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Jaishankar to talk of China debt trap in Dhaka

28 Apr 2022

' NEW DELHI: In what will pave the way for Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s long pending visit to India, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar will visit Dhaka and Bhutan from 28 to 30 April. Jaishankar will hold discussions with his Bangladeshi counterpart, A.K. Abdul Momen, during which a...

WESTERN APPROVAL NOT NEEDED: EAM’S BLUNT MESSAGE

28 Apr 2022

A day after calling out the West’s hypocrisy on Ukraine, Afghanistan and challenges that Asia face, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar at the Raisina Dialogue on Wednesday sent out a blunt message to the western countries that India does not need to get approval from other nations on how...

PM URGES OPPOSITION STATES TO REDUCE TAXES ON FUEL

28 Apr 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged opposition-ruled states to follow the Centre’s decision by reducing taxes on petrol and diesel to provide relief to the people from the price hike. “In order to reduce the burden of rising petrol and diesel prices, the Central government reduced the excise duty...

CORBEVAX CLEARED FOR KIDS AGED 5-12, COVAXIN FOR 6-12 AGE GROUP

27 Apr 2022

The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) on Tuesday granted emergency use approval to Covid-19 vaccines, Covaxin and Corbevax, for children below 12, official sources said on Tuesday. Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin has got the nod for use in children in the age group of 6-12, while Biological E’s Corbevax can...

Prashant Kishor turns down ‘generous offer’ to join Congress

27 Apr 2022

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Tuesday declined Congress’ “generous offer” to join the party as a part of the empowered action group formed by Sonia Gandhi. After declining the offer to join the Congress, Kishor on Tuesday said that the party needs “leadership and collective will” to fix deep-rooted structural...

JAISHANKAR CALLS OUT WEST’S HYPOCRISY ON AFGHAN, UKRAINE, ASIAN CHALLENGES

27 Apr 2022

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Tuesday unequivocally and in no uncertain terms reminded the West that it should look beyond Ukraine and take notice of “other pressing issues” in the other parts of the world too. Pushing back against European pressure for India to criticize Russia for its...

BOMBAY HC REFUSES TO QUASH FIR AGAINST THE RANAS

26 Apr 2022

The Bombay High Court on Monday dismissed a petition moved by Lok Sabha MP Navneet Rana and her husband, MLA Ravi Rana for quashing the FIR registered against them for allegedly assaulting the police officer who came to arrest the couple. The police took the action against the couple after...

Atmanirbhar will be focus of PM’s France, Germany visits

26 Apr 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit France and Germany next week during which he will have bilateral meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron, who has been re-elected, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Sources told The Daily Guardian that PM Modi is likely to visit the two countries from...

INDIA, EU TO SET UP TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL

26 Apr 2022

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to launch the European Union-India Trade and Technology Council, the second such initiative for the 27-member bloc following the first one set up with the United States. This comes as PM Modi and the European...

INDIA SUSPENDS CHINESE NATIONALS’ TOURIST VISAS

25 Apr 2022

India has suspended tourist visas issued to Chinese nationals, International Air Transport Association (IATA) said in a circular for its members. IATA issued a circular on Wednesday for its member carriers regarding entry into India and said, “Tourist visas issued to nationals of China (People’s Republic) are no longer valid.”...

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