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Uttarakhand flood:French President Macron expresses solidarity with India

French leader to raise ‘taboo’ topics in China By Jerome Rivet, with Patrick Baert in Beijing

8:38 pm November 4, 2019

Shanghai: French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in China on Monday to drum up new business deals, but under warning from his hosts to keep off thorny issues such as the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. Macron began his second official trip to China on Monday afternoon in the financial hub of Shanghai, where he will […]

Trump invites ASEAN leaders to US meet after skipping summit

2:45 pm November 4, 2019

Nonthaburi: President Donald Trump has invited Southeast Asian leaders to a “special summit” in the United States early next year after skipping their annual summit. Robert O’Brien, the national security adviser Trump sent in his stead, included the invitation in a letter from Trump that he read at a U.S.-ASEAN meeting on Monday on the […]

Chinese state media urge ‘tougher line’ on Hong Kong

2:31 pm November 4, 2019

Beijing: Chinese state-run media on Monday called for a “tougher line” on democracy protesters in Hong Kong, after a weekend of violence following Beijing’s plans to tighten control over the semi-autonomous city. Hardcore demonstrators in the financial hub smashed the windows of the official Xinhua news agency’s regional bureau on Saturday, capping another weekend of […]

At rallies in Bihar, Rajnath touches upon Gilgit-Baltistan

Rajnath Singh to address defence industry in Moscow on Tuesday: Ficci

11:45 pm November 3, 2019

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov will address defence industry representatives at the India Russia Defence Industry Cooperation Conference in Moscow on Tuesday, Ficci said. A 50-member industry delegation will visit Moscow on November 5-6 to explore ways to jointly manufacture spares and components with Russia’s […]

First container cargo to Assam via Indo-Bangla water route

11:28 pm November 3, 2019

Kolkata: The first ever containerised cargo movement via Indo-Bangladesh protocol route and Brahmaputra river will start from West Bengal’s Haldia on Monday, an official said. The vessel MV Maheshwari, carrying 53 containers of petrochemicals, edible oil and beverage will take 12-15 days to reach the IWAI terminal at Pandu in Assam’s Guwahati, the official said. […]