Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, Chief of the Air Staff Indian Air Force is on a four day official visit to Bangladesh from 11 to 14 February 2019. This is a bilateral goodwill visit to a SAARC nation wherein the CAS is scheduled to visit operational and training units of Bangladesh Air Force. CAS […]
Category: PoliticS
Foreign Minister of Bangladesh calls on Prime Minister Modi
Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen, Foreign Affairs Minister of Bangladesh, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. Prime Minister Modi congratulated Dr. Abdul Momen on his appointment as the Foreign Minister and appreciated his gesture of selecting India as the destination for his first foreign visit. Dr. Abdul Momen briefed the Prime Minister on recent […]
India reaffirms its commitment of working closely with New Zealand
The Second Foreign Office Consultations between India and New Zealand was held on 05 February 2019 in New Delhi. The India side was led by Vijay Thakur Singh, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs and the New Zealand side was led by Ben King, Deputy Secretary Americas and Asia Group, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and […]
One of the world’s richest royals, Prince Albert II of Monaco, is coming to India
Prince Albert II of Monaco, accompanied by a high level delegation, will be making his first official visit to New Delhi on 4-5 February 2019 and is due to land in some time. During the visit, Prince Albert II of Monaco will call on the President Ram Nath Kovind and meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]
Rishi Kumar Shukla appointed as CBI Director
CBI has found its new director. Rishi Kumar Shukla, IPS (MP:1983) is going to lead it. This crucial post is vacant since January 10 after the bitter exit of ex-chief Alok Verma, who was leading a charged battle against Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana over corruption charges. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions in […]
CT Impact: BJP leader Anant Kumar Hegde praises Pak Hindus, vows to ‘merge’ them in mainstream
Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and BJP leader Anant Kumar Hegde, taking notice of the reports by currenTriggers.com, has praised Pakistani Hindus for attaining glory in trying times. Anant Kumar Hegde also vowed that those Pak Hindu migrants who have migrated will be merged into the mainstream. The outspoken BJP leader taking into […]
More funds for North Eastern areas
While presenting the Interim Budget 2019-20 in Parliament today the Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, Railways & Coal, Piyush Goyal said that the allocation for the North Eastern Areas is being proposed to be increased by 21% to Rs 58,166 crore in 2019-20 Budget Estimates over 2018-19 BE. The people of North East have […]
Car rally on 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways will organise a Motor Rally to commemorate 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary. The rally will travel through places historically associated with Gandhi, both in India, as well as in Bangladesh and Myanmar. It will connect the places of significance in Gandhi life, and simultaneously take up […]
Central assistance of Rs 7,214 crore to states affected by natural disasters
The High-Level Committee chaired by the Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh, approved the additional Central assistance from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) of Rs 7214.03 crore to 6 States and one Union Territory, viz. Rs 317.44 crore to Himachal Pradesh (floods & landslides), Rs 191.73 crore to Uttar Pradesh (floods), Rs. 900.40 crore to Andhra […]
Government slams reports on shortage of Polio vaccine
There have been some reports in the media regarding the shortage of polio vaccine in India. The government of India has called them completely ‘incorrect.’ In a press note by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued on January 24th, 2019, the government said that there is ‘no shortage of Oral Polio Vaccines (OPV) and […]