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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his UK counterpart Boris Johnson sought a dialogue to mitigate the Ukraine crisis even as the two leaders in their first-ever joint address skipped any hawkish stance on Russia, indicating the respect for each other’s sovereignty and the growing ties the two nations have enjoyed over the last […]

  NEW DELHI: On a two-day maiden visit to India, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday said that the relations between India and the UK are at an all-time high and stressed that the partnership “brings security and prosperity for our people”. On the second day of his visit, Johnson was received at the Rashtrapati […]

  JAMMU: Two Jaish-e-Muhammad terrorists from Pakistan were killed while an officer of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) lost his life in an encounter on Friday morning in Sunjwan area of Jammu where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit on Sunday, April 24. Officials said one of the terrorists had worn a […]

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the celebrations of the 400th Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur at Red Fort here on Thursday. He released a commemorative coin and postage stamp on the occasion. “I am happy that today our country is moving forward with full devotion on the ideals of our […]

   JAMMU: With Jammu and Kashmir being under the direct rule of the Central government since 2018 and Union Home Minister Amit Shah giving repeated assurances to hold elections in Union Territory soon after the delimitation commission’s report, all eyes are on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the city on April 24. PM Modi […]

  NEW DELHI: Shahbaz Sharif — now the premier of Pakistan — who 10 years ago had visited his paternal village of Jati Umra on the Indian side of Punjab, knows the importance of ties he enjoyed with India and the risks he may invite at the cost of any untoward incident that his predecessors […]

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden discussed the COVID-19 pandemic, global economic recovery, climate action, recent developments in South Asia and the Indo-Pacific region, and the situation in Ukraine in a virtual meeting on Monday. During the meeting the two leaders reviewed developments in the bilateral relations, the Prime Minister’s office […]

NEW DELHI: Ahead of 2+2 dialogue between the two states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joseph R. Biden of the US will hold a virtual meeting on Monday April 11, the Ministry of External Affairs and the White House confirmed. The two leaders will take a stock of bilateral cooperation and discuss the COVID-19 […]

SRINAGAR: The management of the city’s Kashmir Law College has decided to remove its pro-Pakistan principal Dr Sheikh Showkat and initiated the process to appoint a new principal. Showkat has been a hardline ideologue of Pakistan-backed separatist organisations. In 2016, Showkat along with Pakistani sponsored secessionist Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Arundhati Roy, Prof. SAR Geelani […]

NEW DELHI: Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Meenakshi Lekhi on Thursday said India provided assistance worth USD 55 billion to friendly nations under the Modi government in the last seven years. “In the last seven years since Mr Modi became the Prime Minister, India has given USD 55 billion worth of support to […]