Russia hosts the Taliban for talks on regional threats
Says it will keep funding Afghanistan Islamabad: Moscow will keep helping Afghanistan on its own and through the UN food agency, Russian officials said Friday as they hosted Taliban representatives for talks on regional threats. The talks in the Russian city of Kazan came as Moscow is trying to maintain its influence in Central Asia […]
Age of consent: Law panel recommends amendment to POCSO Act
New Delhi: The Law Commission has proposed some amendments to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act to deal with cases wherein there is tacit approval, but not legal consent, from children aged 16 to 18 years. The Law Commission has advised the government not to tinker with the existing age of consent […]
Jaishankar meets US NSA Sullivan
Discusses progress in bilateral ties Washington: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and discussed the progress in bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to take it forward. Jaishankar, who arrived here from New York on Wednesday after addressing the 78th General Assembly session of the […]
India retains 40th rank in the Global Innovation Index 2023
New Delhi: India retained its 40th rank out of 132 economies in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2023 rankings, according to a report by the Geneva-based World Intellectual Property Organization. Government think tank NITI Aayog said in a statement on Thursday that India has been on a rising trajectory over the past several years in […]
Efforts on to make NPS available at all bank branches, post offices: PFRDA Chairman
New Delhi: Regulator PFRDA is working on ways to make the social security scheme National Pension System (NPS) available at all bank branches and post offices, according to its Chairman Deepak Mohanty. The efforts are to increase the penetration of pension schemes by making the NPS products easily available to the public. In an interview […]
India-Canada diplomatic row: Canada updates travel advisory; asks its citizens in India to ‘stay vigilant’
Toronto: Canada has updated travel advisory for its citizens in India asking them to “stay vigilant and exercise caution” in the context of recent developments as there are calls for protests and some “negative sentiment” towards Canada on social media. Tensions flared between India and Canada following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s explosive allegations of […]
Speed and scale of infrastructure development matching aspirations of 140 crore Indians: PM Modi
New Delhi/Udaipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the speed and scale of infrastructure development matched the aspirations of 140 crore Indians as he flagged off nine Vande Bharat Express trains connecting religious and tourist destinations across 11 states. Flagging off the Vande Bharat Express trains via video conferencing, Modi also slammed the previous […]
Co-operative sector is not irrelevant, was hurt by political interference: Amit Shah
Mumbai: Union minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the co-operative sector was “not irrelevant”, but it was hurt by political interference in the past. The Narendra Modi government’s decision to de-link it from the agriculture ministry gave the sector a tremendous boost, he said. Shah, who also handles the co-operation portfolio alongside the home ministry, […]
SC dismisses PIL seeking independent audit of source code of EVMs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking an independent audit of source code of the electronic voting machines (EVMs) used by the Election Commission, saying no “actionable material” was placed to indicate that the poll panel was in breach of its “constitutional mandate”. Observing that it will not venture […]
PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate BCI’s ‘International Lawyers Conference 2023’
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the two-day International Lawyers Conference 2023′ organised by the Bar Council of India (BCI) on September 23 here at Vigyan Bhavan. During the inauguration ceremony on Saturday, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud will be the chief guest while Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal and […]