Surat, June 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday praised a city-wide cleanliness campaign in Surat involving more than one lakh people, describing the collected waste as the "most valuable gift" he had received during his visit.
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) India and Greece on Friday reiterated their commitment to fight against cross-border terrorism during the Foreign Office Consultations held in New Delhi.
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that India's growth momentum remains strong and the Union government would leave no stone unturned to further 'ease of living', 'ease of doing business' and increase opportunities for the country's youth.
Mumbai, June 5 (IANS) India's foreign exchange reserves rose by $938 million to $682.321 billion in the week ended May 28, reversing the decline recorded in the previous week, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday.
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) India on Friday lodged a strong protest with Pakistan regarding the latter's plans to hold “General Elections” to the so-called “Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly” in the Indian territories illegally occupied by Pakistan. New Delhi reiterated its position that entire Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, including the so-called "Gilgit-Baltistan" are integral and inalienable parts of India and such endeavours by Pakistan cannot mask the underlying issues of grave human rights violations, political repression, economic exploitation and denial of freedom in territories illegally occupied by Pakistan.
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Reaffirming its stance on illegal immigration, India on Friday said that all foreign nationals residing unlawfully in the country, including from Bangladesh, will be handled according to the established legal procedures, with deportations of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants set to move forward once pending nationality verification is completed by Dhaka.
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Rejecting Pakistan's criticism of two river projects, India on Friday reiterated its consistent stance on the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), saying that the agreement remains in abeyance until Pakistan completely stops cross-border terrorism.
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The results of the recently concluded Assembly elections have redefined the anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political space, with the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament, expected to begin later in July, likely to unfold against a dramatically transformed political landscape.
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The Union Education Ministry on Friday dismissed allegations of data breach in Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) results, deprecating attempts to undermine public trust in the examination conducted by IIT Roorkee for more than 1.79 lakh students.
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The reforms, rewards and resilience seen in the RBI MPC decisions can result in potential capital flows of $40 billion, which can pull back the rupee to 92-93 level against US dollar, an SBI Research report said on Friday, adding that it expects rate pause in RBI’s August policy.
