New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal's wife, on Friday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for enquiring about Badal's health and said that their concern, support and wishes during this difficult time mean a lot.
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal has accused the Opposition of deliberately disrupting Parliament and repeatedly changing demands for discussion, saying that they wanted to tell lies and run away.
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday marked Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, paying tribute to those who suffered during the Partition and recalling the courage of people who rebuilt their lives despite immense loss and displacement.
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) As India celebrates its 80th Independence Day, the nation continues to strengthen the foundations of a self-reliant, resilient and growing economy. This is backed by the Union government's efforts to advance Ease of Doing Business through digital single-window systems, simplified incorporation processes, wider market access, improved access to finance and trust-based regulation, according to an official factsheet issued on Thursday.
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya, Moses Wetang’ula, is visiting India to strengthen parliamentary exchanges between India and Kenya, including the recently constituted Parliamentary Friendship Groups, the Indian Embassy in Kenya said on Thursday.
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Thursday met Sara Beysolow Nyanti, Liberia's Foreign Minister, and discussed safety and security of commercial shipping, mining, health, agriculture, water and training.
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks at the Rachnatmak Congress convention have sparked criticism over the increasingly 'personal and coarse' nature of political discourse.
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Germany's new Ambassador to India, Jasper Wieck, said on Thursday that he wants to serve as a "matchmaker, enabler and catalyst" to take friendship between the two nations to a new level.
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Mithilesh Desai, having earned an epithet of 'Jackfruit King' caught the internet's attention, after his brief meeting and conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Revati Sule's (daughter of NCP-SP leader Supriya Sule) wedding reception went viral.
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) India is in regular touch with the United States over talks on the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA), with both sides committed to the terms of the framework deal that was agreed upon in February, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agarwal said on Thursday.
