the 27 questions posed by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), has been retained in the ‘Grey List’. Pakistan attempted answering these 22 questions at length. Dissatisfied with the answers, FATF has asked 150 more questions to Pakistan. The FATF officials have issued […]

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700 IS militants, family members detained in Afghanistan

700 IS militants, family members detained in Afghanistan

Kabul: Afghan security agency arrested 700 people during an action taken near the Pakistan border. This includes more than 450 IS terrorists and their family members, informed the Afghan agency. The Afghanistan government informed that these also included terrorists from Pakistan and Central Asia. This becomes the biggest action taken by the Afghan agencies against […]

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on US visit for Two-Plus-Two talks

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on US visit for Two-Plus-Two talks

Washington: Rajnath Singh and S.Jaishankar, Indian Ministers for Defence and Foreign affairs respectively, have left for the United States, to participate in the Two-Plus-Two talks, to be held between the two countries. Statesmen from both countries claim to have big expectations from the negotiations. The US leaders and statesmen claim that the United States gives […]

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