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India is welcome to export its products to Russia if it is facing trouble entering the US market, a senior Russian diplomat on Wednesday said. Addressing a press conference in the national capital, Russian Deputy Chief of Mission Roman Babushkin said the US' pressure on India over the latter's procurement of Russian crude oil was "unjustified" and "unilateral". "..If Indian goods are facing difficulties entering the US market, the Russian market is welcoming Indian exports....," he said. "The sa ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Russia will continue supplying oil to India and the country's President Vladimir Putin will meet India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi by the end of year, a Russian embassy official in India said on Wednesday. Russia has a "very, very special mechanism" to continue oil supplies to India, Roman Babushkin, the charge d'affaires at the Russian embassy in India, told reporters at a press briefing, adding that India's crude oil imports from Russia will remai ...Read More >
VISAKHAPATNAM: The depression over northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal and north Andhra Pradesh - south Odisha coasts moved north-north-westwards and crossed South Odisha coast close to Gopalpur during early morning of Tuesday and lay cantered over south coastal Odisha. Weatherman said it was likely to move north-westwards across south Odisha and south Chhattisgarh and weaken into a well-marked low-pressure area during next few hours. Under its influence, thunderstorms accompani ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met China's top diplomat on Tuesday and hailed the "steady progress" made in improving the bilateral relationship after a yearslong standoff between the nuclear-armed Asian powers. Modi also noted "respect for each other's interests and sensitiveness" in a statement on social media after meeting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. China's foreign ministry said the countries have entered a "steady development track" and the countries should "tr ...Read More >
China and India are continuing talks at various levels, but Beijing has not yet confirmed whether Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit New Delhi on August 18 to meet India's National Security Adviser Ajit Doval. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Thursday that the two countries are "maintaining interactions at various levels" and are ready to work together on key issues. He said China is willing to act on agreements reached between their leaders, support high-level t ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Opposition has decided to skip the special Parliamentary discussion to honour Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla's achievement. This was confirmed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. The Thiruvananthapuram MP, however, heaped praise on the astronaut and acknowledged the impact his mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will have on India's future space programme. "Since the Opposition are not participating in the special discussion, let me say how proud all Indians are of the r ...Read More >
New Delhi: US President Donald Trump has imposed a steep 50 percent tariff on India over its purchases of Russian oil. The new rate will come into effect in 21 days, so on 27 August, according to the executive order. A response from India's foreign ministry said Delhi had already made clear its stance on imports from Russia, and reiterated that the tariff is "unfair, unjustified and unreasonable". To recall, in May, the Modi government outrightly rejected Trump's so-called role in the ceasefire ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) has suggested prioritising women in allocation of deceased donor organs.In a letter to the states/UTs, the apex authority for regulating organ donations and transplants in the country, has said a provision should be made to mark additional points for women recipients of donor organs, to address gender disparity. Studies have shown that while women make up a large percentage of donors, they receive fewer organs than men. "Wo ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): Former diplomat Vikas Swarup has praised India's firm stance in trade negotiations with the United States, saying the country has done the 'right thing' by resisting pressure from the Trump administration to open up its agriculture and dairy sectors. 'If you cave in to a bully, then the bully will increase his demands,' Swarup told ANI, warning that yielding to such demands would only invite more pressure. His remarks come after US President Donald Trump imp ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Bringing down the curtain on the proceedings initiated against misleading advertisements for medicinal products, the Supreme Court has closed the case filed by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) against Patanjali Ayurved and its founders.A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and K V Viswanathan said no further hearing was needed as the court had already passed various orders and the purpose of the case had been achieved. "By various orders, the prayers of the WP have been achieved and ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): Former diplomat Vikas Swarup has praised India firm stance in trade negotiations with the United States, saying the country has done the right thing by resisting pressure from the Trump administration to open up its agriculture and dairy sectors. If you cave in to a bully, then the bully will increase his demands, Swarup told ANI, warning that yielding to such demands would only invite more pressure. His remarks come after US President Donald Trump imposed 5 ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation's (GHMC) order to shut beef shops and slaughterhouses on the Independence Day (August 15) and Krishna Janmashtami (August 16) evoked mixed response from people in the city. While some felt that the beef shops should be closed on Krishna Janmashtami considering religious sentiments, they said the shops could be allowed to function on August 15. While there are no restrictions on chicken, fish, etc., beef shops were ordered to be closed. So ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): Noting that India has done the right thing by not caving in to the Trump administration pressure in trade talks to provide more access to the country agriculture and dairy sectors, former diplomat Vikas Swarup has said the US called India a Tariff King but now the Tariff King in the world is the United States. In an interview with ANI, Vikas Swarup, who is a former High Commissioner to Canada, said steps being taken by the US President Donald Trump will event ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): Noting that India has done the "right thing" by not caving in to the Trump administration's pressure in trade talks to provide more access to the country's agriculture and dairy sectors, former diplomat Vikas Swarup has said "the US called India a 'Tariff King' but now the 'Tariff King' in the world is the United States".In an interview with ANI, Vikas Swarup, who is a former High Commissioner to Canada, said steps being taken by the US President Donald Trump ...Read More >
New Delhi, August 13 (ANI): Former diplomat Vikas Swarup has described the United States' current relationship with Pakistan as a short-term, tactical arrangement driven largely by financial interests, while stressing that US-India ties remain strategic in nature. In an interview with ANI, Swarup, a former High Commissioner to Canada and renowned author, said, 'We have to look at the US' relationship with Pakistan in a different lens from the US' relationship with India. I believe the current r ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI): Former diplomat Vikas Swarup said on Wednesday that Pakistan is rattled by India suspending the Indus Waters Treaty and Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir has tried to stoke fear of nuclear war because Islamabad always wants external mediation. In an interview with ANI, Vikas Swaroop, a former High Commissioner to Canada, said US has imposed tariffs on India but it is the 'Tariff King' of the world and said steps being taken by the US President Donald Trump will ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI): Former diplomat Vikas Swarup on Wednesday warned that the US is making a 'strategic mistake' by strengthening ties with Pakistan, a country closely aligned with China, a strategic competitor of the US. In an interview with ANI, Swarup, a former High Commissioner to Canada, said, 'I think it's a strategic mistake on the part of the US that you are getting into bed with Pakistan, which is in bed with China. China is the US' strategic competitor.' Swarup's comm ...Read More >
Patna, Aug 1 (PTI) Healthcare services were affected at AIIMS-Patna on Friday as resident doctors went on an "indefinite strike" in protest against the alleged high-handedness of Sheohar MLA Chetan Anand. According to a press statement issued by the Resident Doctors' Association (RDA), AIIMS-Patna, on Friday, "The RDA expresses deep disappointment and anguish over the lack of action by the administration following the violent and traumatic incident that occurred on Wednesday, when MLA Chetan An ...Read More >
Agartala: The high commissioner of Bangladesh to India, M Riaz Hamidullah, arrived in Agartala on Friday for a three-day visit to review bilateral issues related to Tripura. This is the first time since the collapse of the Sheikh Hasina govt in Aug last year that a top diplomat of Bangladesh has visited Tripura. The people-to-people relationship, which was built over a decade under Hasina's regime, frayed under Muhammad Yunus's administration, and the border between the two countries became host ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Canada has appointed diplomat Jeff David as the consul general in Mumbai, according to an announcement by Canadian foreign minister Anita Anand.This is the first diplomatic appointment by Canada here since the expulsion of over 40 Canadian diplomats by India after the row over Canadian allegations - under former PM Justin Trudeau - that the Indian government orchestrated the killing of Khalistan separatist on Canadian soil.The two countries are also likely to soon reappoint high commi ...Read More >
In a rather unusual child custody case, the Supreme Court has directed the External Affairs and Home ministries to issue look-out notices for a Russian women - Victoria Basu - who has allegedly absconded with a five-year-old son from her marriage to an Indian man, Saikat Basu. A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi also directed the Delhi Police to 'trace the missing child without any loss of time' and hand custody to the father, who claimed Ms Basu and his son - with his mot ...Read More >
He played a key role in organising events such as PM Modi's 2014 Madison Square Garden address. Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu has been appointed Advisor to the Board of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) and Chairman of its newly established Geopolitical Institute. The veteran Indian diplomat and former envoy to the United States has a diplomatic career spanning nearly 40 years. "I am delighted to join the US India Strategic Partnership Forum as Chairman of its Geopolitical I ...Read More >
Shimla, Jul 17 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to remove encroachments on forest lands, including the fruit-bearing trees, all across the state and not limit it to some areas. The order was passed by a division bench consisting of Justices Vivek Thakur and Bipin C Negi on Wednesday after the Advocate General placed on record fresh instructions issued by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, informing that 2,456 apple and other fruit trees have been felled f ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The US embassy in India has warned that "committing assault, theft, or burglary in the United States won't just cause you legal issues -- it could lead to your visa being revoked and make you ineligible for future US visas". The warning was issued days after a video of an Indian woman who tried to leave a store with a cart full of items without paying went viral. This also prompted the embassy to say, "The US values law and order and expects foreign visitors to follow all US laws."Res ...Read More >
New Delhi: Somewhere in a prison cell at Sanaa in Yemen, a Malayali nurse, Nimisha Priya, waits for an answer that could decide whether she lives or dies. The clock ticks. She is not waiting for a court verdict. That has already been pronounced. She has been convicted of murder and sentenced to death. What she is waiting for now is a decision from a Yemeni family, one that has refused to forgive her. Their demand is chilling in its finality: Qisas - an eye for an eye or blood for blood. And in ...Read More >
Bareilly (UP), Jul 17 (PTI) A teacher from Bahedi district, who went viral recently after reciting a poem mentioning Kanwar Yatra, approached the police on Thursday stating a threat to his life from anti-social elements. A case has been registered at Bahedi police station based on a complaint from Dr Rajneesh Kumar Gangwar, a teacher at MGM Inter College in the district. According to Circle Officer Arun Kumar Singh, Gangwar's complaint says that ever since his recitation of the poem 'Tum Kanwa ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu, veteran diplomat of nearly four decades and former Indian envoy to Washington, joins the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) as Advisor to the Board and will be the Chairman of the USISPF Geopolitical Institute, USISPF said in an official statement. Also Read | Air India Ahmedabad Plane Crash Investigation: AAIB Slams International Media Speculation on AI171 Crash, Urges Patience for Final Report. As per the statemen ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 17 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh's capital city has secured the third position in the category of urban spaces with population exceeding 10 lakh, while Prayagraj was adjudged the Cleanest Ganga City in the ninth edition of the Swachh Survekshan. Lucknow also became the first city in the state to achieve a 7-star Garbage Free City rating in the 2024-25 survey. Gorakhpur achieved double success, ranking third in the Safai Mitra Surakshit Sheher category and fourth among cities with a population ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu, veteran diplomat of nearly four decades and former Indian envoy to Washington, joins the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) as Advisor to the Board and will be the Chairman of the USISPF Geopolitical Institute, USISPF said in an official statement. As per the statement, in this new avatar, Ambassador Sandhu will lend his diplomatic acumen to guide USISPF strategic engagements on the India-Middle-East-Europe-Economic ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Veteran diplomat and India's former Ambassador to the United States, Taranjit Singh Sandhu has joined the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) as Advisor to the Board and will be the Chairman of the USISPF Geopolitical Institute. In his new role, Ambassador Sandhu will lend his diplomatic acumen to guide USISPF's strategic engagements on the India-Middle-East-Europe-Economic Corridor (IMEC), the Indo-Pacific Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) and ...Read More >
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