A 160-member marching contingent & 190-member band contingent from Indonesia will take part in the parade at Kartavya Path. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to be chief guest.
This is Tharman Shanmugaratnam's 1st trip to India. He said that the 2 countries are on a new trajectory after upgrading their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership.
The 100th birth anniversary of the former PM, celebrated as a statesman, politician & gifted orator, was marked by a ceremony at his memorial in New Delhi.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake was welcomed by President Murmu & PM Modi Monday morning at Rashtrapati Bhavan for a ceremonial reception. Modi & Dissanayake also held a meet at Hyderabad House.
During the event marking 23 yrs since the attack, several political leaders met with families of those killed. Attack had resulted in deaths of security personnel, police & civilians.
Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Badal was ordered to perform ‘sentry duty’ and clean utensils at the shrine in Amritsar by Akal Takht as punishment for ‘sins’ against Sikh community.
1st phase of J&K polls Wednesday. PDP’s Iltija Mufti is contesting from Bijbehara, Afzal Guru’s brother Aijaz from Sopore, and Engineer Rashid’s brother Sheikh Khursheed from Langate.
Kolkata residents take to the streets to express their anger at the brutality of the incident, 'reclaim the nights', demand justice for the victim, and share their anguish.
RBI lifted ceiling on interchange fee on ATM withdrawals through circular issued Friday. Interchange fee is amount one bank pays another to facilitate ATM transactions.
Trump threatening to pull the trigger might be just what is needed to wake up India’s self-congratulatory establishment from its headline-managing fantasies.
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