NEW DELHI, (PNA/PTI) — Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has left for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to participate in the third ASEAN-India ministerial meeting on farm sector. The previous meeting was held in New…
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PM invites US companies to invest in India
NEW YORK, (PNA/PTI) — Citing long-term opportunities in sectors like infrastructure and defence, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday invited US companies to invest in India while asserting that concerns about the country’s…
New chemical attack probe in Syria ‘possible’ – chief inspector
DAMASCUS, (PNA/RIA Novosti) -– The UN chemical weapons inspection team in Syria may not be able to visit all sites of the alleged chemical weapons use in the country before its mission…
India, US eye five-fold increase in commerce
By Lalit K Jha and Ajay Kaul WASHINGTON, (PNA/PTI) — Eyeing to increase two-way commerce by five times from the current level of USD 100 billion, India and the US have vowed…
Malaysia gets ASEAN nod for security council bid
KUALA LUMPUR, (PNA/Bernama) — Asean has endorsed Malaysia’s candidature as non-permanent member of the United Nations (UN) Security Council for the term 2015-2016. In a statement, the foreign ministry said it was…
Russia to use WTO to protect domestic producers
SOCHI, (PNA/RIA Novosti) — Russia will actively use World Trade Organization mechanisms to uphold the interests of domestic producers who have suffered as a result of restrictions against them, Economic Development Minister…
Chemical game of war-mongers ends in Syria
ANKARA, (PNA/IRNA) -– A Turkish political analyst has said that war advocates who sought to wage war in Syria on the pretext of using chemical weapons have failed. Speaking to IRNA exclusively,…
Russian-themed play in NY bans Vodka in gay law protest
WASHINGTON, (PNA/RIA Novosti) -– There will be no Russian vodka for audiences who attend performances of “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812,” which opens Friday night in New York’s Times…
EU will similarly respond to Iran practical step
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK, (PNA/IRNA) — The European Union is ready to reciprocate Iran’s practical measures based on a specific framework and timetable, Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders said on Friday. Reynders…
Indian stocks close lower
MUMBAI, (Xinhua) — The benchmark index of the Indian equities market closed lower on Friday with the 30-scrip sensitive index of the Bombay Stock Exchange, Sensex, closing at 19727.27 points, 166.85 points…
Council of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation FMs to gather in Yerevan
MOSCOW, (Itar-Tass) – Foreign Ministers of the Council of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation will gather in Yerevan in December, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported on Friday. The ministry commented on a…
Hollywood to bring iconic US-Soviet chess standoff to silver screen
WASHINGTON, (PNA/RIA Novosti) -– A movie dramatizing the iconic 1972 showdown between US chess prodigy Bobby Fischer and Soviet grandmaster Boris Spassky will start filming next month, according to The Hollywood Reporter….
Tougher control needed on conflict zone weapons, UN delegate says
MOSCOW, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — Restrictions should be toughened on “illicit weapons trafficking” in conflict zones, Alexander Pankin, Russia’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, told a meeting of the UN Security Council…
Gold price closes lower in Hong Kong
HONG KONG, (PNA/Xinhua) — The gold price in Hong Kong moved down 98 HK dollars to close at 12,312 HK dollars per tael on Friday, according to the Chinese Gold and Silver…
IAEA inspectors to meet new team of Iranian nuclear negotiators in Vienna
VIENNA, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — The following 11th in two years negotiations round of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) with Iranian representatives is beginning in the Austrian capital on Friday. Over…