UK PM suffers parliamentary defeat on Brexit procedure

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday suffered a major parliamentary defeat, the second time in 24 hours, as lawmakers voted in favour of an amendment that will force her to present an......

Major General S C N Jatar: An Unsung Hero

Major General S C N Jatar, who passed into the ages on Monday night, thwarted anti-national forces at the peak of the Assam agitation.Colonel Anil A Athale (retd) salutes this officer and......

Modi-Johnson bilateral focuses on renewables, clean tech

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met his British counterpart Boris Johnson on the sidelines of the COP26 climate summit here and discussed ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in areas like......

COVID: Passengers from EU, Turkey, UK banned

With the cases of the coronavirus swelling in the country, the government on Monday prohibited entry of passengers from European Union countries, Turkey and the United Kingdom from March 18 till......

India flagged concerns with Russia over non-tariff barriers: Commerce secy

India has flagged concerns over non-tariff barriers (NTBs) faced by its exporters with the Russian government, commerce secretary Sunil Barthwal said on Monday. Non-tariff barriers faced by Indian......

Do a reality check on free trade pacts, says economic survey

The Economic Survey on Wednesday made a case for a "reality check" on large number of free trade pacts implemented by the country as they are adversely impacting the domestic industry.  ......

India, Japan to sign free trade pact

India will sign a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (Cepa) with Japan on Wednesday, setting the stage for free bilateral trade of goods and services.The pact will be India's third major......

India, Pak bonhomie at WTO blossoms despite fractious bilateral relations

Even as the bilateral relationship between the two neighbouring countries remains hostile, there is growing coordination between India and Pakistan on one multilateral forum — the World Trade......

EPL PIX: City, Liverpool share spoils in pulsating tie

IMAGE: Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne celebrates scoring their first goal with Raheem Sterling. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters Manchester City remained one point clear of Liverpool at the......