Doval becomes 1st NSA to be appointed for two consecutive terms
New Delhi: Ajit Doval began his second term as the National Security Advisor with an elevated stature equivalent to that of a Union Cabinet minister, according to an official order made public on Monday. A 1968-batch IPS officer who retired as Intelligence Bureau chief in 2005, Doval’s appointment is the first key posting announced by […]
Opening up: Air space restrictions by Pak to be removed
Lahore: Pakistan is likely to lift the airspace ban along its eastern border with India in reciprocation to India’s decision to remove all the temporary restrictions on all air routes in the Indian air space, a senior Pakistani government official indicated Saturday. The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Friday announced on Twitter: “Temporary restrictions on […]
Rajnath meets three service chiefs, holds high-level meet
New Delhi: Soon after taking charge as Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh Saturday asked the chiefs of the Army, Navy and the Air Force to prepare separate presentations on the challenges and overall functioning of their respective forces. Singh held a held a meeting with Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief […]
Despite deadlock Kartarpur corridor on Indian side to be completed by Sep
Chandigarh: The construction of the Kartarpur corridor on the Indian side will be completed by September 30, said Punjab PWD minister Vijay Inder Singla Saturday. The corridor will link the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Indian Punjab’s Gurdaspur with Gurdwara Darbar Sahib at Kartarpur in Pakistan. “The construction of the passage will be accomplished by […]
Pakistani diplomats will no longer enjoy special tax exemption in US
Islamabad/Washington: The US has withdrawn its special tax exemption to Pakistani diplomats, over a year after the Trump administration imposed travel restrictions on them, forcing the officials to stay within 40 kms of the city they are posted in. The Diplomatic Tax Exemption programme — usually granted to foreign diplomats and consular’s — provides sales […]
US-India relations will improve under Modi 2.0: Official
Washington: The Trump administration has exuded confidence that the US-India strategic relationship, which enjoys bipartisan support, will see a very positive trajectory during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second term. Modi on Thursday took oath of office, heading a 58-member ministry. He led his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) towards a resounding victory, winning 303 seats in […]
First woman FM faces slowdown challenge
New Delhi: Nirmala Sitharaman Friday broke the glass ceiling again as she became the first full-time woman Finance Minister, who will present Modi 2.0 government’s maiden Budget that should look to take out the country from slowing growth, create jobs, attract investments and tackle banking sector woes. Sitharaman’s first day in office was greeted by […]