India yesterday decided to ground the Boeing 737 Max aircraft. Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu on March 11th said that he had directed officials of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to undertake safety assessment of Boeing 737 MAX (being flown by domestic carriers). He had said that the safety of the passengers is […]
The Indian government has opened doors for the citizens who want to travel to Iraq as the situation has improved as far as the security is concerned. In modification of the previous advisories for Indian nationals wishing to travel to the terror-ridden nation, the following revised Travel Advisory for their intended visit to different areas […]
New Delhi is in constant touch with Moscow after reports surfaced that Indians were also on the two ships which caught fire in the Kerch Strait. On media reports regarding Indian nationals affected in ship accident in Kerch Strait, the Official Spokesperson of Ministry of External Affairs said: We have been informed that two ships […]
Dhahi Khalfan, the Lieutenant General and Head Of General Security in Dubai, is one tough man when to comes to law-breaking Pakistanis. The tweets reflect a growing anger at the advent of drugs in Dubai as Khalfan tweeted all this right after the Dubai authorities apprehended a group of Pakistanis who were trying to smuggle […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion of Malta, Carmelo Abela, is visiting India from 5-8 March 2018. He is accompanied by senior officials of his Ministry and a large business delegation. The visit of Minister Abela takes place as part of the regular exchange between the two countries. During the visit, Minister Abela had […]
Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale visited Afghanistan on 27-28 February 2018. During his visit, Foreign Secretary called on President Ashraf Ghani and handed over a letter from the Prime Minister. Foreign Secretary also called on NSA Atmar, Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani and met Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Karzai. Foreign Secretary represented India at the second meeting […]
The Minister of State for Minority Affairs (Independent Charge) & Parliamentary Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said that there is an “active consideration”, in consultation with Shipping Ministry, on reviving the option of sending Haj pilgrims via sea route to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in the coming days. It was stated by Naqvi while addressing a […]
Indian Muslims will be able to go to Haj more easily. As per the annual bilateral agreement signed between India and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Haj 2017, a quota of 1,70,025 pilgrims (1,25,025 seats for Haj Committee of India and 45,000 seats for Private Tour Operators) has been allocated as against the quota of […]
Saudi Arabia has increased annual Haj quota of India by 34,005. The decision in this regard had been taken during signing of bilateral annual Haj agreement between India and Saudi Arabia by Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs (Independent Charge) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Haj and Umrah Minister of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Dr […]
India has often been compared with the nations with the worst record on gender equality where a lot of focus is on the ‘patriarchy’ but this report by Pew research proves that an overwhelming percentage of Indians stand for equal rights! In fact, after Australia, it is India where a 71% of total respondent voted for […]
