Arvind Kejriwal arrest | MEA calls U.S. remarks ‘completely unacceptable’

Arvind Kejriwal arrest | MEA calls U.S. remarks ‘completely unacceptable’

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on March 28 reiterated the Government of India’s objection to the back-to-back remarks from the U.S. Department of State about the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and freezing of the chief opposition Congress’ bank accounts. In … Read more

U.S. firm Storable to ramp up hiring for Hyderabad facility 

U.S. firm Storable to ramp up hiring for Hyderabad facility 

Senior executives of Storable and employees at the inauguration of the new office in Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement Self-storage technology solutions provider Storable Inc on Tuesday opened a new office in Hyderabad as part of plans to expand research and development presence in India. Storable India aims to double its current workforce from … Read more

Congress slams PM Modi over fall of rupee against U.S. dollar

Congress slams PM Modi over fall of rupee against U.S. dollar

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh addressing the media at AICC, in New Delhi. File. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Congress on March 24 targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue of falling value of the Indian rupee against the U.S. dollar, and sought answers from him. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said … Read more

India rejects U.S. remarks on Citizenship Amendment Act

India rejects U.S. remarks on Citizenship Amendment Act

MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal | Photo Credit: ANI The U.S. State Department’s statement on the implementation of CAA “we are of the view that it is misplaced, misinformed, and unwarranted,” was rejected by the Ministry of External Affairs on March 15. India, on March 11, notified the Citizenship Amendment Rules, 2024 four years after the … Read more

After U.S., U.K., Australia, Five eyes member New Zealand too criticises India on order expelling Canadian diplomats

After U.S., U.K., Australia, Five eyes member New Zealand too criticises India on order expelling Canadian diplomats

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India. | Photo Credit: AP Close on the heels of U.S., U.K., and Australia, New Zealand on October 26 criticised India’s demand for 41 Canadian diplomats to leave or face a revocation of diplomatic immunity. New Zealand, the … Read more

Morning Digest | Do not get involved in Israel crisis- top U.S. general warns Iran; Parties see 5-state elections announcement as precursor to Lok Sabha polls, and more

Morning Digest | Do not get involved in Israel crisis- top U.S. general warns Iran; Parties see 5-state elections announcement as precursor to Lok Sabha polls, and more

Israeli police take shelter while sirens sound as rockets from Gaza are launched towards Israel, near Sderot, southern Israel, October 9, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE updates The Israeli government promised Monday to hunt down Hamas fighters and to punish the Gaza Strip following a surprise weekend attack that killed more than … Read more

U.S. keeps distance on Muiz’s plan to end Indian military presence in Maldives

U.S. keeps distance on Muiz’s plan to end Indian military presence in Maldives

“This is a matter between the Maldives and India of course,” the U.S. State Department’s Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said at the daily press briefing. File | Photo Credit: X: Vedant Patel/@StateDeputySpox The U.S. government, on Tuesday, did not weigh in on Maldives president-elect Mohamed Muiz saying he would fulfil his election promise and … Read more

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar kick-starts nine-day visit to U.S.

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar kick-starts nine-day visit to U.S.

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar with Australian counterpart Senator Wong on the sidelines of 78th UNGA, in New York on September 22, 20232. Twitter/DrSJaishankar External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar arrived in New York, early on Friday morning, kick-starting his nine-day visit to the U.S., to address the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly … Read more

Joe Biden ‘very humble’, says Indian priest after holding communion service for U.S. president

Joe Biden ‘very humble’, says Indian priest after holding communion service for U.S. president

U.S. President Joe Biden. File | Photo Credit: AP Father Nicholas Dias, secretary for the liturgy commission for the Delhi Archdiocese, has described U.S. President Joe Biden as a “very humble” person who expressed that his grandmother was a great influence in his life. Father Dias met Mr. Biden during a 30-minute holy communion service … Read more

Indonesia warns against new conflicts as U.S., China, Russia attend ASEAN summit

Indonesia warns against new conflicts as U.S., China, Russia attend ASEAN summit

Indonesian President Joko Widodo gestures as he speaks to the media during a press conference at the end of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 7, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Indonesia warned leaders including U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Russian Foreign Minister … Read more