Union Minister attends 11th UK-India Economic and Financial Dialogue

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman led the Indian Delegation in the 11th round of Ministerial UK-India Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD), held on Thursday virtually through video conferencing. The UK delegation was led by Chancellor of Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, the Finance Ministry informed. This was the first session of the eleventh EFD while Secretary of […]

Amit Shah arrives in Karnataka to inaugurate development projects

 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday arrived in Karnataka to inaugurate various development projects in Davanagere at 3 pm. Shah landed at the airport in Hubli, where he was warmly greeted by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai upon his arrival.“Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation @AmitShah will inaugurate various development projects in Davanagere, Karnataka. Date: 2nd September 2021 Time: 3 PM,” the Ministry of […]

Govt works diligently when it comes to protecting its citizens

Indicating toward the successful evacuation of over 500 Indians and Afghan nationals from Afghanistan, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the government works diligently when it comes to the question of protecting Indian citizens. “It is a big resolution for us to protect the life and property of an Indian citizen. That is […]

PM Modi to address ‘Education Conclave’ on September 7

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing an ‘Education Conclave’ on September 7 virtually, informed Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Additional Secretary, education-and-literacy”>Department of School Education and Literacy on Thursday. Addressing a press conference, Sarangi said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing an Education Conclave on September 7, which will be attended by a large […]

Afghanistan: UN urges conflicting sides to halt fighting in Panjshir

A UN humanitarian coordinator for Afghanistan has urged all parties conflicting in the Afghan region of Panjshir to cease hostilities and abide by humanitarian law. “The United Nations’ position is that fighting cannot continue,” said Ramiz Alakbarov, the UN humanitarian coordinator for Afghanistan. “We urge all the parties to the conflict to abide by humanitarian law and to […]

India’s Ambassador to US hosts Indian Foreign Secy, US’ Deputy Secy State at India House

India’s Ambassador to the United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu hosted Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla and United States Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman along with other dignitaries at India House on Wednesday. Sandhu, Shringla and Sherman interacted on various facets of the India-US partnership. Taking to Twitter, Sandhu tweeted, “Pleasure to host […]

Uttarakhand’s Benital to be developed as ‘astro-village’

The Chamoli district administration in Uttarakhand is making all efforts to develop Benital in Karnaprayag block as an ‘astro-village’. As per officials, a team headed by District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana visited Benital recently to explore options and what else can be done in the region to generate interest among tourists. The spot located at an altitude […]