NEW DELHI: In a blistering attack on opposition parties’ protests in the parliament and also the formation of INDIA forum, prime minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday likened the Indian National Congress and the East India Company as organizations founded by foreigners and asserted that using the name “India” has become …
Read More »US embassy in India shifting customer service center to new platform | India News
NEW DELHI: The US embassy in India on Monday informed visa applicants that its customer service center is shifting to a new platform. Customer calls and appointment booking will henceforth be suspended from July 26-28 and fee payment services suspended from July 25-28. The services will resume on July 29.“Attention! …
Read More »India hands over warship to Vietnam, with an eye on China | India News
NEW DELHI: India on Saturday handed over missile corvette INS Kirpan to Vietnam, with Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar stressing the convergence of views between the two countries on the Indo-Pacific in the backdrop of China’s belligerence in the region. “Vietnam serves as an important partner in India’s ‘Indo-Pacific …
Read More »Manipur News: Government says Ready to discuss all issues, including Manipur | India News
NEW DELHI: Faced with the opposition’s demand for a discussion on the Manipur situation, the government on Wednesday said at the all-party meeting that it is ready to discuss every issue permitted under the rules and approved by the Chair, but said the insistence on a statement from PM Modi …
Read More »Manipur: Manipur govt downgrades security of many VIPs to deploy those personnel to guard farmers | India News
IMPHAL: The Manipur government has downgraded the VIP security cover of a sizeable number of ministers, MLAs, politicians and bureaucrats and these 2,000-odd security personnel will now be deployed to guard farmers engaged in cultivation in trouble-torn areas of the state, sources said on Wednesday.The development came two days after …
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