New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Members of the INDIA bloc on Monday staged a protest in the Parliament Complex, accusing the Centre of maintaining “silence” over the escalating conflict in West Asia and demanding a clearer position from the government on the crisis.Opposition parties have been questioning what they describe as the government’s silence on the conflict and have been pressing the Centre to take what they call a “firm stance” on the issue. They have also demanded immediate measures …
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Srinagar, March 5 (IANS) J&K Students Association (JKSA) on Thursday asked External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to help evacuate Indian students in conflict-hit Iran via Armenia “JKSA on Thursday urged External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar to urgently intervene and facilitate the evacuation of Indian students stranded in the city of Urmia in northwestern Iran amid ongoing airstrikes, explosions, and escalating hostilities in the region, and to help evacuate them through the Armenia…
Yangon, March 4 (IANS) The inauguration of the India-assisted project for the construction of the three-storey literary centre, “Sarsobeikman building”, worth approximately $3.77 million, was held in Myanmar’s Yangon city on Wednesday. The initiative, aimed at the preservation and development of literary traditions of the people of Myanmar, underscored India’s sustained commitment to supporting the socio-economic development of the Southeast Asian nation.According to the Indian Embassy in Yangon…
Bhubaneswar, March 2: In light of the intensifying US-Israel-Iran conflict, Leader of Opposition (LoP) and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Monday urged the Union government to take immediate steps to ensure the safe evacuation of migrant workers, professionals, students, and tourists from Odisha stranded in Gulf nations. Raising alarm over the plight of Odia migrants caught in the ongoing conflict, Patnaik stated that their safety and well-being are under threat due to the e…
Manama, Feb 11 (IANS) Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti called on Bahrain Prime Minister and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa at the Riffa Palace, discussing the strengthening bilateral ties and naval cooperation between India and Bahrain. “VAdm Tarun Sobti, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff Indian Navy, called on HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and Prime Minister of Ba…
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Secretary (West) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Sibi George, held a meeting with Polish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Wladyslaw T Bartoszewski, in New Delhi on Thursday, reviewing the bilateral strategic partnership and discussing key deliverables of the 2024-2028 Action Plan between both countries. Following the meeting, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal in a post on X wrote, “Secretary (West) Sibi George held a product…
Washington, Feb 3 (IANS) The India-US trade deal announced by US President Donald Trump is a “very significant” development and could reshape economic ties between the two countries, Atul Keshap, President of the US-India Business Council (USIBC), said on Tuesday. Keshap told IANS in an interview that the agreement includes “a very substantial reduction of tariffs charged by the United States toward Indian goods that are coming to our country.” He said India would also move to “recipro…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Saturday met Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi in New Delhi, where both sides discussed key issues including trade, critical minerals and regional developments, underscoring the depth of India-Oman Strategic Partnership.Taking to the social media platform X, EAM said, “A pleasure interacting with FM Badr Albusaidi of Oman this morning. Our discussions on trade, critical minerals and regional developments reflected…
Guwahati, Jan 30 (IANS) Assam Congress President and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, urging the posthumous conferment of the Bharat Ratna on late singer-composer Zubeen Garg.Garg is widely regarded as one of Assam and the Northeast’s most influential cultural icons. In a letter dated January 30, Gogoi said Garg’s untimely and tragic demise has plunged Assam and the wider Northeastern region into profound grief, leaving behind a cultural void t…
Dhaka, Jan 26 (IANS) As India celebrates its 77th Republic Day on Monday, Bangladesh extended heartfelt greetings and best wishes to the government and people of India, reaffirming the spirit of friendship and cooperation between the two neighbouring countries.The Bangladesh High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah, while sharing an image bearing the message, “Bangladesh greets on India’a 77th Republic Day”, (the greeting was extended in 14 languages) wrote, “#Bangladesh felicitates every wom…