Tag: INDIA
Pakistan Calls Back Envoy From India Over 'harassment Incidents'
Pakistan has called back its High Commissioner in New Delhi, Sohail Mahmood, for consultation to Islamabad over incidents of "harassing" of its Embassy's staff in the Indian capital, the Foreign Office stated on Thursday.....
Parliamentary Panel For Compulsory Military Training For Job Aspirants
Taking note of alarming shortage of officers and other ranks in the armed forces, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence has recommended five-year compulsory military service for those aspiring for gazetted jobs in the state and central governments.....
Can't Allow Rohingya Refugees In India, Centre Tells SC
The government on Friday told the Supreme Court that India is already facing a "serious problem of infiltration" because of its porous border which is the "root cause of spread of terrorism" and it would not be in national interest for the court to issue a direction to stop the Rohingya refugees' deportation.....
GST Established India Among Major Global Economic Markets: Modi
The introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) has established India as one of the major economic markets in the world by removing uncertainties in the countrys tax system, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Friday.....
India Face Rejuvenated Bangladesh In Nidahas Trophy Final
Fresh from a thrilling win in their last league game against hosts Sri Lanka, Bangladesh will have their tails up as they prepare to take on a confident India in the final of the Nidahas Trophy T20 tri-series at the R. Premadasa Stadium here on Sunday.....
Congress To Seek Like-minded Allies To Defeat BJP, Rahul Says Country Wants Change
The Congress on Saturday expressed its willingness to ally "with all like-minded parties" with a "pragmatic approach" to defeat the Narendra Modi government in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections with party chief Rahul Gandhi stating that the country was feeling tired and seeking a change.....
India Must Be Rescued From 'incompetent' Economic Managers: Congress
The Congress on Sunday attacked the Narendra Modi government over the economic situation saying that the economy was in the hands of "ignorant and incompetent policy makers" and the country can only grow if it is "rescued" from them.....
Wang Yi Is China's Key Negotiator On Border Talks With India
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will now be its key negotiator with India on the vexed border issue after Beijing promoted him on Monday to the country's top diplomatic post of State Councillor.....
39 Indians Kidnapped By IS In Iraq's Mosul Are Dead: Sushma
Thirty-nine Indians kidnapped by the Islamic State (IS) terror group in Iraq's Mosul in 2014 are dead, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday.....
China Agrees To Share Brahmaputra River Data With India
China on Wednesday said it has agreed to share the Brahmaputra river water data with India, which it had withheld last year after the Doklam military stand-off.....
