New Delhi: Committing assault, theft or burglary in the United States won't just cause legal issues but could also lead to a visa being revoked and make that person "ineligible" for future US visas, the country's embassy in India has said. The stern warning comes...
New Delhi: India Thursday indicated that any revival of the Russia-India-China (RIC) mechanism hinges on the mutual convenience of the three countries. New Delhi's comments came hours after the Chinese foreign ministry said Beijing supports Russia's initiative to revive the RIC mechanism as it not...
New Delhi: The Centre has appointed Director of Census Operations (DCO) and Director of Citizen Registration (DCR) for Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, a government order said Thursday. M Sundaresh Babu, a 2012-batch IAS officer of the Karnataka cadre, has been appointed as...
New Delhi: India Thursday successfully test-fired nuclear-capable short-range ballistic missiles Prithvi-II and Agni-I from an integrated test range off the Odisha coast, demonstrating its strategic deterrence capability. The test-firing of the missiles, conducted by the elite Strategic Forces Command, validated all operational and technical parameters,...
New Delhi: As certain international media houses continue to plant unverified and fake news regarding the Air India Ahmedabad crash, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) Thursday cautioned against “selective and unverified reporting”, calling such coverage “irresponsible and potentially damaging to the probe’s integrity”. AAIB...
New Delhi: Negotiations between India and the US are underway to iron out pending issues for a trade deal, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Thursday. The comments came a day after US President Donald Trump said that Washington is "very close" to the...
New Delhi: As certain international media houses continue to plant unverified and fake news regarding the Air India Ahmedabad crash, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) Thursday cautioned against “selective and unverified reporting”, calling such coverage “irresponsible and potentially damaging to the probe’s integrity”. AAIB...
New Delhi: India Thursday reiterated its commitment to offer full assistance in the case of Nimisha Priya, a Kerala nurse sentenced to death in Yemen for the murder of a Yemeni national, asserting that it is also in touch with some friendly governments to render...
Bengaluru: The Advisory Board under the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has upheld the invocation of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities (COFEPOSA) Act against jailed Kannada actress Ranya Rao. The board Thursday also issued directions not to allow the filing...
New Delhi: Demonstrating its unwavering commitment to humanitarian assistance, the Indian Army Wednesday evening, came to the immediate rescue of hundreds of Amarnath Yatris stranded due to a landslide triggered by relentless rainfall in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir. At around 7.15 p.m.,...
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