UN:Sushma discusses strategic cooperation, trade, development at bilaterals

United Nations (IANS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met nine leaders from across the globe in a whirlwind of bilateral interactions and spoke at the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit.

She began her day on Monday by attending the high-level…

Publicise criminal records of candidates: SC to political parties

New Delhi (IANS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed political parties to post on their websites and publicise in the media full details of the criminal charges the candidates they are fielding in elections are facing.

Pronouncing the judgment,…

Pakistan's one-trick pony act on Kashmir doesn't resonate at UN: Akbaruddin

United Nations(By Arul Louis - IANS): India will be focusing on a multilateral agenda at the high-level UN General Assembly (UNGA) session that begins on Tuesday and let Pakistan be a "one-trick pony" on Kashmir if it wants to, India's…

Modi dedicates airport in Sikkim, attacks past governments on northeast development

Pakyong (Sikkim) (IANS) Marking a new milestone in the country's aviation sector by bringing Sikkim into air network, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attacked the previous governments accusing them of having neglected the northeast…

Phase-II of Coastal Surveillance Network to be completed on time: Sitharaman

New Delhi (IANS): The second phase of the Coastal Surveillance Network (CSN) - that was conceived to ensure attacks like Mumbai 26/11 does not happen in future - would be completed in a time-bound manner, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on…

Jaitley questions Hollande's claims, says erroneous to suggest partnership in Rafale deal

New Delhi (IANS): The slugfest over the Rafale deal continued on Sunday with Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley citing conflicting media reports on Francois Hollande's claims regarding a private firm becoming an as offset partner in the…

JeM commander killed in J&K gunfight

Srinagar (IANS): A top commander of the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) terror outfit was killed on Sunday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama District, police said.

Adnan was killed in Aripal of Tral area after…

Rafale controversy: France, Dassault Aviation contradict Hollande on Indian partners

New Delhi (IANS): The French government and Dassault Aviation have contradicted former President Francois Hollande's claim in choosing Indian industrial partners in the multi-million dollar Rafale jet deal.

The statement by the French government…

Centre devoted significant efforts to enhance connectivity: Modi

Bhubaneswar (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Centre has devoted significant efforts to enhance connectivity all over the country.

"Connectivity is at the core of all-round development. Our government…

Muslims, STs, Dalits made most progress in combating poverty: UN

United Nations (IANS) While India has taken tremendous strides in combating poverty in the past decade, Muslims, members of the Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Dalits saw the most progress in reducing the impact of poverty, according to data compiled…