New Delhi, June 27 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said today that the objective of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is to fight terrorism, and India wanted a reference to terrorism in the outcome document, but one country opposed its inclusion — in obvious reference to Pakistan. Addressing a media briefing here, the EAM…
New Delhi, June 27 (UNI) India has won the bid to host of the 2029 World Police and Fire Games(WPFG), and will become the first south Asian country to organise the games. The host city of the 2029 edition of the games, which were initiated in 1985 will be Ahmedabad. Union Home Minister Amit Shah…
New Delhi, June 27 (UNI) In a significant boost to India’s ‘Make in India – Make for the World’ initiative, Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), a key production unit of Indian Railways based in Varanasi, is set to export ten 3300 HP Cape Gauge diesel-electric locomotives to Mozambique. In fact, of these, two units have already…
New Delhi, June 27 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today spoke with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi to discuss the current situation following the ceasefire between Iran and Israel, and also thanked him for helping with the safe evacuation of Indian nationals. In a post on X, the EAM said: “Spoke to FM @araghchi…
New Delhi, Jun 27 (UNI) In a strong rebuttal to swirling speculation of a leadership shakeup in the Karnataka BJP, senior party leader R Ashoka today clarified that there is no discussion within the party or the central leadership about changing the state president. Instead, he asserted that the party’s full focus is on intensifying…
New Delhi, June 27 (UNI) Meedhansh Kumar Gupta, a young tech prodigy from Punjab, has received global recognition at the prestigious Global Child Prodigy Awards (GCPA) 2025, held yesterday at the House of Commons, British Parliament, United Kingdom. The GCPA is among the world’s most esteemed platforms celebrating extraordinary talent under the age of 15….
New Delhi, June 27 (UNI) US President Donald Trump has said a “very big” trade deal could be signed with India while a senior-level Indian delegation is in Washington for the final round of negotiations ahead of the July 9 deadline of reciprocal tariff suspension. Trump said the US had already signed a trade deal…
New Delhi, June 27 (UNI) Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh today slammed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), accusing it of never accepting the Constitution of India and persistently targeting its principal architects, including Dr BR Ambedkar and Jawaharlal Nehru, since 1949. The Congress reaction came a day after RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale, speaking at…
New Delhi, June 27 (UNI) The BJP today expanded its list of election officials tasked with overseeing the upcoming institutional polls for state presidents and national assembly members. “In continuation of the previous appointments for the election of state presidents and national council members, state election officers have now been appointed for Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, and…
New Delhi, June 27 (UNI) In a significant boost to horticultural exports, India flagged-off the first consignment of one metric tonne of rose-scented litchi from Pathankot, to Doha, Qatar. Additionally, a separate consignment of 0.5 metric tonne of litchi was also exported to Dubai, UAE from Pathankot, marking a twin export achievement and India’s growing…
