New Delhi: India on Thursday called on Canada to provide for a conducive environment in line with provisions of the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations so that its officials can discharge their duties without any hindrance or security concerns. India’s fresh call to Ottawa came days after certain pro-Khalistani elements in Vancouver attempted to disturb…
New Delhi: The Election Commission is in the process of compiling details of electoral bonds shared by various political parties, including the BJP and the Congress, before submitting them to the Supreme Court in a sealed cover, a poll panel functionary said on Thursday. On November 3, the EC had asked “all such parties” that have…
Kolkata: Five-time champions Australia excelled on the big stage yet again as they pulled off a scrappy three-wicket win to shatter South African dreams and reach their eighth ODI World Cup final here on Thursday. On a testing turner, David Miller absorbed extreme pressure on way to a rearguard 101 and take South Africa to a…
New Delhi: India on Thursday said the appeal process against the death sentence handed down to eight former Indian Navy personnel by a Qatari court is under process and it was hopeful of a positive outcome from it. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India is engaged with the Qatari authorities on the matter and…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Thursday announced a visionary ‘Mission 2030’ master plan aimed at boosting the state’s GDP share from the current 12 percent to an ambitious 20 percent through strategic development of the travel and hospitality sector. Speaking at the Tourism Investors Meet (TIM), state Tourism Minister P A Mohamed Riyas highlighted the…
Jaipur: The BJP on Thursday released its manifesto for the Rajasthan assembly polls, promising to provide LPG cylinders for Rs 450 each to Ujjawala scheme beneficiaries, 2.5 lakh government jobs in five years, and increase the financial assistance to farmers under the PM-Kisan scheme. Releasing the ‘Sankalp patra’ here, party chief J P Nadda also…
London: India’s purchase policies softened the oil and gas markets by its decision to continue transactions with Russia and should be thanked for managing global inflation as a consequence, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said. During an interaction entitled ‘How a Billion People See the World’ at the Royal Over-Seas League here on Wednesday evening,…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s son Yathindra Siddaramaiah found himself embroiled in a controversy on Thursday after a video, in which he was seen issuing certain instructions on the phone, went viral on social media. Hurling corruption charges against him, former chief minister and JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy hit out at Chief Minister Siddaramaiah,…
Beijing: At least 26 people were killed and more than 60 injured after a fire tore through a building of a coal mine company in north China’s Shanxi province on Thursday, state media reported. The fire started at the second floor of the five-story building located in Lishi District of Lyuliang City at around 6.50 am…
New Delhi: The government on Thursday cut the windfall profit tax on crude oil produced in the country and on exports of diesel in line with softening international oil prices. The tax, levied in the form of Special Additional Excise Duty or SAED, on domestically produced crude oil has been reduced to Rs 6,300 per…
