Tag: UN
Delhi Announces 200 Units/month Free Power For Tenants
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday extended the benefit of subsidized power connections to tenants in the national capital for availing 200 units of electricity per month free of charge.....
UNSC Allows Hafiz Saeed Access To Bank Account On Pak Plea
The UN Security Council (UNSC) has allowed Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief and the 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed access to his bank account, which had been frozen because of the world body's sanctions, after Pakistan made a plea on his behalf. ....
Need To Properly Address Differences: Chinese Envoy To India
Invoking Mahatma Gandhi, China on Thursday pitched for concrete actions to march together with India while underlining the need for going "beyond the mode of differences management" and jointly making the "cake of cooperation even bigger".....
Don't View Kashmir Issue Through Communal Lens: Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the Kashmir issue should not be seen through a communal lens as the Jamiat-Ulema-e-Hind, one of the leading Islamic organisations in India, had backed the changes there, and the fact that India's relations with the Muslim nations of the Gulf have seen an upward trajectory in the past five years negates the idea that the government is anti-Muslim.....
After Police Plea, Pawar Cancels ED Trip
Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar announced that he had cancelled his plan to visit the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office here on Friday afternoon, following a request by Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Barve.....
PM To Kick-start Countrywide Gandhi Jayanti Celebrations
From Prime Minister Narendra Modi who will kickstart the countrywide events, to politicians of all hue, and commoners, the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on Wednesday will see celebrations across the country, with blood donation camps being held and large-sized photos of Gandhi emblazoned across trains and hoardings.....
India Gets First Tranche Of Citizens' Swiss Bank Account Info
In a major step towards fighting black money, India got the first tranche of Swiss Bank details of its residents under the Automatic Exchange of Information agreement.....
Centre's Motive Is To Minimise RTI Applications: Shah
Appealing to people not to misuse the Right to Information (RTI), Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday asserted that the Centre is working in the direction to minimise the use of the RTI which could be achieved by putting maximum information in the public domain so that there is no need to file RTI. ....
Economy Was Strong Under Manmohan Singh: Rahul
Slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government for all-round failure on the economic front, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said here on Sunday that under the former UPA Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Indian economy was very strong and flourished, earning the admiration of the whole world.....
India Beat South Africa By An Innings And 137 Runs In The Second Test
India beat South Africa by an innings and 137 runs in the second Test here on Sunday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. They had won the first Test in Visakhapatnam by 203 runs.....
