New Delhi, Oct 10 (UNI) The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan today assured India that it will never allow Afghan territory to be used against any other country. This assurance was given by visiting Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi during his meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar here today. “We will never allow…
New Delhi, Oct 10 (UNI) Signalling the resumption of normal diplomatic ties with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, India today announced the upgradation of its technical mission in Kabul to the status of Embassy of India, two years after the Afghan Taliban overran Kabul. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, in his address to visiting Afghan…
New Delhi, Oct 10 (UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh while addressing the maiden India-Australia Defence Industry Business Round Table in Sydney today, said that under the banner of Comprehensive Strategic Partnership 2020, both countries stand at a pivotal juncture to re-position defence relations as co-creators of a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. Reaffirming the growing synergy…
New Delhi, Oct 10 (UNI) Congress leader Jairam Ramesh today took aim at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent diplomatic efforts, questioning the priorities behind his engagements. PM Modi held a series of high-profile conversations with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while also reportedly sending messages of praise to US…
New Delhi, Oct 10 (UNI) The Assam police’s SIT/CID team apprehended two long-serving Personal Security Officers (PSOs) of the late singer Zubeen Garg, identified as Nandeswar Bora and Paresh Baishya, today. They are sent to the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court. The two PSOs attached with legendary singer Zubeen Garg were on Tuesday placed under…
New Delhi Oct 10 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is conducting extensive searches at 11 locations across West Bengal in connection with the alleged irregularities in the Municipality Recruitment Scam. The investigation stems from a CBI FIR, which was triggered after the Calcutta High Court ordered a probe into the alleged scam. The raids include…
New Delhi, Oct 10 (UNI) The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced today that voters can cast their ballots using one of 12 alternative photo identification documents, in addition to the Electors’ Photo Identity Card (EPIC). The list of acceptable alternative IDs includes the Aadhaar Card, MNREGA Job Card, passbooks with photographs issued by banks…
Washington/New Delhi, Oct 10 (UNI) Sergio Gor, who has been appointed as the US Ambassador to New Delhi, and US Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Michael J. Rigas are visiting India, during which they will hold talks with Indian government officials to discuss bilateral issues. According to a US State Department statement, the two…
New Delhi, Oct 10 (UNI) The Supreme Court today issued notice to the union Government and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking to extend voting rights to undertrial and pre-trial prisoners across the country. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran…
New Delhi, Oct 10 (UNI) NITI Aayog today released the second working paper under the NITI Tax Policy Working Series–II titled ‘Towards India’s Tax Transformation: Decriminalisation and Trust-Based Governance’, an official statement said. It follows the first paper in the series ‘Enhancing Certainty, Transparency, and Uniformity in Permanent Establishment and Profit Attribution for Foreign Investors…
