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India engaged with US on extension of H-1B ban: MEA
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 9 (ANI): India is currently engaged with the US government to minimise inconvenience to Indian nationals in the US, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) after the White House had issued a proclamation extending restrictions on the entry of immigrants and
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India condemns Hazara miners killing in Balochistan, says responsibility o
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 8 (ANI): India on Friday condemned the killing of 11 coal miners in Pakistan's Balochistan in a terror attack and asserted that it is a responsibility of every country to protect its minorities and respect their basic human rights.
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Looks forward to working towards peaceful Afghanistan: India on chairing U
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 08 (ANI): India looks forward to working towards a peaceful, prosperous, sovereign, democratic and united Afghanistan, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) as New Delhi is all set to chair crucial Taliban sanctions committee and the Counter-Terrorism Committ
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India asks China for crew change of two ships stranded in Chinese waters
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 8 (ANI): The Indian embassy in Beijing has asked for approval for crew change of two ships stranded in Chinese waters, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday.
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About 44.7 lakh people repatriated under Vande Bharat Mission: MEA
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 9 (ANI): Phase nine of the Vande Bharat Mission has been made operational since January 1, said the Ministry of External Affairs on Friday adding that more than 44.7 lakh people have been repatriated from this mission.
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India, China maintained communication at ground level to avoid 'misunderst
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 08 (ANI): India and China have maintained communication to avoid any "misunderstandings and misjudgments" and achieve complete disengagement at all friction areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Friday.
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India sees cooperation on COVID-19 vaccine with neighbours as duty: MEA
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 8 (ANI): With the country set to roll out vaccine against coronavirus, the External Affairs Ministry on Friday said India has been at the forefront of global response in the common fight against the disease by providing medicines and other essential supplies and
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'India pursues independent foreign policy': MEA on US warning against S-40
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 08 (ANI): India has been pursuing an independent foreign policy based on national security interest which also applies to its defence acquisition and supplies, Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday, after US warned New Delhi against the purchase of S-400 air
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MoS Muraleedharan leads Indian delegation at swearing-in ceremony of Ghana
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Accra [Ghana], January 8 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs on Thursday led the Indian delegation for the swearing-in ceremony of Ghana President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and conveyed greetings of Indian leadership to his office.
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TN Governor welcomes Jaishankar's remark on Tamil community in Sri Lanka
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 7 (ANI): The Governor of Tamil Nadu Banwarilal Purohit on Thursday appreciated the remarks made by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar regarding the Tamil community in Colombo on Wednesday.
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Jaishankar meets Sri Lanka Minister, discusses cooperation on fisheries
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], January 7 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met Douglas Devananda, Sri Lanka's Minister of Fisheries during his three-day visit to the country, and reviewed cooperation in a joint working group session on fisheries.
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Virander Kumar Paul appointed next Ambassador to Somalia
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): Virander Kumar Paul on Wednesday has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Somalia, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
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