UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Mumbai for his first official visit to India. A video shared by MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal showed billboards along Marine Drive featuring Starmer and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, welcoming the British leader to the city.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday inaugurated the first phase of the 3.6-km elevated stretch of the priority corridor of the Patna Metro rail project.
As Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will inaugurate the first phase of the Patna Metro from ISBT to Bhootnath, State BJP President Dilip Jaiswal hailed the project, saying that the people will be relieved of traffic jams.
Bihar BJP President Dilip Jaiswal announced that the party's Election Committee held a three-hour review meeting at the BJP office, attended by all 18 members, including Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the election in-charge.
The party has also requested the poll body to conduct elections in only one or two phases, citing the disruption to institutions and the increasing expenditure to candidates and political parties.
Meanwhile, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar led a delegation to Bihar's Patna on Saturday, and reviewed poll preparations for the upcoming Legislative Assembly elections.
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal hailed the completion of 25 years of the India-Russia strategic partnership on Friday, stating that both countries enjoy a "special, privileged strategic partnership."
Following the United Nations Security Council's approval for Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to visit India, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that the Ministry of External Affairs will continue to share updates regarding the visit.
Amid ongoing protests in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), India has strongly criticised Pakistan's actions in the region, calling for accountability for its "horrific" human rights violations.
India lost just two wickets in the third session on Day 1 of the first Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, with Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudharsan falling to the West Indies bowlers.