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'Final stages before inking': Piyush Goyal's big praise, little detail on India-US deal amid unanswered questions

India, Feb. 3 -- India's commerce minister Piyush Goyal appeared on TV on Tuesday evening, purportedly to share some details and clear the air around the India-US trade deal, but mainly heaped praises... Read More


Priests, students, residents protest against handover of Wilson College Gymkhana to Jain body

India, Feb. 3 -- Church priests, local Girgaum residents, alumni, faculty and students of Wilson School and College thronged Azad Maidan on Monday afternoon to protest against the Maharashtra governme... Read More


CDS General Anil Chauhan calls on Armenia Defence Minister Papkyan; discusses strengthening defence cooperation

Yerevan, Feb. 3 -- Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan on Tuesday called on Armenia's Defence Minister Suren Papkyan during his official visit to the country, holding discussions aimed a... Read More


Inside the battle for Bharat: How startups are cracking the rural retail code

New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- For years, grocery shopping was an exercise in disappointment for Venkataramanan Reddy, a 58-year-old farmer living near Rayachoty, a town of 1.25 lakh in Andhra Pradesh's Rayalas... Read More


WHO warns international aid cuts and funding gaps threaten global health system

India, Feb. 3 -- The UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday that cuts to international aid and persistent funding gaps are undermining the global health system. This is occurring as the ... Read More


Vietnamese Party chief's upcoming Lao visit carries historic significance: Lao FM

Vientiane, Feb. 3 -- The upcoming state visit to Laos by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam on February 5 carries historic significance and strategic we... Read More


"Not a win-win situation": Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi flags concerns over India-US trade deal

New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Tuesday flagged concerns over the India-US trade deal as Washington claimed that the agreement will help them export more agricultural pr... Read More


State President welcomes Jordanian Speaker

Hanoi, Feb. 3 -- State President Luong Cuong hosted a reception for Speaker of the Jordanian House of Representatives Mazen Turki El Qadi in Hanoi on February 3, stating that the visit will sustain fr... Read More


Tobacco costs Bangladesh more than twice it earns, health official says

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Bangladesh earns about Tk 400 billion a year in revenue from the tobacco sector, but the wider costs linked to tobacco use amount to around Tk 870 billion annually, a senior health of... Read More


Koon Yew Yin, co-founder of Gamuda and IJM Corp, dies at 93

Kuala Lampur, Feb. 3 -- Prominent businessman Koon Yew Yin, the engineering magnate behind the co-founding of Malaysian construction powerhouses Gamuda Bhd and IJM Corp Bhd, has died at the age of 93.... Read More