Chennai: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Ship C-449 was commissioned on Thursday by chief secretary K Shanmugam in Chennai, which would further strengthen the maritime and coastal security of Tamil Nadu.The ship is the 49th in the series of 54 ships bei...
New Delhi: Reflecting priority that India accords to Bangladesh as part of its Neighbourhood First policy, Foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla paid two-day visit to Dhaka. The two sides have agreed to boost cooperation in a number of areas, incl...
New Delhi: Amid the coronavirus pandemic throughout the globe, France on Thursday announced that it has opened its door for Indian students.In a series of tweets, French Ambassador to India Emmanuel Lenain said, “Finally, the wait is over! Deli...
Air India FlightNew Delhi: A total of 11.23 lakh Indians stranded overseas have been repatriated so far under Vande Bharat Mission.“As on August 19, 11.23 lakh Indians stranded abroad have been repatriated by different modes under VBM,” M...
File PicNew Delhi: Amid ongoing border standoff between two Himalayan nations, India and China on Thursday agreed to resolve the outstanding issues in an “expeditious” manner.The 18th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation...
New Delhi: Stating the world will never be the same again, External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said that after Covid-19 pandemic there is need to go beyond orthodoxies, whether of trade, politics or security. “As we come ou...
Foreign secretary Harsh V Shringla in BangladeshNew Delhi: India and Bangladesh have decided to display their good neighborly relations as a ‘model’ on the world stage.Coinciding with 50 years of the freedom struggle of Bangladesh as well...
File PicNew Delhi: The government on Wednesday ordered the “immediate” withdrawal of 10,000 paramilitary personnel from the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.After abrogation of Article of 370 from Jammu & Kashmir, this is the bi...
Dhaka: Foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Wednesday termed his Bangladesh visit as “very satisfactory”.He wrapped up his two-day visit during which he called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and held talks with his counterpart on ...
New Delhi: Aiming to promote country’s rich cultural heritage, Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel on Wednesday announced a week-long ‘Heritage Photography’ contest. The contest was started on the occa...