New Delhi, June 1, 2021: India as the current BRICS Chair will convene the standalone meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs/ International Relations on 01 June, 2021. External Affairs Minister of the Republic of India, Dr. S. Jaishankar, will Chair the meeting via video conferencing. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federative Republic […]
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When Indian astronomers joined hands with Nobel laureate on Thirty Meter Telescope Project
New Delhi, November 11, 2020: 2020 Physics Nobel Laureate Prof. Andrea Ghez had worked closely with Indian astronomers on the design of back-end instruments and possible scientific prospects of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project being installed at Maunakea in Hawaii, which can revolutionized the understanding of the universe and the enigmas in it. Besides, Prof. […]
Full text of Joint Press Release of the 6th round of Senior Commanders’ Meeting between India and China
New Delhi, September 23, 2020: Ministry of Defence has released the full text of the meeting that took place on September 21 between India and China Senior Commanders for the 6th round of Military Commander-Level Meeting. This is what the press release said: The two sides had candid and in-depth exchanges of views on stabilizing […]
India: China continues to undertake provocative activities in the Eastern Ladakh
New Delhi, September 9, 2020: The situation in the Eastern Ladakh continues to remain tense as a scathing statement by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) lays bare the extent of Chinese treachery. MoD in a statement issued late on September 8th said that India, while is committed to disengagement and de-escalating the situation on the […]
Virtual Summit between PM Narendra Modi and PM Scott Morrison of Australia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be holding India-Australia Virtual Summit with Prime Minister Scott Morrison on 4th June 2020. Dates for the visit of Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison to India this year had been finalised, but the visit could not take place. It was also agreed to hold a “Virtual Summit”. This is […]
Donald Trump targets opponents claims never called Coronavirus ‘hoax’
US President Donald Trump is keeping Twitter on edge as he holds no punches when it comes to his opponents. Trump today called his opposition, the Democratic Party, ‘The DoNothing Democrats’ and said that they are spending much of their money on ‘fake ads.’ He further states that he never said that the CoronaVirus is […]
Novel Coronavirus: Quarantine centres being established at Manesar and Chawla Camp
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has said today that India has made elaborate arrangements for the evacuation of 366 Indian citizens from Wuhan cityin response to the emergency situation that has arisen due to outbreak of Novel Coronavirus in China. A team of doctors, public health specialists and para medical staff have been sent […]
Coronavirus spreads: Government issues advice for travellers returning from China
An outbreak of Novel Coronavirus is on-going in China and exported cases have been reported from other countries internationally. Coronavirus cause illness ranging from common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)-CoV and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome(SARS-CoV). Hence the Government of India has issued the following directions for the travellers […]
India China joint training exercise ‘Hand-in-Hand-2019’ begins
The Eighth Edition of India China joint training exercise ‘Hand-in-Hand-2019’ commenced at Joint Training Node, Umroi, Meghalaya on 07 December 2019. The People’s Liberations Army (PLA) contingent from the Tibet Military Command& Indian Army contingent comprising of one Infantry company along with supporting staff is participating in the 14 days long joint training exercise. The […]
Rajnath Singh to represent India in the meeting of Council of Heads of Government
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will represent India in the meeting of Council of Heads of Government (CHG) of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on 1-2 November 2019. This will be the third CHG meeting after India became member of SCO. The last two CHG meetings were held on 30 November – 1 December […]