Srinagar, (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday expressed concern over the suspension of helicopter services to the Amarnath cave shrine this year, calling the move “strange” and warning that it sends a “wrong message” to the rest of the country. “We also want the yatra to go well,” Omar said while…
New Delhi, June 17 (UNI) From the bustling streets of Guntur in Andhra Pradesh to the busy neighborhoods of Chennai and the clean corridors of Indore, electric vehicles (EVs) are reshaping how cities handle waste as India races towards its ambitious goal of Net Carbon Zero by 2070. These zero-emission vehicles promoted under the Central…
New Delhi, June 17 (UNI) Amid the increased bombardment by Israel, India said today it has moved Indian students out of the Iranian capital, and advised other Indians who can to move out of the city as well. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said: “Indian students in Tehran have been moved out…
New Delhi, June 16 (UNI) Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday criticised the Gazette notification issued by the Government on the 16th Census, calling it a “damp squib” that offers no clarity and “remains silent on the inclusion of caste data”. On his social media handle X, Ramesh said that the notification merely reiterates…
Tehran, June 16 (UNI) Iranian lawmakers on Monday approved Seyed Ali Madanizadeh as the country’s new Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance, after the previous one was impeached. During an open session of parliament in the capital Tehran attended by President Masoud Pezeshkian, lawmakers voted 171 in favor and 67 against, with eight abstentions, to…
New Delhi, June 16 (UNI) Amid the continued missile attacks between Iran and Israel, India has been in touch with the UAE and Armenia in the likely evacuation of some 1,300 Indian students stuck in Iran. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke with his counterparts from both the UAE and Armenia today. Armenia shares a…
New Delhi, June 16 (UNI) The government of Monday officially notified that the next Census of the population of India will be conducted in the year 2027. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) made the announcement through a Gazette notification issued under Section 3 of the Census Act, 1948 (Act 37 of 1948). “The reference…
New Delhi, (UNI) Following the outbreak of large-scale military attacks between Israel and Iran, the Indian Embassy in Tehran is continuously monitoring the security situation and engaging with Indian students in Iran to ensure their safety. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said that in some cases, Indian students are being relocated with…
New Delhi, June 14 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi and conveyed the “deep concern of the international community at the turn of events, and urged avoidance of any escalatory steps and an early return to diplomacy”. During the conversation, EAM Jaishankar stressed the…
New Delhi, June 14 (UNI) India today dissociated from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) statement on the Iran-Israel conflict, saying New Delhi has already articulated its position, and that it did not participate in the discussions on the SCO statement. Notably, India’s response came after the SCO statement today expressed “serious concern over the escalating…
