External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar addressed a Joint Session of the Senate’s External Affairs and Defence Commission on Friday, where he discussed the recent attack on Israel by the militant group Hamas on October 7. Jaishankar described the attack as a “big act of terrorism” and stated that it was “unacceptable.” However, he also emphasised...
India’s outlook emphasises respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations as well as peaceful resolution of disputes and adherence to international rules, Chief of Army Staff Chief Gen Manoj Pande said on Friday, against the backdrop of the festering border row with China in eastern Ladakh. In an address at the Chanakya Defence...
The meeting of the Lok Sabha’s Ethics Committee witnessed stormy scenes Thursday after TMC MP Mahua Moitra, who had appeared before the panel to give oral evidence in connection with the cash-forquery allegations levelled against her by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, walked out with Opposition members, accusing chairman Vinod Kumar Sonkar of putting “undignified questions”...
An air emergency was declared in the National Capital on Thursday with its air quality index nosediving into ‘severe’ days ahead of Diwali. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal announced that in light of the rising pollution levels, all government and primary closed on Friday and Saturday. The Delhi government imposed a ban on non-essential construction activities and on...
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Thursday called upon scientific organisations and research institutions across the country to chalk out a roadmap for initiating a nationwide public outreach campaign to create awareness in science, technology, innovation related enabling provisions introduced by the Modi government for StartUps and potential entrepreneurs.The Union Minister said, after the Chandrayaan-3...
Opposition members of the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee on Thursday stormed out of a meeting along with Mahua Moitra, accusing the panel’s chairperson of asking the TMC MP personal and unethical questions. “We found the ethics committee chairperson’s questions to Moitra undignified and unethical,” Congress MP and panel member N Uttam Kumar Reddy told reporters...
A grand statue of India’s legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has been unveiled at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai ahead of India’s upcoming World Cup clash versus Sri Lanka. The statue has been built adjacent to the Sachin Tendulkar Stand inside the stadium and portrays the ‘Master Blaster’ in what can be presumed a lofted straight drive....
The Indian Navy successfully fired a BrahMos missile from one of its warships in the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday. Owing to operational preparedness, the Indian Navy successfully reached all the parameters of BrahMos during the test-firing. The firing took place in the Bay of Bengal of the Eastern command of the Indian Navy. This was the mean...
External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar today met Prime Minister of Portugal Antonio Costa in Lisbon. They discussed contemporary challenges. Dr Jaishankar appreciated the guidance of Mr. Costa for the further development of India-Portugal ties. The External Affairs Minister paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba at their statue in Lisbon. He also had a...
The air quality in the national capital continued to be ‘very poor’ category. According to SAFAR India, the air quality index (AQI) stands at 336 in ‘very poor’ category. As a result of the deteriorating air quality, haze had enveloped parts of Delhi early in the morning. In the Delhi University area and Pusa, the...