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Govt extends tenures of IB, RAW chiefs by six months
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 15 (ANI): The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Friday extended the tenures of Rajiv Jain as the Director of Intelligence Bureau (IB) and A.K. Dhasmana as the Secretary of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) by six months.
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Bharat Bhushan Vyas joins UPSC as member
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India] Dec 13 (ANI): Bharat Bhushan Vyas, an IAS officer of 32 years, on Thursday joined the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) as a member. UPSC Chairman, Arvind Saxena, administered him the oath.
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US blacklists Pakistan for violating religious freedom
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 11 (ANI): The United States has designated Pakistan as one of the Countries of Particular Concern under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 for having engaged in or tolerated "systematic, ongoing, (and) egregious violations of religious freedom".
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Vijay Mallya to be extradited to India, CBI welcomes the ruling
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Dec 10 (ANI): Liquor baron Vijay Mallya, who is facing a charge of debt default of Rs 9,000 crore, will be extradited back to India from the United Kingdom, a London court ruled on Monday.
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Tillerson is 'dumb as a rock', says Trump
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 8 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Friday said former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was "dumb as a rock".
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Russian Security Council Secy meets PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 8 (ANI): The Secretary of the Russian Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Friday.
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The plan is to win the vote: Liam Fox on Brexit
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec 5 (ANI): The British Secretary of State for International Trade and Member of Parliament (MP), Liam Fox, has said that there is no Plan B in place of the withdrawal agreement while the only plan is to "win the vote" in the British Parliament on December 11.
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US threatens termination of INF treaty, demands Russia's compliance within
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Dec 05 (ANI): United States Secretary of State Micheal R Pompeo fired a warning of suspending the Cold War-era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty if Russia did not adhere with the accord within 60 days.
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China, India hold review meeting on bilateral relations
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 4 (ANI): The Foreign Secretary of India, Vijay Gokhale, met with the Vice Foreign Minister of China, Kong Xuanyou, on Tuesday to review the progress made in bilateral relations since the high-level Wuhan Summit, between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese Presiden
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India to 'sort out' sanction waiver over S-400 purchase deal
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Dec 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States and Indian officials in the coming days will sort out all issues related to the United States possibly waiving sanctions against India for its purchase of Russian S-400 air defense systems, Secretary of Defense James Mattis said at the
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Iran to continue missile tests despite US sanctions
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Dec 03 (ANI): Iran has vowed to continue to carry out missile tests despite sanctions imposed by the United States (US).
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Defence Minister Sitharaman to meet US counterpart
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 03 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who arrived in Washington D.C. on Sunday for a five-day visit, will hold a bilateral meeting with United States Secretary of Defence James N Mattis at Pentagon on Monday.
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