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India to downsize staff to half at its mission in Pak, asks Islamabad to d
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): India on Tuesday announced that it has taken a decision to reduce the staff strength in Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi and Indian mission in Islamabad by 50 per cent as behaviour of the neighbouring country and its officials is not in conformity with
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Respect international law, support multilateralism to build durable wor
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar who attended the virtual Russia-India-China (RIC) Foreign Ministerial Meeting on Tuesday called on countries to respect international law, supporting multilateralism and promote common good to help build a durable work
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Delhi HC directs MEA, Bureau of Immigration to consider US citizen's plea
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has directed the Ministry of External Affairs and the Bureau of Immigration consider a petition filed by an American citizen claiming that she has been wrongly deported.
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India condemns abduction of Sikh community leader by terrorists in Afghani
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): India on Monday strongly condemned the abduction of Nedan Singh, a Sikh community leader in Afghanistan, by terrorists, and said that targeting and persecution of the minority community members by terror groups at the behest of their external supporters is a
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Jaishankar talks to Saudi FM, says supply chains maintained even during CO
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held talks with his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud and acknowledged that supply chains between the two countries have been maintained even during coronavirus pandemic.
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If MEA is apprised of Nepal's provocative move, Centre will take action: C
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Chirag Paswan on Monday expressed confidence that Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) will take action of the provocative move taken by Nepal of abruptly stopping the entire repair work of river embankments in Bihar on the Ind
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Tejashwi Yadav slams Bihar govt as flood threat arises amid border issue w
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 22 (ANI): Soon after Water Resources Minister in the Bihar government, Sanjay Kumar Jha on Monday asserted to approach Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) after Nepal obstructed Bihar government from flood-prevention-related work, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said tha
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Vande Bharat flight with 176 Indians departs from Bahrain
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Manama [Bahrain], June 22 (ANI): An Air India flight under Vande Bharat Mission departed from Bahrain with 176 stranded Indians for Chennai on Monday.
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Retired MEA official's wife stabbed to death during robbery in Delhi's Saf
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): Four persons have been arrested for attacking a 94-year-old retired External Affairs Ministry official and stabbing his wife to death when they tried to resist a robbery bid at their home in Delhi''s Safdarjung Enclave, said Deputy Commissioner of police (DC
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China 's exaggerated, untenable claims on Galwan valley not acceptable: In
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): In a pointed and categorical message to China, India has once again reiterated that Galwan Valley is historically its territory and New Delhi will not accept "untenable and exaggerated" claims by China with regard to Line of Actual Control (LAC).
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PMO India, S Jaishankar contradicting each other's statements over Galwan
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 20 (ANI): AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday questioned the government over Galwan face-off stating that Office of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar contradicted each other as the former said that "there have
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Vijay Khanduja appointed India's next envoy to Zimbabwe
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Vijay Khanduja, presently Director in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), has been appointed as India's next Ambassador to Zimbabwe, the government announced on Friday.
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