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  • Iran’s Rowhani envisages detente with world

    Iran’s moderate president-elect Hassan Rowhani vowed on Saturday to implement a policy of “constructive interaction” with world powers to build trust and diffuse tensions, exacerbated over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. “Moderation in foreign policy means neither surrender nor confrontation but constructive and efficacious interaction with the world,” Rowhani said in his first live televised remarks since […]

    3rd batch of 2,370 pilgrims leave for Amarnath Shrine

    Amid rain, the third batch of 2,370 pilgrims leave for the holy Shri Amarnath Cave Shrine in South Kashmir from ‘Yatri Niwas’ at Bhagwati Nagar base camp. Yatra continues despite bad weather. Third batch of pilgrims today left for holy Amarnath Yatra from Jammu base camp. The batch comprising 2,370 pilgrims left from Bhagwati Nagar […]

    Rahul vows to ensure 50% representation to women in AICC

    Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday vowed to ensure 50 per cent representation to women in AICC and other party wings as he held his first formal interaction with newly-appointed party office bearers, the team set up by him for the 2014 Lok Sabha poll. Gandhi talked about how to ensure 50 per cent […]

    Rains halt rescue operations in Kedarnath

    Weather conditions once again interrupted the crucial resuce operations in flood-hit Uttarakhand as intermittent rains in Kedarnath and Guptkashi hampered the process of clearing of debris and pulling out of bodies lying underneath. Adding to the problem, water level in Bhagirathi River is rising continuously, because of which as many as 70 families residing along […]

    Amarnath Yatra halts at Pahalgam due to bad weather

    The annual Amarnath Yatra halted at Pahalgam due to bad weather as Pilgrims started their journey for the 3880-metre-high cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas on Friday. Pilgrims started their journey amid tight security, from both Baltal and Pahalgam base camps. About 600 unregistered yatris protested at Nunwan Pahalgam base camp after they were not […]

    RBI proposes new guidelines on wealth management and financial product distribution services

    The Reserve Bank of India, RBI, has proposed new guidelines on wealth management and financial product distribution services offered by banks to address concerns over mis-selling, lack of adequate grievance resolution mechanism and weak internal control mechanisms. In a statement issued Friday, the Reserve Bank has suggested that that banks should set up a separate […]

    Reliance Infra expresses its inability to continue running Delhi Airport Metro after tomorrow

    Reliance Infra that runs the Delhi Airport Metro line has expressed its inability to continue running Delhi Airport Metro after tomorrow. In a letter, Reliance Infra owned Delhi Airport Metro Private Limited informed Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, DMRC, that it will stop running the Airport Metro from the midnight of 30th June. The DMRC has […]

    World Bank approves 30 million dollar credit to Nepal

    The World Bank has approved 30 million dollar credit to help Nepal accelerate its financial sector reform program to reduce vulnerability of the banking sector and increase its transparency. The Nepal Financial Sector Stability Credit will support six main policy areas, which include formulation of a financial sector development strategy, strengthening the legal and regulatory […]

    Clashes between supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Mursi in Egypt

    In Egypt, clashes between the supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Mursi in the nationwide protests on Friday left two people dead and 139 injured.   In Alexandria, one American photographer who had gone to film the events was stabbed to death while an Egyptian died in birdshot injuries.

    French billionaire handed two rare bronzes animal heads to China

    French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault Friday handed two rare bronzes animal heads to China after more than 150 years. These will soon be on display in their new home in Beijing’s National Museum of China. The sculptures were looted from Beijing’s Old Summer Palace at the end of the Second Opium War in 1860. The two […]