New Delhi, March 24 Despite the recent acrimony that was interspersed by India supplying vaccines to Canada, the two sides held Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) on Wednesday in the virtual mode. Riva Ganguly Das, Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs and Marta Morgan, Deputy Minister of Foreign AffairsRead More

New Delhi, March 24 Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat are reporting a surge in daily COVID-19 cases and the five states together account for 77.44 per cent of the new infections, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. A total 47,262 new cases were registered in a span ofRead More

New Delhi, March 23 Kabul has sought a greater role for India at all the forums discussing the peace process, Afghan Foreign Minister Haneef Atmar said here today. “India has legitimate interests in the peace and security of Afghanistan and we are seeking a greater role for India,” Atmar saidRead More

New Delhi, March 23 Prime Minister Narendra Modi told BJP MPs on Tuesday that despite facing odds such as tension at borders, cyclones and earthquakes during the coronavirus pandemic, India emerged stronger and the entire world realised its potential, said Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal. Addressing the BJP parliamentary partyRead More

Mumbai, March 21 Maharashtra on Sunday reported 30,535 fresh COVID-19 cases, the highest rise in a single day, the state health department said. With this, the state’s overall tally of the infections mounted to 24,79,682 while 99 fatalities pushed the toll to 53,399, it said. The fresh spike in casesRead More

New Delhi, March 21 Farmer unions on Sunday condemned the demand for immediate implementation of the Essential Commodities Amendment Act (ECAA) by a parliamentary committee. The ECAA is one of the three laws against which farmers have been protesting at Delhi’s borders. The parliamentary panel, which also has members fromRead More

London, March 20 The UK and India are working to expand research and collaboration links to tackle climate change, Britain’s South Asia minister said on Saturday as he concluded a five-day tour of India. Lord Tariq Ahmad, Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth in the UK Foreign,Read More

New Delhi, March 20 Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again accused the Congress of trying to erase the pride of Assam, its tea, from the World map, asking people to “teach it a lesson”. Speaking in Chabua in poll-bound Assam, PM Modi told the audience: “Assam ki chai ke khilaafRead More

New Delhi, March 19 The CBI Friday conducted joint surprise checks with the vigilance department of 30 Central government departments in 25 states and union territories to identify areas prone to corruption as part of its special drive, officials said. The agency covered offices of Railways, Food Corporation of IndiaRead More

New Delhi, March 19 US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday expressed his country’s strong desire to further deepen strategic ties with India to address the “most pressing” challenges facing the Indo-Pacific as he began a three-day visit to the country that is aimed at expanding cooperation with close partnersRead More