General Bipin Rawat, Chief of the Army Staff will be visiting Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan from 01-06 Aug 2017 with high level military delegation. During the visit, the General along with delegation will be visiting important military installations and is scheduled to meet a number of high ranking dignitaries of both the nations. During the visit […]
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Received much more from the country than I have given: Pranab Mukherjee
The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee received books and reports related to Rashtrapati Bhavan today (July 24, 2017) at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on the eve of demitting office as the 13th President of India. Speaking on the occasion, Pranab Mukherjee said that he was overwhelmed by a deep sense of gratitude to the […]
Visit of Chief of the Air Staff Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa to France
Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, Chief of the Air Staff is on an official visit to France from 17-20 Jul 17. The visit is intended to further strengthen the existing defence cooperation between the Air Forces of the two countries. The areas of cooperation presently include exchanges in military training courses, mutual visits by […]
Pakistanis looking for the Indian medical visa must read!
Many Pakistanis have been tweeting to Sushma Swaraj, the Indian External Affairs Minister to get the Indian Medical Visa for their treatment. However, the problem is not India but their own ‘discourteous’ Foreign Minister Sartaj Aziz who failed to acknowledge Swaraj’s letter earlier in which she had requested that Pakistan also grants the visa to Kulbhushan […]
Union Home Minister assures Sikkim CM all assistance
The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to the Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling regarding the security situation in the state and areas neighbouring West Bengal. In a telephonic conversation, Pawan Kumar Chamling has apprised Union Home Minister that the state is facing an acute shortage of supplies specially essential commodities such as medicines, […]
Thoughtful gifts from India for ‘friend’ Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu replicas of 2 sets of relics from Kerala that are regarded as key artifacts in the long Jewish history in India. They comprise two different sets of copper plates that are believed to have been inscribed in 9-10th century C.E. The first set of […]
Government issues clarification on ‘suicide’ comment by Maneka Gandhi
Indian government today issued a detailed clarification over an alleged comment by Maneka Gandhi on suicide by men which created controversy online. Following is the verbatim clarification by the government: “To connect with people through online space, the Minister of Women & Child Development, Maneka Sanjay Gandhi held a one-on-one interaction with people through a […]
Radha Mohan Singh postpones his visit to China
The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare, Radha Mohan Singh has postponed his visit to China. The minister also informed the public via social media platform Twitter. India has been seeing violent protests by farmers. While the visit has been postponed” for the purpose of every possible help to farmers in the current environment […]
Three hardcore terrorists eliminated in Nagaland
In a major operation, Security Forces eliminated three hardcore underground cadres of a joint group of NSCN(K) and ULFA(I) in general area of Tizit in Mon District of Nagaland last night. In a press statement, the Eastern Command of Indian Army said that “based on a specific input regarding movement of terrorists, Security Forces launched […]
OIC calls on Qatar to honor its commitments
The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) stated that it has been following closely the current developments in the Gulf region, namely the severance of diplomatic relations with Qatar by many OIC Member States following information and evidence of hostile acts emanating from Qatar. Saudi Arabia severs ties with Qatar, read its […]