A US Congressional delegation on Wednesday met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and discussed ways to further expand India-US global strategic partnership. Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna and Congressman Michael Waltz, co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, are leading the delegation. The American lawmakers attended the Independence Day celebrations at Red...
Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has approved a proposal for 29 more establishments to operate on a 24×7 basis in the capital, taking the number of such establishments to nearly 500. Aimed at promoting a conducive business environment in the city and providing a fillip to its nightlife, proposals to this effect had been pending since...
Dubai’s iconic building Burj Khalifa on Tuesday illuminated in colours of the Tricolour to mark India’s Independence Day. “Tonight, Burj Khalifa commemorates the Republic of India on their Independence Day. Wishing the people of India a day filled with celebration and pride as you celebrate the rich history and diverse culture of your nation. May...
Delhi assembly is geared up for a stormy two-day special session, beginning Wednesday, August 16. The ruling Aam Aadmi Party is likely to raise the issue of the recently enacted Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2023. On the other hand, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party is prepared to question the Arvind...
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh today asked the people to be alert against the nefarious designs and activities of vested and anti-national elements as such people have proven inimical to national interests. Addressing a party programme held in connection with countrywide commemoration of ‘Vibhajan Vibhishika’ or “Partition Remembrance Day” dedicated to the victims of partition,...
The rare two-day India-China military talks held this Sunday and Monday failed to make any immediate headway on the critical issue of Chinese presence in Depsang Plains but both sides agreed to “resolve the remaining issues in an expeditious manner”. A joint statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Chinese foreign...
United Kingdom Minister for Security, Mr. Tom Tugendhat called on his counterpart Minister from India, Dr. Jitendra Singh and held a “bilateral” meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Anti-Corruption Ministerial Meet being held here.He was accompanied by a high-level British Government delegation and reaffirmed closer cooperation with India.Stating that both countries are striving to...
As the Delhi Services Act was made law after the approval of President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday, BJP leader Bansuri Swaraj hit out at the AAP-led government, calling it incompetent. Bansuri, who is late Sushma Swaraj‘s daughter, said the Arvind Kejriwal-led regime was “jhagdalu” (quarrelsome) and “nikammi'”(useless). “Since 2015, the AAP government has made excuses for their inefficiency…It is...
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Bill which is proposed to replace the British-era Indian Penal Code (IPC) does away with two contentious provisions on unnatural sex and adultery that were diluted and struck down respectively by the Supreme Court in 2018. Under the IPC, Section 377 says “whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order...
The cost of the Dwarka highway built under the Centre’s Bharatmala Pariyojana phase-1 has exceeded the amount approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) in 2017 by 14 times, the government’s top auditor Comptroller and Auditor General or CAG has found. The report said the Expressway, prioritised to de-congest NH-48 between Delhi and...