Zurich, Feb 7 (UNI) The operations of the Congolese Football Federation (FECOFOOT) and the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) have been suspended due to various violations, the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has announced. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Bureau of the FIFA Council on Thursday and is effective immediately. FECOFOOT…
Kolkata, Feb 06 (UNI) Amazon India on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ARGA, an initiative of the Government of Uttar Pradesh, to enable women entrepreneurs in and around Gonda district to leverage ecommerce and build their business. The collaboration was formalized at a special event celebrating World Wetlands Day at the Parvati…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (UNI) After witnessing three adjournments on Thursday, due to disruption by Opposition members on the issue of deportation of Indian nationals from the US, the Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day. As soon as the House re-assembled at 3:30 pm, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar made a statement on the…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (UNI) Opposition MPs of both the houses of Parliament on Thursday held a protest in the Parliament premises over the issue of deportation of alleged illegal Indian immigrants from the United States. Opposition members including Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge,…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told Parliament that the deportation of Indians from the US was done “under standard deportation procedure which provides for the use of restraints”, following uproar over the handcuffing of the 104 Indians who were deported yesterday in a US aircraft. EAM told the Rajya Sabha…
Abu Dhabi, Feb. 5 (UNI) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Wednesday the success of its latest mediation efforts between Russia and Ukraine, which resulted in the exchange of 300 prisoners of war. According to a statement by UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the swap included 150 prisoners from Ukraine and 150 from Russia….
New Delhi, Feb 5 (UNI) Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh today inaugurated the first India-Arab Universities’ Presidents’ Conference in the capital, participated by delegates from Arab countries, along with representatives from Indian universities. The conference is organised by the Ministry of External Affairs in collaboration with the Arab League, UGC and…
New Delhi, Feb 5 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday chaired a high-level review meeting on the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir here and directed all security agencies to step up the fight against terrorism by aiming for the ‘zero infiltration’ goal. Addressing the meeting, Shah said that the government is committed…
Amritsar/New Delhi, Feb 5 (UNI) A US C-17 military plane carrying Indians deported from the US landed in Amritsar today. Of the 205 Indian nationals deported by the US, 104 arrived at Amritsar Airport onboard the US military aircraft, reports said. The deportees were undergoing verification by the government officials. The deportation of the undocumented…
New Delhi, Feb 5 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met with visiting President of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly (PGA) Philemon Yang during which they discussed issues related to the UN, including the need for reformed multilateralism. In a post on X, the EAM said they also exchanged views…
