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OROP suicide: People are trying to bounce for electoral gains, says V.K. S
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kargil (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Nov. 3(ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs and former Army Chief V.K. Singh on Thursday asserted that it was wrong that people are trying to bounce for electoral gains and politics on the death of ex-serviceman Ram Kishan Grewa, who allegedly comm
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India lodges protest with Pakistan over brutal mutilation of soldier
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 2 (ANI): India on Wednesday summoned Pakistan Deputy High Commissioner of Pakistan, Syed Haider Shah to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and registered a strong protest over the mutilation of the body of an Indian soldier by a terrorist who escaped across the Li
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OROP suicide: Kejriwal shames V K Singh for 'mental health' quer
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 2(ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal criticised Minister of State for External Affairs General(Retd.) V.K. Singh on Wednesday for his 'mental health' comment over the alleged suicide of an ex-serviceman reportedly over the government's "fa
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OROP Suicide: V.K. Singh questions sanity of ex-serviceman
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 2 (ANI): Stressing on the fact that that the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme should be kept separate from politics, the Minister of State for External Affairs and former Army Chief V K Singh on Wednesday said that the mental health status of the former Army jawan w
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Indian origin bus driver burnt alive in Australia: Govt. assures action
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 29 (ANI): Extending condolences to Indian-origin bus driver who was burnt to death in Brisbane, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday asserted that her ministry would take up the matter at the highest level with the Australian Government.
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MEA will take cognizance, nothing more atrocious than this: Centre on jawa
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jammu [India], Oct. 29 (ANI): With the body of an Indian Army soldier being brutally mutilated by Pakistani terrorists in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir, the Centre on Saturday assured that the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) will take cognisance of this development, while adding that
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Have clearer perspective on Kashmir unrest now, will convey to Rajnath: Ya
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India],Oct. 28(ANI): Former external affairs minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha on Friday said that his recently concluded meeting with the separatist leaders in Srinagar helped him in getting a clearer idea of the untoward happenings in the Kas
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India condemns expulsion of High Commission staffer Surjeet Singh by Pak
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 28 (ANI): Expressing India's regret over Pakistan's decision to declare Surjeet Singh, Assistant Personnel and Welfare officer in the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, as persona non grata and to expell him and his family members, the Ministry of External
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Pak High Commission staffer asked to leave India within 48 hours
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 27 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said Pakistan High Commission staffer Mehmood Akhtar has been asked to leave India within 48 hours.
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MEA summons Basit after arrest of Pak spy
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 27 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has summoned Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit in connection with the arrest of a Pakistani spy here.
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Puerile to think China will not claim Arunachal, says Salman Khurshid
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 25 (ANI): Expressing concern over China's objection to U.S. Ambassador Richard Verma visiting Arunachal Pradesh, former external affairs minister Salman Khurshid said it would be unwise to think that Beijing won't claim Arunachal as its territory, despite th
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Govt. plans to further liberalise visa regime: Swaraj
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Oct. 23 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday said the government is planning to further liberalise the visa regime for tourism, business as well as other areas shortly.
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