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New India-Bangldesh waterway operational; enhances transit and connectivity

The first consignment of goods from Bangladesh arrived in Tripura by waterway on Saturday as part of a trial run for shipping of goods from other parts of India to the northeast region via Bangladesh formally making operational of new waterways between the two neighbours

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Coronavirus scare: Pakistan suspends travel with Iran

Pakistan - where the first two cases of coronavirus has been confirmed of people who travelled from Iran - has suspended flights to and from Iran at midnight in light of the swelling number of coronavirus cases in the neighbouring country

IMF, Pakistan govt agree on steps for $450mn release

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that it had reached a staff-level agreement with the Pakistan government "on policies and reforms needed to complete the second review" of the $6 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF)

US invited to invest in CPEC

A top Pakistani official has said that the US has been invited to invest in projects of the multi billion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as Washington expressed keen interest in increasing trade relations with Islamabad

Going to do lot of business with 'incredible' India: Trump

Calling relations with “incredible” India “extraordinary,” US President Donald Trump has said that the US was going to do a lot of business with it

Discussed an energy deal with India, says Trump

US President Donald Trump said that he discussed an energy deal with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in their talks. On the second and final day of his two-day visit, Trump held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and an energy deal was among the various topics.

Pakistan PM emphasises importance of tree plantation

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said that the importance of tree plantation for the future of the country should be taught to the youth in schools across the country.

India-US trade pact off, but 'significant commercial deals' likely

While the long-awaited trade agreement appears to be off the table during President Donald Trump's visit to India, “significant commercial” deals are in the offing, according to a senior administration official

Trump to meet Indian investors in US

Amid the pomp and ceremony of an official visit next week, US President Donald Trump will take time to meet with Indian companies investing in manufacturing in the US, which will showcase India's contribution to his grand plan of revitalising his country's industrial base, a core of element in his election platform

India faces low downside risk, global coronavirus impact is buying opportunity: JP Morgan currency chief

India's financial market faces low downside risk from coronavirus' impact on supply chains, will instead continue trading on domestic triggers and the current global health scare represents a "buying opportunity", according to Luis Oganes, JP Morgan's head of currencies, commodities, and emerging market research

India needs freedom from noise pollution

Noise-wise, India is among the most polluted countries in the world. The data on noise pollution is scarce, but whatever little exists for India shows that, in most cities, noise reaches dangerous levels

India and Sri Lanka to sign MoU to develop Jaffna Airport

The Sri Lankan cabinet has approved a proposal to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of the Jaffna International Airport with the Government of India.

Polio vaccination drops are Sharia-compliant: Pakistan Ulema

Clerics and scholars of different religious schools of thought in Pakistan have underlined that polio vaccination drops are Sharia-compliant and urged the public to make a success of the drive for the eradication of polio from the country.

‘India bigger threat than China on climate change’

Michael Bloomberg, the aspirant for the Democratic Party nomination for president, has said that India as a big problem for climate change than China and drew immediate media criticism

India's growing wine industry: Promoting healthy drinking and a job provider

It is not surprising anymore to visit a restaurant in Delhi, Mumbai or Bangalore and find table after table ordering a glass or a bottle of wine with food. Go to a department store or a wine shop and you find even women shopping for wines

A larger crude oil supply deal likely during Trump visit

India and the US may seal a larger crude oil supply deal during the visit of President Donald Trump later this month with diplomatic sources indicating that American oil companies are coming with offers that would make it attractive for indian companies to increase oil imports from US despite the longer distance and higher freight