Bhopal, July 21 (IANS) On the second day of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly’s monsoon session, the Congress party staged a protest against the state government. Congress MLAs arrived at the Assembly complex carrying a “symbolic corpse” and accused the government of ignoring pressing public issues while prioritising controversial agendas.Tuesday marks the second day of the monsoon session, during which eight bills, including the much-debated Uniform Civil Code (UCC), are being discussed.The UCC B…
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Chisinau, July 20 (IANS) Highlighting the significance of India-Moldova relations amid growing global instability, Moldovan President Maia Sandu on Monday said that the two democracies are bound by common values of freedom, dignity and a shared commitment to working for the benefit of their citizens. Addressing a joint press conference with President Droupadi Murmu, Sandu said, “In this world, which is more and more unstable, Moldova is choosing cooperation and a trustworthy partnership. And e…
Bhubaneswar, July 17 (IANS) The Odisha government has confirmed the deaths of two devotees but denied reports of any stampede-like incident during the annual Rath Yatra festival, which commenced in the holy coastal town of Puri with the participation of lakhs of pilgrims from across the state, the country and abroad. As per an official statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), the world famous Ratha Yatra 2026 of Mahaprabhu Shree Jagannath, Mahaprabhu Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and C…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) India and Australia signed several agreements spanning several areas like defence, economic security, energy, education, science, technology, and culture, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Melbourne, showcasing that both nations do not view one another as important bilateral partners but as long-term strategic partners whose cooperation covers almost every major area of national policy, as per a report. During his visit from July 8-10, PM Modi held m…
Melbourne, July 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian PM Anthony Albanese on Friday issued a joint statement after their Annual Leaders’ Summit in Melbourne, announcing a series of landmark agreements across defence, security, energy, critical minerals, cyber technologies and trade that further deepen the India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.The two leaders also unveiled a Joint Declaration on Defence and Security Cooperation and reaffirmed their shared commitment …
Bengaluru, July 9 (IANS) The Karnataka government has stepped up preparations to safeguard the state’s power supply against the possible impact of the El Nino weather phenomenon, with Additional Chief Secretary, Energy, Gaurav Gupta, directing officials to formulate a comprehensive strategy to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply.Chairing a review meeting on the state’s power situation at BESCOM’s corporate office, Belaku Bhavan, on Thursday, Gupta said deficient rainfall could adversely affe…
Washington, July 9 (IANS) Global economic institutions said that the world economy has remained broadly resilient despite the shock from the war in the Middle East, but warned that uncertainty remains high and urged continued international cooperation to safeguard trade, energy supplies and economic stability. The International Energy Agency (IEA), International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank Group (WBG) and World Trade Organization (WTO) issued a joint statement after a meeting of their high-l…
Kathmandu, July 7 (IANS) Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah, who had avoided one-on-one meetings with foreign officials since taking office, held his first such meeting on Tuesday with visiting Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda. Instead of meeting foreign diplomats individually, Shah has so far preferred collective interactions with Ambassadors, seeking to maintain a strict protocol governing such engagements.Three and a half months after assuming office on March 27, Shah met…
Rome, July 5 (IANS) Italy’s Defence Minister Guido Crosetto on Sunday expressed optimism regarding the upcoming North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Summit in Ankara.”Ankara (Summit) has been built so that everything works, commitments will be respected and each country presents itself having done its part,” Crosetto said, via video, at the ‘Pantelleria Mediterraneo d’Autore’, emphasising that he sees no critical issues compared to the previous summit. “Then we will see what (US Preside…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has said that the government is working on introducing up to 15 per cent isobutanol blending in diesel, describing the biofuel as a potential alternative to conventional diesel that could help reduce India’s dependence on crude oil imports.Speaking during the launch of India’s first flex-fuel passenger vehicle by Maruti Suzuki India Limited on the occasion of World Environment Day on June 4, in the presence of …