New Delhi, Jan 2 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday held talks with Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, the former president of Iceland and the current head of the Arctic Circle during which they discussed prospects for deeper cooperation in the organisation. In a post on X, the EAM said: “Pleased to meet former President…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (UNI) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday predicted rainfall and snowfall over the Western Himalayan region during the next week and over the plains of northwest India, with the possibility of isolated heavy falls over Jammu & Kashmir on the 5th and 6th of January. “Dense fog and cold day…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday deferred the plea of AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi to implement the 1991 Places of Worship Act to February 17. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice K.V. Viswanathan, was hearing Owaisi’s petition filed on December 17, 2024,…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday criticised the Punjab Government for creating an impression in the media that the Apex Court is pressurising farm leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal to end his 38-day-long fast-unto-death. The Court reiterated its directive that Dallewal must not be forced to end his protest but emphasized the…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (UNI) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National convener and Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday alleged that the BJP-led central government is planning to reintroduce the three repealed farm laws as a “policy” through the backdoor. In a post on X, Kejriwal accused the BJP of refusing to engage in…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (UNI) The Defence Ministry has declared 2025 as the ‘Year of Reforms’ that will aim at transforming the Armed Forces into a technologically advanced combat ready force capable of multi-domain integrated operations. Defence Ministry Rajnath Singh chaired a meeting with all the Secretaries of his Ministry on the eve of the…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (UNI) India and Pakistan on Wednesday exchanged the lists of prisoners – civilian and fishermen – in each other’s custody. The exchange of the lists, through diplomatic channels and simultaneously in New Delhi and Islamabad, is as per the provisions of the bilateral Agreement on Consular Access 2008, and done every…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (UNI) The Indian Navy will achieve a historic milestone on January 15, when it will commission the three frontline combatants—Nilgiri, Surat, and Vagsheer—at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, in a single day. This historic event will provide a significant boost to the Indian Navy’s combat potential while underscoring the country’s preeminent status…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (UNI) Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra on Wednesday assumed command of the Indian Air Force’s Western Air Command. Air Marshal Mishra was commissioned into the IAF as a fighter pilot on 6 December 1986. He is an alumnus of National Defence Academy Pune, Air Force Test Pilots School, Bangalore, Air Command and…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (UNI) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday announced that despite BJP’s opposition, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will implement the Pujari-Granthi Samman Yojana after forming the government in the national capital. Senior AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said on Wednesday, “Ever since we announced a monthly honorarium…
