Israel keen to increase trade with China
Jerusalem – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that the country has set a goal to consistently increase trade with China. “This is one of the main horizons for ensuring the continued growth of the Israeli economy,” reported Xinhua citing Netanyahu during a... read more »
US disappointed over Shinzo Abe’s visit to war shrine
Washington – The US is disappointed at Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to a controversial war shrine, the State Department said Monday. “We were disappointed that Japan’s leadership has taken an action that will exacerbate tensions with Japan’s... read more »
UN chief appalled by bombings in Russia
United Nations – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon is appalled by the twin bombings that struck Russia’s Volgograd city, which left dozens of people dead, a UN spokesperson said Monday. At least 10 people were killed and 10 more injured early Monday when a bomb went off in a trolleybus... read more »
Ban seeks South Sudan parties’ cooperation to solve crisis
United Nations – The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for “full cooperation” of all parties in finding a peaceful solution to the crisis of South Sudan Monday, in a phone call with its president Salva Kiir. Ban welcomed Kiir’s commitment to a cessation of hostilities... read more »
Blast targets bus in Cairo, 5 injured.
Five people were injured, one in a critical condition, when a bomb was hurled at a public bus in Egypt’s capital, Cairo, two days after 14 were killed in an attack on a police station... read more »
Ahmedabad court rejected a petition filed by Zakia Jafri against Modi in 2002 Gujarat riot...
Ahmedabad – In a big relief to BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, a Ahmedabad court on Thursday rejected a petition filed by Zakia Jafri against the closure report... read more »
More effort needed to reduce govt subsidies: Rangarajan
More efforts are required to reduce the subsidy and government needs to set an overall quantity for it, prioritising the areas that need greater focus, Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory... read more »
China flays Abe’s Yasukuni visit
Beijing – China Thursday condemned Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to the Yasukuni shrine, saying the gesture is “a major new political obstacle” to... read more »
Two new faces in Mamata government
Kolkata – Two new ministers were inducted Thursday into the West Bengal government while a minister of state was elevated and given independent charge, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced... read more »
