Tag: World
India Jumps 30 Ranks To 100th In World Bank's Ease Of Doing Business List
India for the first time has moved into the top 100 in the World Banks Ease of Doing Business global rankings from its 130th position last year, riding on sustained government reforms which include making tax paying easier, according to the banks latest report released here on Tuesday. ....
Terror Attack Near 9/11 Site In New York Kills 8
In the second terror attack within a month in the US, a man wielding a truck as a weapon on Tuesday ploughed through bicyclists and pedestrians on a street near the site of the 9/11 attack killing eight persons - most of them tourists.....
China Again Blocks UN Move To Ban Jaish Chief
China on Thursday blocked a US resolution seeking to declare Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar a global terrorist. ....
Doing Business In India Easier Now: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday invited global investors to do business in India, which he said was "easier now" after his government repealed archaic laws and launched attractive fiscal incentives.....
Modi Arrives In Philippines For Asean, East Asia Summits
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday arrived at Manila on a three-day visit to the Philippines to attend the India-Asean and the East Asia summits. ....
Modi, Trump Hold 'warm, Productive Meeting' In Manila
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump held a "warm and productive meeting" on the sidelines of the Asean Summit here on Monday and discussed issues of mutual interest.....
Committed To Improve Sanitation Facilities: Modi
On World Toilet Day on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaffirmed his government's commitment towards improving sanitation facilities across the nation.....
Three Killed In Pakistan Suicide Attack Targeting Police Official
At least three persons were killed and five injured on Friday in a suicide attack that targeted the vehicle of a senior police official in Pakistan's Peshawar city.....
Told Modi India Shouldn't Be Divided On Religious Lines: Obama
Former US President Barack Obama on Friday said he told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that India must not be split on sectarian lines and emphasised how the country must cherish the fact that Muslims here identify themselves as Indians. ....
China's Dark Matter Probe Detects Mysterious Signals
A Chinese satellite which was sent to the skies to look for evidence of the annihilation or decay of dark matter particles in space has detected unexpected and mysterious signals in its measurement of high-energy cosmic rays, bringing scientists closer to proving the existence of the invisible matter.....
