India on Wednesday slammed Pakistan for its ‘rant’ at the 20th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting. Addressing the meeting virtually on behalf of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, MEA Secretary (West) Vikas Swarup said that it was unfortunate that the South Asian country chose the Commonwealth platform to “pursue its own bigoted, ill-conceived, narrow and … Read more
The deadlock over compensating states for the shortfall in GST collections continued on Monday with the 42nd meeting of the GST Council ending without reaching any consensus. Addressing the media after the meeting, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the meeting was an extension of the previous meeting and all the states spoke on the issue … Read more
This will be the seventh round of Corp Commander-level talks between India and China to ensure complete disengagement of troops along the LAC in eastern Ladakh. The Indian Army and Chinese PLA have been engaged in a military standoff at friction points in the region since May. [REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE] File photo of Indian Army convoy … Read more
Ahead of the crucial plenary and sub-groups meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) that is slated to take place between October 21 and 23, Pakistan has reportedly hired a top lobbying firm on the Capitol Hill in a bid to change Trump administration’s attitude towards Islamabad to come out of the club of … Read more
This round of talks between India and China to achieve disengagement along LAC in eastern Ladakh will also be the last to be attended by commander of Fire and Fury Corps Lt Gen Harinder Singh. [REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE] File photo of Indian Army convoy moving on Manali-Leh highway (Photo Credits: PTI) India’s top political and military … Read more
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has sparked off fresh speculation about his YSR Congress party joining the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) with two high-profile meetings in two weeks. Jagan Mohan met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday after having met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on September 23-24. The meetings have … Read more
Image copyright PA Media Further restrictions could be introduced “in the near future” to stop the spread of Covid-19 in Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon has said. The first minister is to meet advisors and ministers on Monday and Tuesday to discuss fresh measures. She said it was “vital that we do everything we can” to slow … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese president Xi Jinping are set for their first face-to-face encounter since the standoff between the two nations began on the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh. The leaders of the two nations will attend the XII BRICS Summit, hosted virtually by Russia, on November 17. The theme of … Read more
Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh continued to make headlines on Saturday. From the intervention of top officials of the UP administration to politicians’ visit to Boolgarhi village amid heavy police deployment, the death of a 19-year-old Dalit girl has landed the Uttar Pradesh Police and Hathras district administration in a tough spot. Initial reports had … Read more
Sept. 24, 2020 — Up to 70% of N95 masks certified in China do not meet U.S. standards for effectiveness, the nonprofit patient safety organization ECRI warned this week. “Because of the dire situation, U.S. hospitals bought hundreds of thousands of masks produced in China over the past 6 months, and we’re finding that … Read more