New Delhi: The partnership between India and Russia is guided by a shared commitment to peace, stability and mutual socio-economic and technological advancement, President Droupadi Murmu said on Friday. Murmu was speaking at a banquet hosted for visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here. Welcoming President Putin and his delegation, she said…
New Delhi: The inaugural ceremony of the upcoming key meeting of UNESCO on safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage will take place at the Red Fort here on December 7 and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will attend the event as a chief guest, Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said on Friday. He was interacting with…
New Delhi: India and Russia on Friday called for an “uncompromising” global fight against terrorism without “hidden agendas and double standards,” with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that the menace is a direct attack on the values of humanity. At their summit talks, Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned the terror attacks in Jammu…
New Delhi: Amid the Karthigai Deepam lamp row, the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Friday attacked the DMK government in Tamil Nadu, calling it “anti-Hindu” and urged the Centre to protect “constitutional rights of Hindus” and ensure rule of law in the state. A row on the issue of lighting a traditional lamp at a…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday exuded confidence that the USD 100 billion bilateral trade target between India and Russia will be achieved ahead of 2030. Speaking at the India-Russia Business Forum, along with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Modi invited Russian businesses to ‘come and Make In India…and partner with India’. The Prime…
New Delhi: India is not neutral, and it is on the side of peace in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed this to Russian President Vladimir Putin at their annual summit talks here on Friday. In his televised opening remarks at the summit, Modi said the conflict should come to an end through…
Ahmedabad: The ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Gujarat has revealed that more than 17 lakh deceased voters were still included in the existing voter list across the state, a release by the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has stated. According to the release issued on Thursday, the SIR…
New Delhi: Russia’s state-run nuclear corporation has said it has delivered the first consignment of nuclear fuel for initial loading of the third reactor at the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu. The delivery of the nuclear fuel coincided with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s arrival in New Delhi on a two-day visit. A cargo…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal directed booth-level officers (BLOs) engaged in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to re-check enumeration forms and ensure that names of all deceased, absent or duplicate voters are deleted before the first phase ends on December 11. The last date for the first phase of…
New Delhi: The India-Russia collaboration is not directed against any country and it is solely aimed at safeguarding the national interests of the two sides, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said against the backdrop of Washington’s aggressive approach towards New Delhi and Moscow. In the context of India’s energy ties with Russia, Putin said certain…
