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OCHA warns intensifying hostilities face new displacement
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS -UN aid coordination office warned on Tuesday that the situation across Sudan’s Kordofan region is rapidly worsening OCHA said that hostilities have been intensifying between the Sudanese Armed Forces and…
PM Modi Conferred with Order of Oman
Oman’s highest civilian honour conferred on PM Modi
Award recognises contribution to India-Oman relations and leadership
Honour coincides with 70 years of diplomatic ties
PM dedicates award to people of both nations
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UN deal delivers a smoother ride for global trade
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN Convention on Negotiable Cargo Documents on Tuesday created a single document that can be used for trains, trucks and planes which allows logistical changes to be made for goods already on the move.…
Parliament Clears SHANTI Bill, Opens Nuclear Sector to Private Players
GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 18th Dec: Parliament on Thursday passed the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, marking a major policy shift by opening India’s tightly regulated civil…
PM Modi Meets Oman Sultan, Ties Get Fresh Momentum
PM Modi holds bilateral talks with Sultan Haitham bin Tarik in Muscat
CEPA signed, bilateral trade crosses $10 billion
Focus on energy, defence, digital payments, agriculture and people-to-people ties
Multiple MoUs signed in…
Belgium top court clears extradition of Mehul Choksi to India, dismisses appeal
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - The highest court of Belgium, the Court of Cassation, on Thursday rejected fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi’s appeal against extradition to India.
The court affirmed that the objections raised by Choksi…
Jaishankar, Netanyaho holds talks to deepen cooperation in wide-range sectors
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – India External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and discussed deepening cooperation in several sectors.
Jaishankar expressed confidence that the…
Oman Visit Opportunity to Explore New Avenues of Collaboration: PM Modi
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – India Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Muscat, Oman on Wednesday evening for a two-day official visit, the third and final leg of his 3 nation visit.
Mr Modi is visiting the Gulf nation at the…
Hijab Row: Giriraj Singh Backs Nitish, Sparks Fresh Outrage
GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 18th Dec: Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday strongly defended Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in the ongoing hijab controversy, asserting that Kumar had “done nothing wrong” by asking a Muslim woman…
PM Modi Mourns Demise of Sculptor Ram Sutar
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New Delhi, 18th Dec: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed deep grief over the passing of renowned sculptor Shri Ram Sutar, remembering him as a master artist who gave India some of its most iconic landmarks.…