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NSA Doval calls on Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

11:08 pm November 28, 2020

Colombo: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Saturday called on Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and had a “fruitful” discussion with him on issues pertaining to trade, new investments and security in the Indian Ocean to bolster the bilateral ties. Doval arrived here on Friday for a trilateral maritime dialogue among India, Sri Lanka and […]

Recruitment exam racket busted, 2 Delhi cops among 9 held

10:21 pm November 28, 2020

Noida: Nine people, including two Delhi Police constables, were arrested on Saturday for allegedly being part of a racket involving impersonators of candidates for various government recruitment exams, officials said. The gang was busted after three persons were detained while trying to enter a Delhi Police recruitment examination centre at Sector 62 in Noida in […]

Over 600 Indian Sikh pilgrims arrive in Pak for Guru Nanak Dev’s 551st birth anniversary

11:17 pm November 27, 2020

Lahore: Over 600 Sikhs arrived here from India through the Wagah border on Friday to take part in the celebrations of the 551st birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev at Nankana Sahib, the birth place of the founder of the Sikh faith. The main ceremony will be held on November 30 at Gurdwara Janamasthan Nankana […]

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

USD 51 bn orders likely to be executed by navy for surface ships, submarines in 10 yrs: Govt

11:04 pm November 27, 2020

Panaji : Union Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik on Friday said expected orders for surface ships and submarines to be executed from 2020 to 2030 by the Indian Navy are to the tune of USD 51 billion. Naik was addressing a virtual meet on opportunities at Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) and Mazagao Dock […]

Shringla inaugurates three schools built under Indian assistance in Nepal’s Gorkha district

10:51 pm November 27, 2020

Kathmandu: Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Friday inaugurated three schools built as part of India’s USD 50 million assistance for the reconstruction of education sector in Nepal‘s Gorkha district, the epicentre of the 2015 earthquake. In April 2015, a devastating earthquake of 7.8 magnitude rocked Nepal, killing nearly 9,000 people and wounding about 22,000 others. “FS@harshvshringl inaugurated three […]