Lt Governor addresses officers of Army, Navy & Airforce
SRINAGAR, AUG 6: The Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, today addressed the officers of Army, Navy and Airforce undergoing Higher Command Course at Army War College, Mhow. The officers and faculty members are on a visit to the Northern Front. Speaking on the occasion, the Lieutenant Governor emphasised on ‘Whole of Government Approach’ in J&K’s transformation […]
India monitoring situation with regard to minorities in Bangladesh: Jaishankar in RS
NEW DELHI, Aug 6 (PTI): India is monitoring the situation with regard to minorities in Bangladesh and is in “close and continuous” touch with the Indian community there through its diplomatic missions, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. In a statement to the Upper House, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also briefed the […]
India should watch situation with great care: Abdullah on Bangladesh situation
SRINAGAR, Aug 6 (PTI): National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said India should be extremely careful and watch the situation on its eastern front in Bangladesh with great care in wake of the developments in the neighbouring country. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister also said that all dictators must remember they will […]
INDIA bloc parties protest against GST on health, life insurance premiums
New Delhi, Aug 6 (PTI) INDIA bloc parties staged a protest in Parliament premises on Tuesday to press for the rollback of 18 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) on life and health insurance premiums. MPs from various parties such as TMC, Congress, AAP and NCP (SC), among others, participated in the protest on […]
Amarnath Yatra resumes after day-long suspension
Jammu, Aug 6 (PTI) After being suspended for a day, the Amarnath Yatra resumed on Tuesday with more than 1,800 pilgrims leaving the Jammu base camp for the holy cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. More than 4.90 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance at the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine so far this year […]
Jaishankar briefs all-party meeting on Bangladesh situation
NEW DELHI, Aug 6 (PTI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday briefed an all-party meeting about the ongoing situation in Bangladesh, and appreciated the unanimous support by all parties. In a post on X, he also shared photographs of the meeting at Parliament House. “Briefed an All-Party meeting in Parliament today about the ongoing […]
Bangladesh’s protesters want Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus as interim govt chief
Dhaka, Aug 6 (PTI) The leaders of the Students Against Discrimination on Tuesday said they want Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus as the head of Bangladesh’s interim government, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country following massive protests against her government. In a video posted on social media early Tuesday morning, […]
PM Modi terms abrogation of Art 370 ‘watershed’ moment
Abrogation of Art 370 ushered new era of empowerment for marginalized: Amit Shah New Delhi: On completion of five years of the abrogation of Article 370, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday described the step as a watershed moment in the nation’s history that started a new era of […]
