New Delhi, June 20 (UNI) Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth on Thursday visited the Indian Naval Air Station, Rajali located near Arakkonam in Tamil Nadu, and reviewed the operational preparedness of the station. During the visit, he was briefed on the ongoing and future maritime operations and infrastructure development of the station, an…
New Delhi, June 20 (UNI) Alleging that BJP and its parent organisation have captured the country’s education system, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said unless it is reversed, paper leaks will continue. Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters here, the former party president called the paper leaks as a “national and educational…
New Delhi, Jun 20 (UNI) Ahead of union budget, industry chamber FICCI on Thursday emphasized the need to continue supporting the growth momentum by energizing demand, laying thrust on infrastructure development, taking further measures to rein in food inflation, supporting MSMEs and prioritizing innovation and research & development in the country. “We look forward to…
Colombo/New Delhi, June 20 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday joined Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the virtual commissioning of the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre and the virtual handing over of 154 houses built under the Govt of India housing schemes. He also held talks with the Sri Lankan President and Prime…
Bridgetown, June 20 (UNI) In a Super 8 match at the T20 World Cup, India won the toss and elected to bat against Afghanistan here on Thursday. India enters the encounter unbeaten in the tournament so far, although they faced stiff challenges from Pakistan and USA in earlier matches. Meanwhile, Afghanistan cruised past three opponents…
New Delhi, June 20 (UNI) India, France and Australia held the Third Trilateral Focal Points Meeting, during which they reviewed the progress made under the three pillars of, maritime safety and security, marine and environmental cooperation, and multilateral engagement. The Indian side at the talks yesterday was led by Piyush Srivastava, Joint Secretary (Europe West)…
New Delhi, June 20 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the bipartisan US Congressional delegation led by US Congressman Michael McCaul on Thursday. The delegation comprises the Chairman of the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Michael McCaul, former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Gregory Meeks, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Nicole Malliotakis, Ami Bera, and Jim…
Srinagar, June 20 (UNI) On a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will start his two day visit to Kashmir, Army said the two militants killed in north Kashmir encounter on Wednesday were Pakistanis and associated with banned Lashkar-e-Taiba group. Security forces yesterday shot dead two militants identified as Usman and Umar, both Pakistanis, during…
New Delhi, June 20 (UNI) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday held the second pre-Budget consultation meeting with leading experts of the financial and capital markets. The pre-Budget consultation meeting was also attended by Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary and other senior officials of the Ministry of Finance. Top Finance Ministry officials…
Patna, June 20 {UNI) The Patna High Court on Thursday scrapped quota hike in government services to 65 percent, saying it was against the constitutional provision. A division bench of Patna High Court headed by Chief Justice K Vinod Chandran while disposing off the petition filed by one Gaurav Kumar, observed that hike of quota…
