New Delhi:  India will host the next UN global wildlife conference in 2020, it was announced on Saturday.

“#India to be the host of the next CMS Conference of the Parties #CMSCOP13! Officially announced at the closing #CMSCOP12 plenary, in Manila,” the UN for Environment Programme tweeted.

New Delhi: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today issued directions to officials for addressing top military firms’ concerns over licensing and tax issues and reiterated the government’s commitment to facilitating private sector’s participation in defence manufacturing.

Sitharaman discussed va

Washington: The United States has imposed fresh import duties on Chinese aluminium, accusing exporters of dumping their product on the US market at prices below cost.

The move follows a Commerce Department decision in August that also imposed import duties to counteract alleged unfair Chinese subsidies in the alum

New Delhi: A passenger’s mobile phone caught fire at a Delhi metro station today leading to minor smoke.

The incident occurred around 12 noon at Mandi House station when the mobile phone of Mrityunjay Singh (29) caught fire in the concourse area, a senior official said.

Immediately, he said, an on-duty CISF officer

Dubai: Rajinikanth appreciates the fact that youngsters today are concerned about the future of their country, but the superstar does not like the aloofness they show towards the culture and tradition.

The 66-year-old actor, who was in the city to launch the music of his upcoming film “2.0,” said it is

Chennai: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today flagged off export of Ashok Leyland trucks by coastal route to Bangladesh, and appealed to automobile manufacturers to opt for coastal shipping mode to transport vehicles.

Transportation by road was costly and would pollute the environment even as there was the risk of a

Washington: It was a showdown 25 years in the making: With the world itching to finally get a look at classified Kennedy assassination files, and the deadline for their release just hours away, intelligence officials were still angling for a way to keep their secrets.

President Donald Trump, the one man able to bl

Amaravati: The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) suffered a setback in Telangana today as the state working president and MLA, A Revanth Reddy, quit the party saying the recent happenings in the state unit pained him.

Revanth, who flew down to Vijayawada for a meeting with TDP supremo and Andhra Padesh Chief Minister N Cha

New Delhi: A protest by resident doctors of the premier AIIMS against “improper implementation” of the Seventh Central Pay Commission’s recommendations entered its third day today.

The protesting doctors continued to work while fasting.

The doctors alleged that revised allowances under

Kanpur: Captain Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya were among the five Indian team members who skipped the optional practice session ahead of the series decider against New Zealand here tomorrow.

Left-arm spinner Axar Patel, who played in Pune in place of Kuldeep Yadav, too, did not take p