New Delhi, Feb 4 (UNI) India and the UK held Consultations on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation in New Delhi today during which the two sides discussed developments relating to the nuclear, chemical and biological domains. The Indian delegation was led by Muanpuii Saiawi, Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security Affairs), Ministry of External Affairs, while the…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (UNI) The President of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly (PGA), Philemon Yang, is on an India visit, at the invitation of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. During the Feb 4-7 visit, PGA Yang and the EAM will discuss key multilateral and regional issues of mutual interest. Yang will…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday reprimanded the Assam government for its inaction in deporting individuals declared as foreigners. A bench comprising Justice AS Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan criticized the state for indefinite detention of such individuals, emphasizing the urgency of deportation regardless of address verification. “Even without an address,…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (UNI) Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the biggest issue before the country is to tackle the problem of unemployment and neither the UPA nor the NDA governments have given an answer to the youth of the country. Participating in the motion of thanks to the…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (UNI) Opposition MPs created a ruckus raising slogans in the Lok Sabha on Monday over the Maha Kumbh stampede in Pragyaraj of Uttar Pradesh in which 30 people lost their lives. As the day’s session started with Question hour in the Lower House, the opposition members targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) Feb 3 (UNI) The Sri Lankan Navy on Monday apprehended 10 Indian fishermen and seized their mechanised fishing trawler allegedly for straying into the Sri Lankan territorial waters and indulging in illegal fishing activities. Fisheries department officials said here that the fishermen, hailing from Thangachimadam fishing hamlet in Rameswaram, were apprehended by…
Ottawa, Feb 1 (UNI) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday Canada is ready to deliver a “purposeful, forceful but reasonable, immediate” response if U.S. President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on Canadian imports, local media reported. According to CBC News, the prime minister, delivering remarks at a meeting of the Council on Canada-U.S. Relations…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (UNI) India today flagged its concerns over the Maldives-China FTA and added that New Delhi “would obviously need to take that into account” while framing its own policies. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at a briefing: “We remain in close touch with Maldivian authorities on the situation facing…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (UNI) India today slammed a leaked UK Home Office report that flagged “Hindu nationalism” as among nine emerging threats to that country’s security, and said “the nature of the separatist and extremist threat out of the UK is well known”. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at a briefing:…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (UNI) India is in touch with Tehran over three Indian nationals who have gone missing while on a business trip to Iran, the Ministry of External Affairs said today. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, addressing a media briefing, said the ministry is in touch with the families of the three Indian nationals,…
