A court in Delhi on Monday (March 7) sent former managing director and chief executive officer of National Stock Exchange (NSE) Chitra Ramkrishna, to 7-day CBI custody. Ramkrishna has been arrested in India’s National Stock Exchange co-location case. After hearing arguments from Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), special judge Sanjeev Aggarwal passed the order. The…Continue Reading

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi conceded that ties with India had “met with some setbacks” amid tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).  The Chinese foreign minister said both countries should help each other accomplish goals instead of “draining each others’ energies” while adding that “some forces” have tried to create division between the…Continue Reading

Russian and Ukrainian negotiators failed to achieve significant results during their third round of peace talks in Belarus on Monday.”The discussions continued on political and military aspects. However, it remains difficult. It is too early to talk about something positive,” Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, also the head of the Russian delegation, said following the…Continue Reading

The Odisha government is aiming at boosting exports of non-Basmati aromatic rice to open new avenues of income for paddy farmers, an official release said on Monday.The government is focusing on exports due to the paddy production potential of the state’s agro-climatic zones, existence of huge genetic diversity of aromatic rice germplasm, traditional skill of…Continue Reading

As Russia continues its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, actor Angelina Jolie is using her platform to shine a light on the ongoing armed conflict and humanitarian crisis in Yemen, declaring that “everyone deserves the same compassion.” Jolie, who is a special envoy for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), took to Instagram on Sunday to reveal that…Continue Reading