Secretary General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation SAARC Md. Golam Sarwar today concluded his five day visit to India. During the visit, he interacted with the authorities of the Government of India on issues of cooperation in SAARC. It was the Secretary General’s first official visit to any of the Member States
Haryana Director General of Police, Shatrujeet Kapur has said that Haryana Police is fully geared up to ensure free, fair and peaceful polls on May 25. He said that over 35,000 police personnel and 90 paramilitary companies will be deployed to ensure a peaceful and fair polling environment for the Lok Sabha poll and the
Ukraine has withdrawn its troops from multiple villages in the border area of Kharkiv following continued pressure from Russian forces. An Ukrainian military spokesman said that the decision to move troops from the Lukyantsi and Vovchansk areas was taken to avoid losses. On the other hand, Russia has claimed that its forces have gained
The United States wants to rebuild trust with the people of Bangladesh, said US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu on Wednesday in Dhaka. “Last year, there were a lot of tensions between us and Bangladesh. The US worked very hard to promote free, fair and non-violent elections
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Secretary Sanjay Jaju along with Ambassador of India to France and Monaco, Jawed Ashraf today inaugurated the Bharat Pavilion at Cannes 2024 in France. For the first time India is hosting a Bharat Parv at the Cannes Film Festival. The Bharat Pavilion at Cannes will serve as a
The first set of citizenship certificates after notification of Citizenship (Amendment) Rules 2024 were issued today. Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla handed over citizenship certificates to some applicants in New Delhi. The government has decided to grant citizenship to 14 applicants under the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules. The Home Secretary congratulated the applicants and
The Election Commission has summoned the Chief Secretary and Director-General of Police of Andhra Pradesh to explain reasons for failure of administration to contain post poll violence. Sources said, the Commission summoned them to New Delhi tomorrow to personally explain the preemptive steps being taken to avoid any such incidents in future. Taking cognizance
A Delhi Court today extended the judicial custody of former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia till 30th of this month in connection with excise policy scam. The case was registered by the Central Bureau of investigation (CBI) naming Sisodia as one of the accused. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja extended Sisodia’s custody. Sisodia appeared before
BJP has questioned the silence of Aam Aadmi Party convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the issue of misbehaviour with AAP MP Swati Maliwal. Addressing the media in New Delhi, party leader Shazia Ilmi said that Mr Kejriwal should tell the people of the country the truth behind the incident which happened at
The Supreme Court has ordered the release of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha. A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta today said the remand copy was not provided in the case, which makes his arrest void. The trial court will impose the bail conditions on Prabir Purkayastha. Purkayastha was arrested on October 3