Italian Ambassador to India, Vincenzo de Luca on Tuesday paid a courtesy call to Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit at Punjab Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh and evinced keen interest in the promotion of cultural and tourism ties.
Narottam Mishra said: "Congress is in despair, their president Maillarjun Kharge compares PM Modi to Ravan, Sonia Gandhi calls him 'maut ka saudagar'....it is an Italian Congress where Mussolini culture is becoming more assertive..."
"The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) is a new partnership and ambitious endeavour between the UK, Japan and Italy to deliver the next generation of combat air fighter jets," Downing Street said in a statement.
As the Aam Aadmi Party struggles to open its account in the latest trends for the Gujarat Assembly polls, state party chief Gopal Italia also trailed against his BJP opponent Vinodbhai Moradiya on the Katargam seat by a margin of over 50,000 votes.
India is grouped in Pool B along with Canada, Japan and South Africa. The other teams in the fray are Ireland, Italy, Korea and Spain, who are grouped in Pool A.
Talking about boosting the relationship between the two countries, Luca said, "Connectivity between Italy and India will enhance relations. We've increasing exports and imports between the two countries. Direct flight (between Italy and Delhi) will boost movement and relations between two co
He also urged the youth and women in the state to not just vote for AAP but also ask their family members to vote for his party in the Assembly polls, which are to be held in two phases on December 1 and 5.
The famous Patola handloom of Gujarat came into the limelight recently when Prime Minister Narendra Modi during G20 meet in Bali, Indonesia gifted a Patola saree to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni made by the Salvi family.
The Supreme Court on Friday directed that a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each is to be paid to seven fishermen and the legal heirs of two others, who were affected in an incident of firing by two Italian marines on a boat off the Kerala coast in February 2012.