Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said here that, even after ending the Haj subsidy, Rs 57 crore less will be paid to airlines this year for those Haj pilgrims, who are going through Haj Committee of India. While addressing an Orientation cum Training camp for Haj Coordinators / Assistant Haj Officers […]
Anti-Fur society, which has thousands of supporters and followers, used a quote from Hindu religious text which calls for complete compassion and harmony to bash Yulin which is the much-abhorred dog and cat meat fest of China. The group posted the picture which quoted from Bhagavad Gita in the context of Yulin: “When you feel […]
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has restricted the manufacture of Oxytocin formulations for domestic use to public sector only from 1st July 2018. It has also banned the import of Oxytocin and its formulations. In a note the Ministry said: From 1st July 2018, no private manufacturer will be allowed to manufacture the […]
Handicrafts sector has been exempted from minimum salary condition (Rs. 16.25 lakhs per annum) for grant of employment visa to foreign designers for a period of 2 years i.e. till 30.06.2020. Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) had sought the intervention of Union Minister of Textiles for getting the exemption from the minimum salary condition […]
Many reports have emerged which suggested that India has reduced the export of essential goods to the Maldives in recent days but the Ministry of External Affairs is seeing red over such assertions. In response to news items about the reduction of exports of essential goods to the nation, Official Spokesperson of the Ministry said: […]
Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan is on a visit to India from 24-30 June 2018. He is accompanied by a senior-level delegation. Apart from the official programme in New Delhi, the visit also includes engagements in other States of India. During the visit, Sheikh Abdullah will call […]
Black Jaguar White Tiger Foundation’s owner, Eduardo “Big Papa” Serio poured his heart out for tigress Machli in a moving blog post on their foundation’s official Facebook account. In the blog post, he also mentions that Indian heroes have long inspired him to name several animals of Black Jaguar White Tiger Foundation after them. Here is […]
Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of the Naval Staff is on a goodwill visit to Bangladesh from 24 to 29 Jun 18. The visit is aimed at consolidating bilateral defence relations between India and her neighbor and to explore new avenues for naval cooperation. During the visit, the Chief of the Naval Staff, is due to hold bilateral […]
Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Road Transport & Highways and Shipping said in Dushanbe yesterday, that India is trying to make Chabahar Port in Iran operational by 2019. Gadkari was addressing the Indian Community at the inauguration of the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre at the Indian Embassy […]
Danny Faure, President of the Republic of Seychelles will be paying a State Visit to India from 22-27 June 2018 at the invitation of the President of India. He will be accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising two Cabinet Ministers, four Secretaries of State and other senior officials of the Government of Seychelles. A business […]
