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World Bank pegs India's growth at 5 pc in FY20, projects recovery next yea
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 9 (ANI): The World Bank has projected India's growth at five per cent in the current financial year 2019-20 which is set to recover to 5.8 per cent in the following fiscal year.
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Pompeo briefs Kurdish leader about Iran's missile attacks on US bases in I
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 8 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Tuesday (local time) held a telephonic conversation with Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani over the missile attacks by Iran targetting two US bases in Iraq and both agreed to stay in 'close t
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'All is well', tweets Trump after Iran launches retaliatory missile attack
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 8 (ANI): Hours after Iran launched retaliatory short-range ballistic missiles at two bases in Iraq that housed American troops, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) said that "all is well" and announced he will be giving a statement tomorrow morning.<
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US aircraft restricted from flying over Iraq, Iran, Persian Gulf
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 8 (ANI): The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday said that it was restricting all civilian US aircraft from operating in the airspace over Iraq, Iran, and the waters of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
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Another quake measuring 6.4 strikes Puerto Rico, significant damage feared
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 7 (Sputnik/ANI): A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Tuesday, the second temblor to rattle the US territory in two days, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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Experts urge Pak to stop using terrorists as instruments of foreign and do
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 7 (ANI): Experts and human rights activists from South Asia raised concerns over Pakistan's military using extremist terror groups as instruments of foreign and domestic policy.
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US House to vote on resolution limiting Trump's military action with regar
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 6 (ANI): The US House of Representatives will vote on a resolution this week to limit President Donald Trump's military actions with regards to Iran, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday in the wake of escalated tensions between the countries following an airstr
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Trump threatens sanctions on Iraq if US troops are forced to leave
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 6 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to impose harsh sanctions on Iraq -- its ally -- if American troops are forced to leave the country.
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Indian-Americans hold rallies across US in support of CAA
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 5 (NAI): Members of the Indian diaspora held events in several cities across the United States, including Seattle, Chicago and Atlanta, to express their support for the amended Citizenship Act.
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If Iran strikes American assets, US will hit 52 Iranian sites, warns Trump
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 5 (ANI): President Donald Trump on Sunday has warned Iran saying if it strikes any Americans or American assets, the US has "targeted 52 Iranian sites" and it "will be hit very fast and very hard."
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Michael Pompeo speaks to Israeli PM about 'need to counter Iranian threat'
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 5 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Sunday spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the importance of "countering Iran's malign influence and threats to the region."
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Protests across US following air raid in Baghdad
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 5 (ANI): A flurry of protest have started across the United States following Friday's airstrike which killed Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani and seven others.
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