New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Chairman of the Council of Member States of International IDEA Gyanesh Kumar on Tuesday met Australia’s High Commissioner to India, Philip Green, at Nirvachan Sadan in New Delhi. The meeting aimed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in election management and capacity building of election officials. According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), both sides reaffirmed their shared commitment to deepening collaboration in areas …
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Chisinau, July 20 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu said on Monday that India and Moldova have agreed to increase cooperation in trade, investments, supply chains, and will also work on improving connectivity. Addressing a joint press meet with Moldova President Maia Sandu following their talks Presidential Palace in Chisinau on Monday, President Murmu expressed gratitude to her Moldovan counterpart for the warm welcome extended to her. President Murmu stated that she and Sandu discussed bilateral…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Issues related to sexual harassment in digital workplaces and protection for gig workers, platform workers and home-based workers figured prominently at the NCW’s two-day national programme on the POSH Act that concluded on Saturday, an official said. The National Commission for Women’s (NCW) programme on the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act) brought together retired judges of the Delhi High Court, A…
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Thursday stressed the need for BIMSTEC nations to collaborate, take decisive actions for mutual benefit, and find solutions through discussions, amid the conflicts and geopolitical uncertainties. Addressing the fifth BIMSTEC National Security Advisors’ Meeting in New Delhi on Thursday, NSA Doval said, “We are meeting today in the backdrop of a challenging global landscape. We are witnessing conflicts and geopolitical uncerta…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The Sports Authority of India (SAI)and the Safdarjung Sports Injury Centre (SIC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in sports science, sports medicine, athlete rehabilitation, research, innovation, education, and capacity building.SAI comes under the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (MYAS), while SIC is under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW). The MoU aims to create an integrated framework by combining the …
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) India is set to host the BRICS Heads of Anti-Drug Agencies Meeting in Assam’s Guwahati on July 6-7. The discussion will focus on three key priority areas, including combating synthetic drugs and precursor diversion, strengthening intelligence sharing and operational coordination, and capacity building and institutional cooperation. The meeting, hosted by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, will bring together the Heads of Anti-Drug Agencie…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) India and Morocco on Monday held a meeting of the Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism in New Delhi, during which they condemned the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 22, 2025, and the terror incident near the Red Fort in New Delhi on November 10, 2025.The two sides discussed threats posed by terrorist groups globally and in their respective regions.They exchanged views on current and emerging counter-terrorism challenges, including counterin…
Bhubaneswar, June 4 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday inaugurated the BRICS Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRRG) Technical Meeting in the holy city of Puri, calling for enhanced international and inter-state cooperation to address the growing challenges posed by climate change and natural disasters.Welcoming delegates, experts and representatives from BRICS nations, the Chief Minister described the gathering as a significant platform for advancing global disaste…
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Tuesday said that the goal of the Quad nations is to intensify cooperation among themselves while helping others. While addressing the press along with Foreign Ministers of Japan, Australia and the US following the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday, EAM Jaishankar said that the discussions during the meeting were focused on issues of particular relevance to the Indo-Pacific.He said that Quad nations w…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) in Oslo to strengthen technical expertise for National Highway infrastructure development, an official statement said on Friday.The partnership aims to use NGI’s internationally recognised expertise in geotechnical engineering and natural hazard mitigation to improve engineering capabilities particularly in geologically sensitive and…