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'Deeply disappointed' that truce in Yemen not extended, says India

Reaffirming a strong commitment to Yemen's unity, India said that it is deeply disappointed that the warring parties in the country have not agreed to an extension of the truce.

India slams Pakistan's 'pointless' remarks on Kashmir at UNGA Russia vote

India gave a befitting response to Pakistan after it raked up the Kashmir issue during the United Nations General Assembly debate on Russia

New India is proud of its culture, tradition and heritage: UP CM Adityanath

UP CM Yogi Adityanath said that the 'New India' takes pride in its sages, culture, traditions, heritage and is strengthening national unity

India will have a difficult task as G-20 chair, says IMF chief economist

India, which will hold the G-20 presidency next year, will have a difficult task as the group's chair to bring countries together on some of the key challenges being faced by the world, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, the chief economist of the IMF, said on Wednesday. One of the challenges for the G-20 right now, as we've seen, is of course how to deal with geo-economic fragmentation. And geo-economy fragmentation is just reflecting the fact that we've seen enormous tensions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Gourinchas told PTI in an interview. To some extent to the G-20, it's much harder to have these kinds of conversations around the common goods in the current environment because there is all this tension related to geopolitical considerations. And so, India will have a difficult task, but also, I would think one of the important objectives will be to keep the countries at the table, to keep the discussion going, keep progress being made on important issues, he said in respons

Centre allows exports of 397,267 tonnes broken rice backed by LoC

India will allow overseas broken rice shipments of 397,267 tonnes backed by letters of credit (LCs) issued before September 8, the government said

India's deployment of cash transfer scheme a logical marvel: IMF

India's deployment of a direct cash transfer scheme and other similar social welfare programmes is a logical marvel, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday. From India, there is a lot to learn. There is a lot to learn from some other examples around the world. We have examples from pretty much every continent and every level of income. If I look at the case of India, it is actually quite impressive, Paolo Mauro, Deputy Director of the Fiscal Affairs Department at the IMF, told reporters at a news conference here. In fact, just because of the sheer size of the country, it is a logical marvel how these programmes that seek to help people who are at low-income levels reach literally hundreds of millions of people, he said in response to a question on the impressive direct cash transfer programme being successfully implemented by the Indian government. There are programmes that target specifically women. There are programmes that target the elderly and farmers. Perhaps

MEA's Dr Adarsh Swaika appointed India's next ambassador to Kuwait

Dr Adarsh Swaika, a joint secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed India's next Ambassador to Kuwait.

Why India continues to attract demand for global capability centres

According to a BCG study, India currently has over 1,500 global capability centres, with 300-500 to be added over the next five years

G20 has great potential to work towards global good: Finance Minister

Ahead of India taking over the annual presidency of G-20 coming December, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the grouping of the top 20 economies of the world has great potential to work towards the global public good. G-20 has a great potential to work towards global goods. When I say public goods, will also have to be made far more strengthened. India stack, for instance, can become a global stack. Efficient cross-border payments and cheaper remittances are all the benefits which we can derive out of it, Sitharaman told a think-tank here. Responding to a question during a fireside chat with eminent Indian American economist Eshwar Prasad at the prestigious Brookings Institute, Sitharaman said these are some of the areas in which she would want the G-20 to work together. We love to work together with them and get some good outcomes, she said. Observing that India is taking the G-20 presidency from Indonesia at challenging times, Sitharaman said India has been

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to travel to India in November

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen here on Tuesday announced to travel to India next month to attend the ninth edition of US India Economic and Financial Partnership, asserting that the US-India relationship is critical to addressing the world's most important global economic challenges. I am glad to announce today that in November ahead of the G20 meetings, I will take my first trip to India as Treasury Secretary, to attend the US-India Economic and Financial Partnership, our ninth partnership meeting, Yellen told reporters at the top of her bilateral meeting with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. This partnership, she said, not only is vital to their core economic interests but also demonstrates to their citizens and the world that democracies deliver. It illustrates the close bonds between our two countries, from the Quad partnership to our strong bilateral economic relationship, and the cultural ties from the Indian diaspora in the US, she said. Sitharaman is on a ...

New India moving forward with ancient values, reviving tradition: PM Modi

PM Narendra Modi said that to reach the pinnacle of success, it is also necessary that the nation touches its cultural excellence, and stands proudly with its identity

Advanced nations must take responsibility for global spillover: Sitharaman

Cautioning the West against imposing sanctions on countries, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said in the near-term, advanced nations must take responsibility for the "global spillover" of their political and economic policy decisions. Sitharaman arrived here earlier in the day to attend the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. The finance minister during her five-day visit will also hold a bilateral meeting with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. "That international cooperation is needed more than ever is to state the obvious," she said in her prepared speech at the Brookings Institute think-tank. In the near-term, advanced nations must take responsibility for the global spillover of their political and economic policy decisions and put in place safety nets rather than impose sanctions on nations who are merely fulfilling their moral and democratic obligations for their people, Sitharaman said. Sitharaman's remarks assum

Vietnam giving India a run for its money in the China Plus-One game

The smaller nation is scoring high in attracting global corporations and their suppliers

Targeting infrastructure and causing civilian deaths not acceptable: EAM

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday that targeting infrastructure and causing civilian deaths is not acceptable in any part of the world and emphasised on the need for both sides in the Ukraine conflict to return to the path of diplomacy and dialogue as "this conflict is not helping anybody at all." Jaishankar made the remarks while responding to questions after his address at the Lowy Institute on the growing importance of India's relationship with Australia and the interests that both countries share as members of the security-focused Quad. "We really think that targeting infrastructure and causing civilian deaths is not acceptable in any part of the world," Jaishankar said while responding to a question on Russia's missile strikes targeting key cities across Ukraine on Monday, including the capital Kyiv which is being seen as the most intense attack since the conflict started on February 24. Jaishankar emphasised on the need to return to the path of diplomacy a

India up six places for reducing inequality, ranks 123 globally: Report

India has moved up six places to rank 123 out of 161 countries for reducing inequality but continues to be among the lowest performers in health spending, according to the latest Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index (CRII). The 2022 CRII looks at government policies and actions in 161 countries to fight inequality during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Norway leads the CRII followed by Germany and Australia. India's overall rank has improved by six points from 129 in 2020 to 123 in 2022. It has moved up 12 places to rank 129 for reducing inequality through progressive spending. The country ranks 16 for progressive taxation, up by three. Under ranking for minimum wage, India has fallen 73 places due to the counttry being reclassified as not having a national minimum wage. Under the 'Impact of public spending on reducing inequality indicator', India has moved up 27 places and under 'Impact of tax on reducing inequality indicator', India has moved up 33 places. The

Real cancer cases up to 3 times higher than reported in India: Report

Real cancer incidence level in India is estimated to be 1.5 to three times higher than reported incidence as 51 per cent patients take more than a week to conclude diagnosis, a report showed

Google launches Play Points rewards programme for users in India

Users earn points when they make purchases with Google Play, including in-app items, apps, games, and subscriptions

Google announces global rewards programme 'Google Play Points' in India

Google Play has also partnered with developers of popular apps and games worldwide to help users redeem their points for special in-app items

Swiss cricket: Newest kid on the block has a strong subcontinent flavour

Among the players, those from India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Jamaica

West saw military dictatorship in region as preferred partner: Jaishankar

India has a substantial inventory of Soviet and Russian-origin weapons because the Western countries opted a military dictatorship in the region as its preferred partner and did not supply weapons to New Delhi for decades, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday, in an apparent reference to Pakistan. During a joint press meet with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong here, Jaishankar also said that India and Russia have a long-standing relationship that has certainly served New Delhi's interests well. "We have a substantial inventory of Soviet and Russian-origin weapons. And that inventory actually grew for a variety of reasons. You know, the merits of the weapons systems themselves, but also because for multiple decades, Western countries did not supply weapons to India, and in fact, saw a military dictatorship next to us as the preferred partner," Jaishankar said, in an apparent reference to Pakistan, which was a close ally of the US-led West during the Cold ...