Akhilesh Yadav not to contest next Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said he will not be contesting the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls early next year. He also said that an alliance between his party and the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) for the polls has been finalised. “Our alliance with RLD is final. Seat sharing is to be finalised,” […]
Pawan Kapoor appointed India’s ambassador to Russia
New Delhi: Senior diplomat Pawan Kapoor was on Monday appointed as India’s ambassador to Russia, considered a high-profile posting due to the strategic nature of ties between the two countries. Kapoor, a 1990-batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service, is presently Ambassador of India to the United Arab Emirates. He is expected to take up […]
Sunjay Sudhir appointed India’s ambassador to UAE
New Delhi: Senior diplomat Sunjay Sudhir was on Monday appointed as India’s ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. Sudhir, a 1993-batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service, succeeds Pawan Kapoor, who has been named India’s envoy to Russia. Sudhir is expected to take up the assignment shortly, the Ministry of External Affairs said. In another […]
Heating up: World leaders take centre stage at climate talks
Glasgow: It’s time for more than 130 world leaders to feel the heat. They will traipse to the podium Monday and Tuesday at crucial international climate talks in Scotland and talk about what their country is going to do about the threat of global warming. From US President Joe Biden to Seychelles President Wavel John […]
G-20 leaders reaffirm full support for FATF’s efforts to combat money laundering, terrorist financing
Rome: G-20 leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have reaffirmed their full support for the Financial Action Task Force and recognised that effective implementation of the measures put in place to combat money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation is essential for building confidence in financial markets, ensuring a sustainable recovery and protecting the integrity of […]
G20 Summit ‘fruitful’ in addressing issues of global importance: PM Modi
Rome: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has described the outcome of the G20 Summit here as “fruitful” and said world leaders had elaborate deliberations on issues of global importance such as fighting the pandemic, improving health infrastructure, boosting economic cooperation and furthering innovation. The G-20 leaders during their two-day summit that concluded on Sunday, adopted the […]
25 die in Brazil police operation against alleged bank gang
Brasilia: Police say an operation against a gang planning bank robberies killed at least 25 suspects in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais on Sunday. The Military Police said that the group had planned to attack financial institutions over the All Souls holiday. It said the operation, conducted along with Federal Highway Police, led to […]
Illegal appointments: ACB produces chargesheet against former BMO Beerwah
Srinagar: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) Monday produced chargesheet against Dr. Fayaz Ahmad Banday, then BMO Beerwah Budgam and others for illegal and un-authorized appointments of Class-IV employees In a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Spokesman said that ACB produced chargesheet in a case under FIR number 22/2011 VOK now ACB in […]
JK declares Oct 23-24 rain, snowfall ‘state specific natural disaster’
Jammu: In a major relief to the farmers affected by the recent inclement weather, Jammu and Kashmir administration has declared heavy spell of rainfall and snowfall on October 23 and 24 as state specific natural disaster under State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) norms. In an order, Nazim Zai Khan, Secretary, Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and […]
