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Trump says India's 50% tariff on US motorcycles unacceptable
Washington: US President Donald Trump said that even though India has reduced its import tariff on American motorcycles from 100 percent to 50 percent, it is still too high and not acceptable to him. Trump said the United States, under his leadership, is a country that can no longer be fooled.
Former Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari arrested in fake bank accounts case

The National Accountability Bureau on Monday arrested former Pakistan president and Pakistan People’s Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari in connection with a fake bank accounts case. Zardari’s arrest came hours after the Islamabad High Court refused to extend bail granted to Zardari and his sister F
US newspapers struggle but Google made $4.7bn from news in 2018: Report
As small and medium newspapers shut shop and big media houses handed over pink slips to journalists worldwide, Google alone made a whopping $4.7 billion from its Search and Google News in 2018 -- nearly as much as the entire US news industry made as a whole last year. According to a report in The
In a boost to neighbourhood policy, India to gift Maldives cricket stadium

NEW DELHI: Former foreign minister Sushma Swaraj received a rather unusual request when she visited the Maldives in March—would India help build a cricket stadium in the atoll nation? The request was made during a discussion on cooperation in youth affairs and sports. India indicated it would, sensi
Bangladesh airlines pilot flying to bring PM back home caught without passport at Qatar airport
Dhaka: A Bangladeshi pilot, who flew a special plane to bring Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina back from Finland after her three-nation visit, was caught without his passport at Qatar's international airport, according to media reports. Captain Fazal Mahmud of Biman Bangladesh Airlines was denied ent
Two dead, 100 injured as storm hits Nepal`s far-western region

Kathmandu: At least two people lost their lives and a hundred were injured after a storm hit Nepal`s Kailali and Kanchanpur districts in the Far-Western Development Region on Thursday evening. While 77 people were wounded due to the storms in Kailali, 23 people have been injured in Kanc
Trump blames India, China for pollution, says US has the cleanest climate
London: US President Donald Trump has claimed that India, China and Russia do not have a sense of pollution and cleanliness. His statement came in context to the World Health Organisation data that shows average air pollution levels are much higher in the three countries than the United States, even
German nurse who killed 85 patients in his care sentenced to life
Oldenburg: A German nurse believed to be the most prolific serial killer in the country's post-war history was handed a life sentence Thursday for murdering 85 patients in his care. Judge Sebastian Buehrmann called Niels Hoegel's killing spree "incomprehensible". The 42-year-old murdered patie
In rare move, Pakistan military agrees to defence budget cut amid economic woes

In an unprecedented voluntary move, Pakistan’s military has decided to cut the defence budget for the next fiscal year amid an austerity drive launched by the government to solve the cash-strapped nation’s economic woes. Major General Asif Ghafoor, Director General (DG) Inter Services Public Relatio
Pakistan Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood offers Eid prayers at Delhi’s Jama Masjid

Pakistan Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood arrived here on a three-day private visit on Tuesday night, diplomatic sources said. On Wednesday, he offered Eid prayers at historic Jama Masjid in New Delhi. Mahmood was Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India before he assumed charge of the top post in m
Sri Lanka's muslim officials quit in solidarity with minister accused of supporting easter bombers

Colombo: Eight Muslim government officials in Sri Lanka quit their portfolios on Monday in solidarity with the industry minister accused by the opposition of supporting Islamist militants who killed more than 250 people on Easter Sunday. However, the three ministers and five junior ministers only
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange secures legal victory as Swedish court denies detention request
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has won a major legal victory as a Swedish court denied a request to detain him over a sexual assault investigation dating back to 2010. The ruling by the Uppsala District Court on Monday is a setback for prosecutors who were hoping to issue a European Arrest Warr
Bodies spotted in search for 8 missing climbers in Nanda Devi: report
Pithoragarh: A helicopter searching for eight climbers including seven foreigners missing on India's second-highest peak spotted bodies on Monday, a military source said. "Some bodies were visible during the helicopter recce. They were on the same route as the climbers had taken," the source said
Boeing finds wing defect, including among some MAX

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Sunday disclosed a new problem involving Boeing Co's grounded 737 MAX, saying that more than 300 of that troubled plane and the prior generation 737 may contain improperly manufactured parts and that the agency will require these parts to be quickly replac
After IAF move, Pakistan likely to lift airspace curbs

Pakistan on Saturday indicated that it may lift the airspace ban along its eastern border with India to reciprocate the Indian Air Force’s decision to remove all restrictions on all air routes in the Indian airspace. Reacting to the India’s May 31 decision, a senior official of the Pakistan gover
Ex-President Pratibha Patil conferred Mexico’s highest civilian honour

Former Indian President of India Pratibha Patil has been conferred the “Orden Mexicana del Aguila Azteca” (Order of the Aztec Eagle) - the highest civilian award of Mexico given to foreigners, here on Saturday. The Ambassador of Mexico to India, Melba Pria, conferred the award on Patil - who crea
Preferential trade status for India ends on June 5, says Trump
Washington: US President Donald Trump has ended India's designation as a beneficiary developing nation under a key trade preference programme after determining that India has not assured the US of providing "equitable and reasonable access to its markets." The Generalized System of Preference (G
US: 12 killed, several injured after gunman opens fire at Virginia Beach municipal centre

least 12 people were killed while several others sustained injuries after a gunman opened fire at a municipal centre in Virginia Beach in the United States on Friday. The mass shooting started just after 4:00 pm (local time). The gunman entered one of the buildings at the Virginia Beach municipal c