The Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) grouping must act as a “symbol of change” at a time when the world community is grappling with the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic and stresses caused by conflict, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday. Addressing a meeting of Brics foreign ministers at Cape Town in South Africa,...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepal counterpart Pushpa Kamal Dahal signed seven agreements between the two nations Thursday afternoon after a bilateral meeting at Hyderabad House in Delhi. Recalling his first visit to Nepal – in 2014, after he became PM for the first time – Modi said he had then given a ‘HIT formula’ to...
Turkey’s parliament ratified Finland’s application to join NATO on Thursday. In doing so, it became the final of 30 NATO member states to support Finland’s accession, clearing the last major hurdle for the country to join the military alliance. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blessed Finland’s candidacy earlier this month after months of negotiations. “This evening, we are keeping the promises...
A New York grand jury on Thursday indicted Donald Trump over hush money payments made to a porn star during his 2016 campaign, making him the first former US president to face criminal charges. The historic indictment of the 76-year-old Republican — who denies all wrongdoing in connection with the payments made ahead of the...
Jaishankar On India-China Ties EVEN as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar expressed optimism about the future of bilateral relations between China and India, he said unfinished work on the Line of Actual Control remains and contended that the increased military might of the two nations is responsible for frequent clashes. Sino-Indian relations have deteriorated significantly...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday dropped in for a surprise visit to the new Parliament building, where construction work is in its final stages. Part of the Central Vista redevelopment, the new Parliament building is being built by Tata Projects Limited, featuring larger halls, a library and committee rooms. Sources say the Prime Minister...
Twitter’s guidelines compel it to withhold entire accounts in response to a valid legal demand, such as a court order. Twitter has blocked the Pakistan government’s account from being viewed in India in response to a legal demand, according to a notice on the social media platform on Thursday. The company’s guidelines compel it to...
to ply on Indian roads soon: Nitin Gadkari Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on March 29 said hydrogen buses will soon be plying on the streets of India, adding that, if it was up to him he would use hydrogen to fuel aeroplanes as well. “We aspire to be an energy...
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal while speaking in the assembly on March 29 said that ED and CBI have gathered all the corrupt people in BJP. He said that ED-CBI people come, put a gun on the temple and ask whether you will go to jail or will you go to BJP? CM Kejriwal said that...
aldermen appointments in civic body The petition of the Delhi government seeks the quashing of LG’s orders dated January 3 and 4 whereby he nominated 10 aldermen to MCD after the AAP won the municipal elections on December 7, 2022. The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a response from the office of Delhi’s lieutenant governor (LG) VK...