New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar and visiting US Under Secretary of War for Policy, Elbridge Colby held a meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday, discussing current geopolitical scenario. “Pleased to meet US Under Secretary of War Elbridge Colby this afternoon. Exchanged views on the current geopolitical scenario,” EAM Jaishankar posted on X after the meeting.On Tuesday, Colby said the US views India with deep respect and New Delhi’s decisions will profoundly sh…
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New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Chief Minister of Delhi, Rekha Gupta, performed the traditional ‘kheer ceremony’ on Monday ahead of the city government’s upcoming Budget Session, continuing a practice she started last year. The ceremony involves preparing the traditional Indian dessert, offering it to God, and distributing it among those involved in preparing the budget and the public.CM Gupta said, “Our budget will provide development and boost to over 3 crore people living in Delhi.”She is …
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Former High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Veena Sikri emphasised India’s active diplomatic engagement with all parties amid the ongoing Iran-US-Israel tensions, underscoring the country’s pursuit of peace, dialogue, and diplomacy.Speaking to IANS on India’s foreign policy approach, Sikri said: “India is talking to all sides in the conflict. So of course, that means talking to Saudi Arabia, talking to the UAE, talking to Qatar, and to many others, including Kuwa…
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) West Bengal Leader of Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari, on Sunday, accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of being “communal”.His reaction followed after Banerjee participated in Eid celebrations at Red Road, on Saturday, where she launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Modi, reiterating her commitment to stand by the people of West Bengal.The Bengal LoP was in Nandigram to campaign for the two-phased state Assembly election, sche…
Tel Aviv, March 6 (IANS) David Mencer, the spokesman for the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, has said that Operation ‘Roaring Lion’ launched by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) and US against Iran is making “great progress” as the conflict entered its sixth day on Friday. In an exclusive interview with IANS, Mencer said that Iranian ballistic missile sites, which were a threat to Israel and other countries in the region, have been destroyed. The IDF, Mencer told IANS, is now moving to the second…
Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Friday raised an alarm over the sinking of an Iranian naval vessel — that had participated in India’s joint military exercises — in the Indian Ocean after being struck by a torpedo from a US submarine. It said that amid the shifting global geopolitical landscape, the current silence from New Delhi suggested a “weakening” of national stature under the BJP-led government at the Centre.The Thackeray camp in an editorial in t…
Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Thursday said former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s resignation, given abruptly, reflected a broader trend of undermining constitutional posts, and as he begins to speak again, the nation awaits further clarification on what truly transpired behind closed doors in Parliament on the day of his resignation. “The former VP, who vanished from the public eye following his sudden resignation last year, in his recent speech i…
Ahmedabad, March 4 (IANS) An IndiGo special relief flight from Jeddah brought back around 200 Indian citizens as airspace restrictions continued due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia. The returnees expressed gratitude to the Government of India for facilitating their safe evacuation. The flight landed late Tuesday night at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The operation was part of special efforts to repatriate Indians stranded in Jeddah, with multiple airl…
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) India established a special control room in New Delhi on Wednesday to assist citizens amid escalating US-Israel strikes on Iran, which killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and prompted retaliation from Tehran targeting Gulf states.According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), where the facility is set up, the control room operates from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Indian time) via toll-free number 1800118797 or landlines +91-11-23012113, +91-11-23014104, +91-11-2301…
Ahmedabad, March 1 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated the ‘Gujarat SemiConnect Conference 2026’ with great fanfare in Gandhinagar on Sunday.The two-day conference, organised under the theme “Gujarat – India’s Gateway to Silicon”, aims to promote strategic collaboration between high-tech chip manufacturers and local industry. The conference was organised by the state government’s Department of Science and Technology.During the Conference, the Chief Minister held one-to-on…