The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a joint research on the distributed ledger and blockchain technology by Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) with member-banks of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS).


Cabinet okays EXIM's blockchain research with BRICS banks


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The second annual India-Afghanistan International Trade and Investment Show opened in Mumbai on Wednesday under the aegis of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), India and Afghanistan governments.


Second India-Afghanistan trade show opens in Mumbai


The EU plans to send 10,000 more border guards to tackle unlawful immigration by 2020, the European Commission's President Jean-Claude Juncker said in his annual state of the union address on Wednesday.


Juncker plans big EU border guards boost


Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will travel to Vietnam and the Philippines in a bid to strengthen ties with the two countries, which have had maritime tensions with Beijing related to sovereignty over the South China Sea, it was announced here on Wednesday.


Chinese Foreign Minister to visit Vietnam, Philippines


Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said that the two suspects in the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter are "civilians, not criminals".


Suspects in Skripal poisoning civilians, not criminals: Putin


Fifty members of the Kerala Social Centre (KSC), an organisation of expatriates in the UAE, have pledged to donate their one month's salary to the Kerala Chief Minister's Disaster Relief Fund (CMDRF) to help people in the flood-ravaged state.


50 Indian expats in UAE pledge month's salary for Kerala


Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) on Wednesday stressed on the need to strengthen ties between countries in the region to survive the "Fourth Industrial Revolution" and warned against growing trade protectionism during a session at the regional World Economic Forum (WEF) summit.


Asean leaders warn against trade protectionism


The Shanghai Museum has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Sri Lanka Central Cultural Fund on a five-year archaeological cooperation programme.


China, Sri Lanka join hands in Maritime Silk Road archaeological research


Defence Secretary James Mattis has revealed that the US has identified two sets of Korean War remains among those that had been returned by Pyongyang over a month ago.


US identifies two sets of Korean War remains: Mattis


International human rights bodies urged Australia on Wednesday to end its military ties with Myanmar and impose sanctions on those responsible for "atrocities" committed against the Rohingyas.


Australia urged to end military ties with Myanmar over Rohingya crisis


Geneva, Sep 11 (IANS/AKI) A total 1,565 people died on the perilous boat journey from North Africa until September 9 while 73,676 migrants reached Europe, the UN migration agency the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday.


Mediterranean migrant deaths reach 1,565


Russia on Tuesday launched its biggest military exercises since the Cold War, with the participation of around 300,000 troops in eastern Siberia, the Defence Ministry said.


Russia launches biggest war games since Cold War


Some 700 Indian and US soldiers will hone their counter-terrorism skills in mountainous terrain in the foothills of Himalayas in Uttarakhand from next week, furthering interoperability between the armies of the two countries.


India, US armies to train together in mountain warfare


Bihar and Nepal are now connected by bus. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday flagged off the first bus service between Bihar and Nepal.


Bihar-Nepal bus service launched


Despite heightened tensions over fresh US sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, India, Iran and Afghanistan agreed to strengthen economic and counter-terrorism cooperation in their first tripartite meeting held in Kabul on Tuesday.


India, Iran, Afghanistan to boost economic, counter-terrorism cooperation


Abu Dhabi, Sep 11 (IANS/WAM) A two-day India-UAE Partnership Summit (IUPS) will be held in Dubai from October 30.


Dubai to host India-UAE Partnership Summit


The US and Canada will resume high-level talks on the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta).


US, Canada to resume Nafta talks


South and North Korea have agreed to hold working-level talks on military affairs later this week, Seoul's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.


Seoul, Pyongyang to hold working-level military talks


India and Afghanistan on Monday agreed to further strengthen security cooperation to bring peace and stability in the region, the External Affairs Ministry said in a statement.


India, Afghanistan agree to strengthen security cooperation


The US would like to work with Pakistan to establish stability and political settlement in Afghanistan, a senior US official said on Monday.


US for Pakistan's role in Afghanistan's stability


Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Monday jointly inaugurated the construction works of two railway projects and 500-MW power supply to Bangladesh through video conferencing.

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