With a series of initiatives, the 27-nation bloc is seeking to rekindle the decades-old spirit of trans-Atlantic cooperation that has long defined global diplomacy

Trump made the request during a meeting last Thursday with his top national security aides, enquiring about a possible attack on Iran's main nuclear site but was against taking the dramatic step

That is 30 days after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo notified the council that Iran was in significant non-performance with its obligations under the accord, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA

Harris in the past called for increasing pressure on China for human rights violations against Uygur Muslims of Xinjiang and the crackdown against the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong

Malabar, which recently opened its second showroom in Mumbai at the Palladium mall, has plans to shortly open more showrooms in Mumbai and suburbs at places like Vashi, Thane, Borivilli

WEF 2020: Trump, who has repeatedly expressed scepticism about climate change, is set to give the first keynote address of Davos 2020

Under the so-called Phase 1 deal to call a truce in a trade war between China and US, Beijing committed to buying over $50 billion more of US oil and other energy products over two years

Compared to its highest level of Rs 41,293 per 10 gramme recorded on January 8, 2020, gold prices in the domestic market has fallen over Rs 2,000 per 10 gramme in a week.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Rs 43,000 crore have been directly transferred into accounts of farmers so far. Addressing the 150th celebrations of the Kolkata Port Trust, PM Modi said that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has not implemented several schemes in the state; In the upcoming Union Budget, the auto industry has sought measures, such as reduction in GST rates on vehicles and abolition of duty on import of lithium-ion battery cells, to encourage electric mobility; German luxury carmaker Mercedes Benz India emerged as the largest selling luxury car brand in India in 2019 even as its sales skidded by 11.3 per cent, the steepest ever in a year in well over a decade. This and more news on News Blast.Also read: RBI report points to rapid ratings downgrade of corporate borrowersAlso read: Sharad Pawar meets Anurag Thakur over revival of fraud-hit PMC Bank

Budget 2020: Auto industry seeks bold fiscal measures to revive growthIn middle of a prolonged slowdown, the automobile industry has asked the government to take bold fiscal measures to revive the sector that has reported its worst-ever sales decline in two decades during 2019, industry sources said.In the upcoming Union Budget, the auto industry has sought measures, such as reduction in GST rates on vehicles and abolition of duty on import of lithium-ion battery cells, to encoura...

Military bases hosting US troops have been subject to volleys of rocket and mortar attacks in recent months that have mostly wounded Iraqi forces

US-China trade: The regular meetings will provide a forum for steady, high-level conversation between the world's two largest economies separate from the sometimes rocky negotiations over their trade relationship

Overseas investors have turned net sellers in January after remaining buyers for four consecutive months since September 2019

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab in a statement called the arrest 'a flagrant violation of international law'

Iran-US conflict: A leader of Iran's opposition Green Movement, Mehdi Karroubi, called on Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to step down over the handling of the downed airliner

Crude oil prices rose to a three-month high of almost $72 a barrel soon after Iranian air strikes at US-Iraqi military bases, but cooled off amid speculation that Tehran is opting for limited retaliation over the killing of its top general

US Iran conflict: USA might relax restrictions on flying space for pilots,India could also do so. Here's all you need to know

US Iran conflict: USA might relax restrictions on flying space for pilots,India could also do so. Here's all you need to know

Amidst several denials, Iran announced on Saturday that its military shot the Boeing jetliner carrying 176 passengers 'unintentionally'. Here's all you need to know

In Delhi, petrol prices have shoot up to 82 paise since January 1, 2020 in Delhi. On 1 January, prices of petrol were at Rs 75.14 whereas, on January 10, it were at Rs 75.96