Manila, June 28 (IANS) Philippines Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. has accused China of "insincerity and hypocrisy" after Beijing rejected Manila's demand to comply with the landmark 2016 international arbitral ruling on the South China Sea, according to a report.
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J.P. Nadda will on Monday release the operational guidelines for Anaemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) Abhiyaan -- a comprehensive, people-centric and technology-enabled initiative to fight anaemia, an official statement said on Sunday.
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Amidst all likelihood of the newly elected Suvendu Adhikari government tabling the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in West Bengal Assembly next week, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday welcomed the move, calling it a death knell for the "politics of appeasement" in the state.
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the latter was conferred with the 'Guardian of the Blue Horizon', Seychelles' highest distinction for leadership in environmental conservation and sustainable development.
Haridwar, June 28 (IANS) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday lauded the 'Mann Ki Baat' programme, the monthly radio broadcast by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for bringing the spotlight on unrecognised talents and unexplored heroes whose accomplishments often go unnoticed.
Lucknow, June 28 (IANS) Backing Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's criticism of Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav over the latter's recent remarks on Ayodhya, Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Sunday attacked the SP leadership for "never visiting" Lord Krishna's birthplace during their terms as Chief Ministers.
Dhaka, June 28 (IANS) Though Bangladesh's Constitution recognises education as a fundamental responsibility of the state and a key social necessity, citizens of the country have only limited legal avenues to hold the government accountable for failing to provide equitable and quality education, according to a recent article in the local media.
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) NDA leaders on Sunday lashed out at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal after the latter announced the construction of a grand temple dedicated to Mata Sita and Luv and Kush in Amritsar, accusing him of indulging in "electoral politics" ahead of the Punjab Assembly polls.
Amaravati, June 28 (IANS) Police in Andhra Pradesh's Amaravati capital region have registered three cases with regard to Saturday’s clashes during a visit by leaders of the opposition YSR Congress Party.
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The revelation that donations offered by devotees at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya were allegedly stolen by some of the very people entrusted with counting and safeguarding them came as a shock to many Indians. The immediate response was not anger, but disbelief. The first question that came to mind was -- how could they do it?
