Apr 18, 2018 09:01 AM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com
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US talking directly with N Korea over meeting with Kim: Trump
US tells WTO it will consult with China over tariff policies
Delay in ATMs' recalibration for Rs 200 notes led to cash crunch
Fortis Healthcare recieves new bid from Fosun Health
PM Modi arrives in UK for bilateral meetings, CHOGM
US wants level-playing field for its companies in India: Official
Kathua rape case fallout: BJP asks all ministers to quit for fresh faces
US talking directly with N Korea over meeting with Kim: Trump
President Donald Trump today said the US was in direct talks with North Korea "at a very high level" ahead of his planned summit with Kim Jong-un.
Former First Lady Barbara Bush dies at 92
Former First Lady Barbara Pierce Bush, wife of a US president and mother of another, died today. She was 92. Her husband George Herbert Walker Bush, the former US president and her son George walker Bush, also a former president, were by her side along with other family members when she breathed her last at her Houston home.
US tells WTO it will consult with China over tariff policies
The United States has told the World Trade Organization it has agreed to discuss with China the Trump administration's efforts to slap tariffs on steel, aluminum and an array of goods from China.
Delay in ATMs' recalibration for Rs 200 notes led to cash crunch
The delay in recalibration of cash vending machines to dispense Rs 200 notes is understood to be one of the reasons for the currency shortage in some parts of the country.
Fortis Healthcare recieves new bid from Fosun Health
Fortis Healthcare said it has received an unsolicited non-binding offer from Fosun Health Holdings amounting to USD 350 million.
PM Modi arrives in UK for bilateral meetings, CHOGM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the UK today for a four-day visit of bilateral engagements as well as multilateral discussions as part of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
US wants level-playing field for its companies in India: Official
The Trump administration has said it wants to "realise the potential" of the India-US Trade relationship by supporting recent growth in aviation, energy and defence sales.However, the US is also seeking "a level playing field" for American companies in India , said Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells
Kathua rape case fallout: BJP asks all ministers to quit for fresh faces
Nine BJP ministers of Jammu & Kashmir’s coalition government were asked to resign by the party after a nationwide outcry over two party leaders’ presence at a rally condemning a chargesheet against the rape and murder of an 8-year-old.