New Delhi, Sep 8 (UNI) The BJP on Sunday released its sixth list of candidates for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections. The BJP fielded Bharat Bhushan from Kathua, Rajeev Bhagat from Bishnah and Surinder Bhagat from Marh. The BJP announced Ghulam Muhamed Mir as the candidate from Handwara. Mir will face Jammu and…
Riyadh/New Delhi, Sep 8 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in the Saudi Arabian capital on Sunday to participate in the first India-Gulf Cooperation Council Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. In a post on X, the EAM said he was received by Abdulmajeed Al Smari, Deputy Minister for Protocol Affairs. “Arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (UNI) Sheikh Khaled Bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, will be on a two-day official visit to India from September 9, accompanied by a high-level ministerial and business delegation. The Abu Dhabi Crown Prince is visiting India at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will be travelling to Saudi Arabia, Germany and Switzerland, from September 8-13. In Riyadh, the EAM will attend the first India-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. During the visit, the EAM is also expected to hold bilateral meetings with Foreign Ministers from the GCC…
New Delhi, Sept 7 (UNI) The Central Government has discharged the controversial Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Probationer, Puja Khedkar from service with immediate effect. Khedkar was accused of committing fraud and wrongly availing Other Backward Class (OBC) and disability quota benefits to ensure her selection in the service, which she had denied. The Central Government…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (UNI) India on Saturday sent 2,300 kg of humanitarian assistance comprising life-saving antibiotics and general medicines to Chad, in response to a deadly fire incident in the African country. The MEA spokesperson in a post on X said: “Extending Humanitarian Assistance to Chad: India – Vishwabandhu, a friend to the world…
New Delhi, Sep 6 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Akie Abe, the widow of assassinated former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, and said the late Japanese PM’s belief in the potential of India-Japan relations will remain a source of enduring strength. In a post on X, the PM said: “Pleased to meet Mrs….
New Delhi, Sep 6 (UNI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday appointed Bajrang Punia as Working Chairman of All India Kisan Congress with immediate effect. Congress general secretary KC Venugopal in a statement said, “Hon’ble Congress President has approved the proposal of the appointment of Shri Bajrang Punia as the Working Chairman of All India…
New Delhi, Sep 6 (UNI) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia on Friday accused BJP of misusing central agencies to disintegrate the opposition, stating that this strategy enabled the BJP to form governments in many states across the country. In a social media post on X, Sisodia claimed, “The BJP has adopted all sorts…
New Delhi, Sep 6 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met Akie Abe, the widow of assassinated former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, and said the late Japanese premier’s strategic vision will always serve as a guiding spirit. In a post on X, the EAM said: “The meeting with Mrs. Akie Abe this morning…
