Month: September 2021

Joint Press Statement on the Launch of Negotiations for the India – United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)

DELHI, SEPTEMBER 22: H.E. Shri Piyush Goyal, India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution and Textiles, and H.E. Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, United Arab Emirates Minister of State for Foreign Trade, have formally launched negotiations on the India-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic […]

PM’s Departure Statement ahead of his visit to USA

DELHI, SEPTEMBER 22: I will be visiting USA from 22-25 September, 2021 at the invitation of His Excellency President Joe Biden of the United States of America During my visit, I will review the India-U.S. Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership with President Biden and exchange views on regional and […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, SEPTEMBER 22: 82.65 Cr. vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive Active cases account for less than 1% of total cases, currently at 0.90%; lowest since March 2020 India’s Active caseload stands at 3,01,989; lowest in 186 days 26,964 new cases in the […]

Civilian injured after soldier opens fire in J-K

Srinagar, Sep 22 (PTI) An auto-rickshaw driver was injured on Wednesday after a soldier allegedly opened fire at him in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Mohsin Ahmad received injuries in his leg when the soldier of a patrolling party in Azadgunj opened fire at him, they […]

45 BJP MPs belong to political dynasties, claims Cong MP

New Delhi, Sep 22: Congress Rajya Sabha member Ripun Bora on Wednesday claimed 45 BJP MPs belong to political dynasties and that it is the “highest” in any party in the country. Attacking the BJP that has often accused the Congress of dynastic politics, Bora alleged the saffron party […]

India’s decision to resume COVID-19 vaccine shipments important development: WHO chief

New York, Sep 22: World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has hailed India’s decision to resume COVID-19 vaccine exports as an ?important development? in support of the goal to reach 40 per cent vaccination in all countries by end of the year India on Monday said that it […]

Trump sues niece, NY Times over records behind ’18 tax story

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday sued his estranged niece and The New York Times over a 2018 story about his family’s wealth and tax practices that was partly based on confidential documents she provided to the newspaper’s reporters. Trump’s lawsuit, filed in state court in […]

Toxic gas, new rivers of molten lava endanger Spanish island

EL PASO, Canary Islands — As a new volcanic vent blew open and unstoppable rivers of molten rock flowed toward the sea, authorities on a Spanish island warned Tuesday that more dangers lie ahead for residents, including earthquakes, lava flows, toxic gases, volcanic ash and acid rain. Several […]

Biden pledges ‘relentless diplomacy’ on global challenges

UNITED NATIONS — President Joe Biden used his first address before the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday to summon allies to move more quickly to address the festering issues of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and human rights abuses, while insisting the U.S. is not seeking “a new Cold War” […]

Hundreds of Ford India workers protest over planned plant closure

SANAND, India, Sept 21 – Hundreds of workers at a Ford Motor Co (F.N) factory in India’s western Gujarat state protested outside the automaker’s plant on Tuesday, demanding that the factory’s closure plan be scrapped or workers be provided other jobs. The blue-uniformed workers gathered outside what is Ford’s car […]

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