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Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

FinMin notifies changes in FDI policy under FEMA

4:25 pm April 23, 2020

New Delhi: The Finance Ministry on Wednesday notified changes in FDI rules, which made prior approval of the government mandatory for foreign investments from countries that share border with India, to prevent opportunistic takeover of domestic firms amid COVID-19 pandemic under the FEMA law. The countries which share land borders with India are China, Bangladesh, […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Firm, individual from country sharing border with India can invest only after govt approval: DPIIT

12:31 am April 19, 2020

New Delhi: A company or an individual from a country that shares land border with India can invest in any sector here only after getting government approval, according to DPIIT. The decision, which is likely to impact foreign investments from countries like China, has been taken to curb “opportunistic takeovers or acquisitions” of domestic firms […]

PM Modi, Afghan Prez Ghani discuss coronavirus situation

5:04 pm March 24, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday discussed the evolving situation in the region arising out of the coronavirus outbreak. In a telephonic conversation, the two leaders also reaffirmed their commitment to boost cooperation, a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said. Both the leaders exchanged Navroz greetings, […]

59 third party nationals being caught at Nepal border in 2019: SSB DG

8:33 pm December 17, 2019

New Delhi: There has been an over 100 per cent jump in the number of people with “ulterior motives” from countries like Pakistan and China trying to sneak into India through the open Nepal border after security was tightened along the Indo-Pak front following abrogation of Article 370 provisions, a top security official said on […]

UN Women to partner with Kerala’s Gender Park

10:44 pm November 13, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: UN Women has proposed to partner with Kerala’s Gender Park to take forward projects and campaigns aimed at securing gender parity in South Asia. Setting the context for the tie-up, officials of the UN Women multi-country office (MCO) had a meeting with Kerala Minister for Health and Social Justice K K Shylaja at UN […]