Strategic partnership with India is growing, cooperation increasing: Kazakh Foreign Minister

Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi on Sunday said that strategic partnership with India is growing dynamically and are committed to fostering constructive cooperation in all its dimensions including economic and political spheres. At the opening remarks at the 3rd meeting of the India-Central Asia Dialogue, Tileuberdi said, “I’m confident that this forum serves as […]

SDPI, BJP functionaries murdered in Kerala’s Alappuzha, Section 144 imposed

Two murders of senior political functionaries from SDPI and BJP have rocked Kerala’s Alappuzha, forcing the local administration to impose Section 144 in the district. In two separate incidents, Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) state secretary KS Shaan was allegedly attacked and murdered in Kerala’s Alappuzha on Saturday night. This was followed by a separate incident in which BJP OBC morcha state […]

Hong Kong Legislative Council election is an exhibition in authoritarianism

A global alliance of parliamentarians slammed China as polling stations opened on Sunday in Hong Kong where people are voting in the patriots’-only Legislative Council election, the first one since the imposition of sweeping national security law and a shake-up of the city’s electoral system. In a statement, Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), said these […]

India will take ties to next level, with focus on commerce, connectivity: Jaishankar

Assuring India’s readiness to take diplomatic relations to the next level, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Sunday said that India-Central Asia relations must focus on 4Cs — Commerce, Capacity enhancement, Connectivity and Contacts. In opening remarks at the 3rd meeting of the India-Central Asia Dialogue, the minister noted that […]

Earthquake of 4.9 magnitude hits Andaman and Nicobar’s Diglipur

An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 hit North-Northwest of Andaman and Nicobar’s Diglipur on Sunday, informed the National Center for Seismology (NSC). “Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.9, Occurred on 19-12-2021, 08:49:46 IST, Lat: 13.82 & Long: 92.69, Depth: 10 Km, Location: 69km NNW of Diglipur, Andaman and Nicobar island,” tweeted NSC. More details are awaited. (ANI)

Rajnath Singh inaugurates Centre of Excellence in Land Survey to train officials in emerging survey technologies

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates Centre of Excellence in Land Survey in National Institute of Defence Estates Management (NIDEM) to train Government officers in emerging survey technologies like Drone surveys and Satellite imagery-based surveys. “The centre was inaugurated on December 16. The Centre of Excellence will cater to the training […]