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Buenos Aires, Dec 1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (local time) presented a nine-point programme to take action against fugitive economic offenders during his address in the second session of the ongoing G20 Summit here. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar took to his Twitter handle to share an image of the programme that the Prime Minister presented at the G20

New Delhi, Nov 30: Demonetisation was a move against corrupt people and not against elite as has been indicated by former chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian, Niti Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar said on Friday. Subramanian in a soon to be published book, 'Of Counsel: The Challenges of the Modi-Jaitley Economy' has criticised demonetisation as a massive, draconian, monetary shock that

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 30: Kerala, which suffered a loss of Rs 31,000 crore during the floods in August, Thursday wanted the Centre to expedite the promised assistance to enable it to rebuild the state. Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the state had received only Rs 2,683.18 Crore in its Distress Relief Fund and was finding it difficult to cobble resources for the ‘re-build Kerala

Hyderabad, Nov 30: Former Congress MP Mohammed Azharuddin was on Friday appointed working president of the party in Telangana days ahead of assembly elections in the southern state. Congress President Rahul Gandhi also cleared some fresh appointments in the Telangana Pradesh Congress, approving the names of two vice presidents - B M Vinod Kumar and Jaffer Javed, eight new general secretaries and

New York, Nov 30: Four Indian-origin women have been named by Forbes among America's top 50 female technology moguls, a list that includes tech heavyweights IBM CEO Ginni Rometty and Netflix executive Anne Aaron. Padmasree Warrior, former chief technology officer (CTO) of Cisco; Komal Mangtani, senior director at app-cab aggregator Uber; Neha Narkhede, chief technology officer and co-founder of

New Delhi, Nov 30: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj would be leading a delegation of senior officials to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) next week for the the 12th session of the India-UAE Joint Commission Meeting for economic and technical cooperation. The two-day visit beginning December 3 will see Indian delegation being led by Ms Swaraj and Foreign Minister of UAE Sheikh Abdullah bin

Male/New Delhi, Nov 30: The Maldives Government has strongly denied media reports stating that India had offered USD 1 billion to Maldives in exchange for the deployment of Indian troops in the island nation. The Minister for Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid said that the Maldivian territory would not be used for the establishment of any foreign military bases. Taking to Twitter, Shahid said,

New Delhi, Nov 30: It was a sea of red at Ramlila Maidan where thousands of farmers from across the country converged on Thursday after journeys that took some as long as 36 hours to complete. The historic ground, known for hosting big political events over the years, resonated with slogans like ‘Ayodhya nahi, karz maafi chahiye’ as farmers wearing red caps and carrying red flags started to gather

Hyderabad, Nov 30: Farm loan waiver up to Rs two lakh, free laptops to degree students, regulation of liquor sale, free distribution of cows to one lakh people every year are some of the main promises in the BJP's manifesto for the December 7 Telangana Assembly polls. The manifesto, released Thursday by state BJP president K Laxman, also promised a legislation to prevent "forcible religious

Buenos Aires/Argentina, Nov 30:Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires today and they discussed ways to further boost economic, cultural and energy ties. The two sides also held discussions on enhancing investment in technology, renewable energy and food security. "Had a fruitful interaction with Crown