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Davos Diplomacy Likely Between India, Malaysia To Defuse Palm Row

Business | Reuters | Saturday January 18, 2020

India has repeatedly objected to Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaking out against its recent policies which critics say discriminate against Muslims. Malaysia, a Muslim-majority nation, is the second biggest producer and exporter of palm oil and India's restrictions on the refined variety of the commodity imposed last week have been s...

Visibility Below 100 Metres As Dense Fog Engulfs Delhi, 20 Trains Delayed

Delhi News | Edited by Arun Nair | Saturday January 18, 2020

A thick blanket of fog engulfed the national capital early this morning affecting train and flight operations as visibility dropped drastically. Conditions on the city roads were no different as vehicles were seen moving at low speeds with emergency lights on.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan To Be Invited To India For Regional Summit SCO

India News | Reported by Nidhi Razdan, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Thursday January 16, 2020

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will be invited to India to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit when New Delhi hosts it later this year, the government said today.

India Can Play A Role In De-Escalating Tensions In Gulf: Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 15, 2020

India can play a role in de-escalating tensions in the Gulf region as New Delhi is an important player, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said today. His remarks come amid tensions between the US and Iran over the killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani.

Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO, Says Will Invest $1 Billion in India in Digitising Small and Medium Businesses

Jagmeet Singh | Wednesday January 15, 2020

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced the fresh investment plans at Amazon Smbhav event in New Delhi on Wednesday. The US e-commerce company is facing criticism from Indian retailers -- hundreds and thousands of small brick-and-mortar retailers have planned a countrywide protest.

From 2014 To 2020, Stark Difference As Jeff Bezos Begins India Visit

Business | Saritha Rai, Bloomberg | Thursday January 16, 2020

India's e-commerce market is projected to grow to $150 billion by 2022, according to a 2018 report by software industry group Nasscom and consulting firm PwC India. Competition for this rapidly expanding sector is intensifying as Asia's richest man, Mukesh Ambani, prepares to go live with JioMart, an online shopping platform challenging Amazon and ...

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Arrives in India as Local Traders Plan Protests

Reuters | Wednesday January 15, 2020

Jeff Bezos arrived in India on Tuesday, according to a post on his Twitter account, as thousands of small traders across 300 cities planned protests, claiming the firm is distorting the local retail market.

What S Jaishankar Said On Death Of Oman's Sultan Qaboos

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 14, 2020

One of the longest-serving rulers in the Gulf region and a close friend of New Delhi, Sultan Qaboos died on January 10 at the age of 79.

Iran Foreign Minister In India Today, To Meet PM Modi Amid US Tensions

India News | ANI | Tuesday January 14, 2020

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif will arrive in New Delhi today on a three-day visit to India amid spiralling tension between the Middle East country and the United States.

"Take Special Care Of Jharkhand": Hemant Soren To PM Modi In First Meeting

India News | ANI | Saturday January 11, 2020

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Saturday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi for the first time since the formation of his government in the state.

Fire Breaks Out At Mayapuri Shoe Factory In Delhi; No Casualties

Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday January 11, 2020

A fire has broken out in a shoe manufacturing factory in the Hari Nagar area in New Delhi on Saturday.

Yashwant Sinha Begins 3,000-km Anti-CAA Yatra, Sharad Pawar Launches It

India News | Reported by Purva Chitnis, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Thursday January 9, 2020

Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha launched a 3,000-km march from Mumbai to New Delhi today to push for the withdrawal of the Citizenship Amendment Act and condemn "state-sponsored violence" across the country. Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar flagged off the march from the Gateway of India in south Mumbai.

Yashwant Sinha To Take Up 3,000-km Yatra Against Citizenship Law Today

India News | Written by Purva Chitnis, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday January 9, 2020

Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha will launch a 3,000-km march from Mumbai to New Delhi today to push for the withdrawal of the Citizenship Amendment Act and condemn "state-sponsored violence" across the country.

Review: In-Q Blends Food Innovation And Flavours Of India To Put Together A Fare To Remember

Sushmita Sengupta | Saturday January 11, 2020

The contemporary Indian restaurant that recently opened doors in The Friends Colony, New Delhi, promises a unique and memorable dining experience.

Anurag Kashyap, Zoya Akhtar, Others Lead Mumbai Protest Over JNU Attack

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday January 7, 2020

Bollywood personalities led hundreds of people in a peaceful protest against the attack on New Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University campus at Carter Road in Mumbai on Monday evening, combining sloganeering with songs and poetry recitals.