External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called on the Non-Aligned Movement countries to challenge the concentrations undermining their economic security, adding that the voice of NAM is here to stay and grow. In India’s National Statement at the 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit in Kampala, Uganda, the EAM also stressed the need for a reformed United...
There will be no flight arrivals or departures at the Delhi airport from 10.20 am to 12.45 pm every day till January 26 in connection with the Republic Day preparations and celebrations, according to an official. The NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) issued by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has been revised to introduce the...
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met his Maldivian counterpart Moosa Zameer here and the two leaders had a “frank conversation” on ties between the two countries. The meeting between S Jaishankar and Mossa Zameer in the Ugandan capital city of Kampala came amid an unease in the Maldives’ bilateral ties with India. Mr...
Former TMC MP Mahua Moitra on Friday vacated her government accommodation here, her lawyer said. The Directorate of Estates (DoE) had in the morning sent a team to get the official bungalow vacated and the area around it was barricaded, an official said. “House number 9B on Telegraph Lane occupied by Mahua Moitra was vacated...
Indian Navy today came to the rescue of a cargo vessel under attack by drones in the Gulf Aden. After receiving a distress call, India deployed the warship INS Visakhapatnam, which intercepted the vessel and will provide assistance. “INS Visakhapatnam, undertaking anti piracy patrol in Gulf of Aden, acknowledged the distress call and intercepted the...
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is likely to skip the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) summons in the excise policy case for the fourth time. The central agency issued the fourth summons to Mr Kejriwal last week, asking him to appear today. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, sources said, is unlikely to do so as he...
Union Minister Anurag Thakur along with BJP Delhi President Virendra Sachdeva offerer prayers and cleaned (Shramdaan) at Balmiki Temple complex at Mandir Marg. He said Aam Aadmi Party has set records of corruption. Kejriwal is completely trapped in the quagmire of corruption today. Even after receiving four summons from ED for many months, these people...
The idol of Ram Lalla reached the Ayodhya temple late Wednesday evening and was lifted using a crane to place it in the sanctum sanctorum where it will be installed ahead of ‘Pran Pratistha’ ceremony. The idol, carved in black stone by Mysuru sculptor Arun Yogiraj and weighing around 150-200 kg, was lifted by a...
The Supreme Court on Monday quashed the Gujarat government’s decision to grant remission to 11 convicts in the case of gangrape of Bilkis Bano and murder of seven of her family members during the 2002 riots in the state, saying the orders were “stereotyped” and passed without application of mind. A bench of Justices B...
The Centre told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that a government-appointed committee has submitted a draft report after examining a legal question that whether a person holding a driving licence for a light motor vehicle is also entitled to legally drive a transport vehicle carrying unladen weight not exceeding 7,500 kilograms. A five-judge Constitution bench...