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New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): The All-Party Delegation (Group 2) led by BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad returned to the national capital after a diplomatic tour of six key European countries focusing on the issue of terrorism. Apart from Prasad the delegation comprised BJP MPs Daggubati Purandeswari, Samik Bhattacharya, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, Congress MP Amar Singh, nominated MP Ghulam Ali Khatana, former minister MJ Akbar, and Ambassador Pankaj Saran. Speaking to ANI after the ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): The All-Party Delegation (Group 2) led by BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad returned to the national capital after a diplomatic tour of six key European countries focusing on the issue of terrorism. Apart from Prasad the delegation comprised BJP MPs Daggubati Purandeswari, Samik Bhattacharya, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, Congress MP Amar Singh, nominated MP Ghulam Ali Khatana, former minister MJ Akbar, and Ambassador Pankaj Saran. Also Read | 'Baseless and ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jun 8 (PTI) A consumer redressal commission here has said if meat-based food hurts a "strictly vegetarian" person's religious sentiments, why should the individual opt to order from a restaurant serving both veg and non-veg items. It seems reasonable that "a prudent person would be able to distinguish between veg and non-veg food before consuming," the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Mumbai Suburban (Additional) said in an order passed last month. The commission dismis ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will undertake an official visit to France, the European Union (EU), and Belgium from June 8 to 14, 2025, the Ministry of External Affairs announced in a press release on Sunday. The visit marks a significant step in further strengthening India's strategic partnerships with Europe. The EAM will first travel to Paris and Marseille, France, where he will hold bilateral discussions with the Minister for Europe and Foreign Aff ...Read More >
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will undertake an official visit to France, the European Union (EU), and Belgium from June 8 to 14, 2025, the Ministry of External Affairs announced in a press release on Sunday. The visit marks a significant step in further strengthening India's strategic partnerships with Europe. The EAM will first travel to Paris and Marseille, France, where he will hold bilateral discussions with the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, Jean N ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) After wrapping up a high-level diplomatic outreach across six European nations under 'Operation Sindoor Outreach', Indian Members of Parliament said that terrorism emanating from Pakistan will not be tolerated and will be treated as an "act of war", signalling a hardening of India's international messaging on cross-border terrorism. Led by senior BJP MP and former Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, the All-Party Parliamentary Delegation visited France, Italy, ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 8 (PTI) A day before his government marks its first anniversary in third term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance has redefined women-led development in its 11 years in power. In all sectors, including science, education, sports, start ups and the armed forces, women are excelling and inspiring several people, Modi said on X. He cited a number of welfare programmes which, he noted, have benefitted women immensely. Va ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 8 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday embarked on a week-long visit to Europe to hold talks with leaders of France, the European Union and Belgium to boost bilateral ties and reaffirm India's policy of zero-tolerance against terrorism. Jaishankar's visit to Europe comes a month after India launched Operation Sindoor in response to the dastardly Pahalgam terror attack and it is expected that he will apprise the European leaders about New Delhi's firm approach in ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will undertake an official visit to France, the European Union (EU), and Belgium from June 8 to 14, 2025, the Ministry of External Affairs announced in a press release on Sunday. The visit marks a significant step in further strengthening India's strategic partnerships with Europe. The EAM will first travel to Paris and Marseille, France, where he will hold bilateral discussions with the Minister for Europe and Foreign Aff ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): The all-party delegation led by BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad returned to India on Sunday after a diplomatic tour of several European nations. The delegation arrived at airport in the national capital following a multi-nation visit aimed at strengthening India's ties with European partners. Speaking to the media upon arrival, Prasad said, "It feels great to be back in India. Our delegation visited France, Italy, Denmark, England, Brussels and Germany. We met senior ...Read More >
Washington/New Delhi, June 7 (UNI) The all-party parliamentary delegation, led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, met US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and briefed him on the atrocities of the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor. The delegation also met with members of the US Congress, the US Government, think-tanks and intelligentsia. They also met Senator Chris Van Hollen, member of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and briefed him. The Indian Embassy in the US sa ...Read More >
New Delhi: Strategic experts on Friday discussed the contours of the current India-US relationship, with some saying that it was a moment where the ties are being "tested", while others said one should not get swayed by words like "transactional" being used by many to describe it. The online panel discussion saw participation from members of some of the think-tanks based in Delhi and Washington. The topic was 'Negotiating a Transactional Relationship: India and the US', and the discussion was h ...Read More >
New Delhi, May 29: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan will be on a three-day official visit to Singapore from May 30 to June 1, 2025, to participate in the 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue, the Ministry of Defence said. Hosted annually by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), the Shangri-La Dialogue is regarded as Asia's premier defence and security summit. This year's edition will convene defence ministers, military chiefs, policy makers, and strategic thinkers from ...Read More >
India's All-Party Delegation in Tokyo (Image: X@IndianEmbTokyo)synopsis India's all-party delegation and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held key meetings with Japanese leaders and think tanks in Tokyo, reaffirming India's zero tolerance to terrorism. Japan strongly backed India's stance and urged strict action. India's All-Party Parliamentary Delegation interacted with leading Japanese think tanks in Tokyo and briefed them on India's zero tolerance to terrorism. As per India's Embassy in Toky ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Broadband policy think tank and advocacy group Friday opposed the government's move to refarm 1100 MHz spectrum, to meet the growing needs of next generation (5G) services. The Delhi-based group said that it is alarmed by the refarming decision of the 1100 MHZ and earmarking the upper 6GHz spectrum for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) services, and urged the government to reconsider this (refarming) this move. "The IMT in the 6GHz band not only cannot meet the advanced ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Dec 13 (Reuters) - India should do more to tax its super-rich given its high levels of inequality, French economist and author Thomas Piketty said on Friday. The writer of the best-selling book "Capital in the 21st Century" called on India to follow through on a July pledge by finance ministers from the Group of 20 major economies to cooperate on effectively taxing the world's largest fortunes. "India should be active in taxing the rich," Piketty said at an event organised by Delhi- ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI) Mexico, Canada, and 10-nation Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN benefited more from the US-China trade war than India, economic think tank GTRI said in a report. It said that India has to strengthen its local supply chains and produce critical intermediates to reduce reliance on China, while improving cost efficiency and ease of doing business to enhance competitiveness of domestic industries and increase exports to the US. With Donald Trump again becoming the US President, th ...Read More >
The Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan on December 5 inaugurated the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) Research Internship Programme in Social and Human Sciences. He also distributed appointment letters to the ICSSR Research Interns and distributed prizes to the winners of the National Argumentative Essay Writing Competition on "Simultaneous Elections in India: One Nation, One Election" to the UG, PG and Doctoral Students. Advertisement https://images.indianexpress ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India has seen limited success so far in capturing the 'China Plus One strategy', while Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, and Malaysia have become bigger beneficiaries, according to a report of government think tank Niti Aayog. It said that factors such as cheaper labour, simplified tax laws, lower tariffs and pro-activeness in signing Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) have played a critical role in helping these countries expand their export shares. The US has implemented stricter export con ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Centre on Monday discussed imposing a safeguard duty on steel to protect against cheap imports, steel overcapacity in China and the impact on India if the incoming Trump administration places curbs on steel imports or levies tariffs on the alloy, as well as the issue of stuck steel consignments at ports. The issues were taken up at a meeting between Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Steel and Heavy Industries Minister H D Kumaraswamy. Officials said the steel minis ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Lieutenant governor VK Saxena has given his approval to the reconstitution of Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, paving the way for govt to prepare a scheme to provide compensation to the construction workers who lost work due to the implementation of GRAP IV provisions. The board was not in place for the last couple of years. While giving his nod to its reconstitution, LG directed that immediate steps should be taken to implement Supreme Court directions to ...Read More >
A top NATO chief has urged business leaders to begin preparing for a 'wartime scenario' following rising tensions across the world. The warning comes as Germany announced it was drawing up a list of bunkers and other underground facilities that could provide shelter for civilians in the event of an attack. Speaking in Brussels yesterday, Dutch Admiral Rob Bauer (pictured) warned that NATO members needed to adjust their production and distribution lines in order to be less vulnerable to blackmai ...Read More >
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