The Opposition parties’ presidential candidate Meira Kumar filed her nomination in New Delhi on Wednesday at the Secretary General’s office in Parliament. Ms. Kumar went in shortly after 11 a.m. and returned around 11.30 a.m. Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh followed her out after the filing of nomination, after which they made their way to […]
» Read moreThe government on Wednesday confirmed that one of the terminals at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has been impacted by the latest malware attack. “The situation is being closely monitored and further steps to deal with the traffic situation will be initiated based on an assessment during the course of the next few days,” an official statement said, adding […]
» Read moreA week after supporting the Bharatiya Janata Party in the no-confidence motion moved by the the Congress against Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman D.H. Shankaramurthy, the Janata Dal (S) has decided to support UPA’s candidate and former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar in the Presidential elections scheduled on July 17. On Sunday, former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda and his son […]
» Read moreAadhaar is not a valid identification document for Indians travelling to Nepal and Bhutan, the Union home ministry has said. Indians can travel to Nepal and Bhutan — both countries for which they don’t need visas — if they possess a valid national passport or election ID card issued by the Election Commission. Moreover, to ease travel, persons over 65 […]
» Read morePrime Minister Narendra Modi must raise the contentious H-1B visa issue besides defence cooperation and terrorism during his first bilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump, members of the Indian community said here today. Modi, who arrived in the US capital today, was welcomed with loud cheers and applause by a group of people from the Indian community that was […]
» Read morePrime Minister Narendra Modi must raise the contentious H-1B visa issue besides defence cooperation and terrorism during his first bilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump, members of the Indian community said here today. Mr. Modi, who arrived in the US capital today, was welcomed with loud cheers and applause by a group of people from the Indian community that […]
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