Canada’s Defence minister describes relationship with India ‘important’

Toronto: Terming the relationship with India as “important”, Canada’s Defence Minister Bill Blair on Sunday said that his country will continue to pursue partnerships like the Indo-Pacific strategy while the investigation of the killing of a Sikh separatist leader continues. Tensions flared between India and Canada ᨊfollowing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s explosive allegations of…

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EAM Jaishankar holds bilateral meetings with global counterparts on sidelines of UNGA

New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday held separate bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Mexico, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Armenia on the sidelines of the high-level UN General Assembly session here. “A real pleasure to meet with Secretary of Foreign Affairs @aliciabarcena of Mexico… this morning in New York. Discussed taking forward our…

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Vaman Rao’s Memoirs: Part-IV

(……..Contd) My eldest brother Kishan Rao was married in 1934 when he was 19 and doing MA (English Literature) in Aligarh University on scholarship of Rs.50/- given by the State. He could not join any other University as Osmania University was recognized only by Aligarh. He had stood first in English B.A. in the University….

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3 proposed criminal laws seek to provide justice rather than punishment: Amit Shah

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the three proposed criminal laws are people-centric, have the flavour of Indian soil and their main purpose is to protect the constitutional, human and personal rights of citizens. Addressing the International Lawyers’ Conference organised by the Bar Council of India here, Shah also said the approach of…

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Probably winning Telangana, certainly winning MP, Chhattisgarh, ‘very close’ in Rajasthan: Rahul

New Delhi: Exuding confidence about a good showing in the upcoming assembly polls, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that as of now the Congress is certainly winning Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, probably winning Telangana, and there is a “very close” contest in Rajasthan which the party believes it will emerge victorious in. Gandhi…

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