New Delhi, Mar 28 (UNI) The Ministry of External Affairs today trashed as fake a social media post by a Pakistani ‘journalist’ alleging that a Regional Passport Officer in Bengaluru is a “RAW agent” and involved in the Jaffer Express hijacking in Balochistan. The MEA spokesperson said on X that “Ajit John Joshua is RPO…
New Delhi, Mar 21 (UNI) India said today that it is “actively working” with the US to build a framework for the Bilateral Trade Agreement, amid the backdrop of US President Donald Trump again accusing New Delhi of high tariffs on US goods and threatening reciprocal tariffs from April 2. The Ministry of External Affairs…
New Delhi, Mar 21 (UNI) Amid the detention of an Indian student Badar Khan Suri by US immigration authorities over his alleged links with the Hamas, the Ministry of External Affairs said today that they have not been approached in the matter by either the US government or the Indian national. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal,…
New Delhi, Mar 17 (UNI) The Opposition in the Lok Sabha on Monday demanded that the Railways take effective measures to ease overcrowding in trains and enhance safety of passengers. During the discussion on the Railway Ministry’s demands for grants, Congress member Varsha Gaikwad stated that passengers are compelled to travel in overcrowded conditions, comparing…
Los Angeles, Mar 15 (UNI) The United States has reported a total of 301 confirmed measles cases so far this year, according to the latest data released by the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday. The cases have been reported across 15 U.S. jurisdictions. Among the confirmed cases, 50 individuals have…
Chennai, Mar 15 (UNI) India’s Chandrayaan-3 ChaSTE payload onboard Vikram Lander has taken the credit for the first-ever in-situ measurement of the temperature of the Moon’s surface, down to a depth of ten centimetres, at the Southern higher latitude. So far, the temperature measurements from the subsurface of the Moon by the Apollo 15 and…
Srinagar, Mar 11 (UNI) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has taken up the issue of Indian nationals, including Kashmiri youth Faizan Rasool, trapped in Myawaddy with the concerned authorities in Myanmar. Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA), who had taken up the issue, said MEA has informed them all requests have been forwarded to…
New Delhi, (UNI) At least 283 Indian nationals trapped into working in cybercrime centres in Myanmar have been rescued and are being repatriated to India, the MEA said today. The Indian nationals were today repatriated by an Indian Air Force aircraft from Mae Sot in Thailand, a statement said. “The Government of India has been…
New Delhi, Mar 7 (UNI) India and the US are in the process of advancing discussions on a multi-sector Bilateral Trade Agreement to strengthen two-way trade across all sectors, the Ministry of External Affairs said today. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, addressing a question regarding the issue of US President Donald Trump raising tariffs imposed by…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (UNI) The Ministry of External Affairs has taken up the case of Indian student, Neelam Shinde, who is in critical condition after a car accident in California, sources said. The US side is looking into the formalities for early grant of visa for her family, the sources added. Neelam Shinde, 35,…
