India asks Bangladesh to deal ‘firmly and swiftly’ with recurring attacks on minorities

New Delhi, Jan 9 (UNI) India on Friday said the Bangladesh interim government needs to deal firmly and swiftly with the rising incidents of communal attacks on minorities. The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal also noted that there has been “a troubling tendency to attribute such incidents to personal rivalries, political differences, or…

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‘Not accurate’, says India of US Commerce Secretary Lutnick’s comments

New Delhi, Jan 9 (UNI) India on Friday termed as “not accurate” the comments of US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick blaming the collapse of the India-US trade deal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi not personally calling up President Donald Trump to “close” the negotiations. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, answering questions at…

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Congress alleges rule violations, nepotism in Gujarat tableaux contracts for Sardar Patel celebrations

New Delhi, Jan 9 (UNI) The Congress on Friday accused the union Home Ministry of bypassing standard tendering and transparency norms to allegedly favour a select group of firms in the procurement of tableaux for the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Gujarat, raising serious questions of propriety and conflict of interest….

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