Kochi, Feb 21 (UNI) Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, on Friday announced that 31 new road infrastructure projects worth Rs 50,000 crore, covering 896 km in Kerala, would be undertaken aiming to enhance Kerala’s connectivity and boost economic growth. Addressing Kerala’s key economic sector ‘Tourism’ at the Invest Kerala Global Summit…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (UNI) India today expressed deep sadness over the tragic death of a Nepali student at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar and assured that the government will take all necessary steps to ensure the safety, security and well-being of all Nepalese students in India. KIIT has been embroiled…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar conveyed to Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Advisor Touhid Hossain during their meeting in Muscat earlier this week that it is important for Bangladesh not to normalise terrorism. EAM conveyed this when the Interim Government Foreign Affairs Advisor brought up the issue of SAARC and its revival…
Chandigarh, Feb 21 (UNI) While rejecting Shiromani Gurdwara Prbandhak Committee (SGPC) Chief Harjinder Singh Dhami’s resignation, SGPC on Friday urged him to reconsider his decision. Dhami had tendered his resignation a couple of days back. A SGPC committee in an urgent meeting refused to accept the resignation and said that it had faith in Dhami’s…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Friday granted anticipatory bail to a practising surgeon while strongly criticizing the Delhi High Court’s approach in denying him protection from arrest, stating that its order resembled a “conviction order.” A Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh issued notice to the respondent…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (UNI) The Congress on Friday slammed the BJP for levelling “baseless allegations” that it received foreign funding from agencies such as USAID. The grand old party, on the other hand, accused the RSS of having taken money from the CIA to destabilise the Congress governments led by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and…
Johannesburg/New Delhi, Feb 21 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is in Johannesburg, met with his counterparts from Ireland and Algeria, with the Foreign Ministers of Australia and France as part of the trilateral, and also with the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs. The EAM posted on X on his meetings that…
Johannesburg/New Delhi, Feb 21 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Johannesburg, during which the two sides reviewed the developments in the bilateral relationship, especially the management of peace and tranquility in the border areas, trans-border rivers and travel facilitation. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, briefing…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (UNI) India today said that revelations about USAID’s funding of US$21 million for “voter turnout” in India are deeply troubling and has led to concerns about foreign interference in India’s internal affairs. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, answering questions regarding the Trump administrations revelation that USD21 million were spent…
Johannesburg/New Delhi, Feb 21 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Johannesburg, during which he observed that there have been “notable developments” in the bilateral ties, during the talks held at the NSA and Foreign Secretary level between both sides. In his opening remarks during the…
