The US would welcome any country interested in using its voice to further deter the Russian offensive in Ukraine and play a positive role in helping release hostages and defeating Hamas amid the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip, US State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said at a press briefing on April 18. Asked how the US and the international community can use Prime Minister Narendra Modi's influence to end the ongoing war worldwide, Patel said, “Specifically, first in the context of Russia-Ukraine, if any country is interested in using its voice to further deter Russian aggression on the people of Ukraine, we certainly would welcome that and in the current ongoing context in Gaza, any country that believes that they can play a positive role in helping us get to a release of hostages, helping us get additional humanitarian assistance into Gaza, and helping to defeat Gaza, they certainly should and are welcome to play that role.”
19 April,2024 06:47 PM IST
Mid-Day Dot Com launched its Hindi website, Hindi Mid-Day Dot Com on 8th November 2023. Ace actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui graced the occasion to inaugurate the Hindi Mid-Day website. Many celebrities with a special association with Mid-Day shared their joy for the new endeavor and extended their best wishes for the launch of the Hindi Mid-Day website. Watch the video to hear how Sushmita Sen cutely wished for a new beginning and find out what choreographer Vaibhavi Merchant had to say. Actors Atul Kulkarni and Aadil Hussain expressed their excitement and the importance of reading news in Hindi, while actor Pankaj Tripathi also conveyed his joy and wished the website to achieve new heights in journalism. All the stars have bestowed their blessings and love on the Hindi Mid-Day website with warmth and affection.
15 November,2023 12:29 PM IST
Raids at different premises allegedly linked to NewsClick are underway at over 30 locations by Delhi Police. NewsClick journalists were seen with Delhi Police Special Cell officials. However, no arrest has been made as of now. Documents and electronics belonging to the persons associated with NewsClick were seized. Delhi High Court, on Aug 22, issued notice to NewsClick's Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha on a plea filed by Delhi Police's EOW. According to the FIR, a case was registered under UAPA and other IPC sections and an investigation was launched. During the probe, the sleuths gathered evidence indicating criminal acts. FIR states that accused persons, in conspiracy with their accomplices based abroad, devised a deceitful scheme to obtain, and receive funds. As per the same FIR, these funds were used to undertake activities as per instructions received from their foreign-based benefactors. Earlier, ED also moved the Delhi High Court against NewsClick and its editor-in-chief through a fresh application. ED’s application stated that it was a case of grave criminal conspiracy for paid news. Mumbai Police officials reached activist Teesta Setalvad's residence in the same matter. Union I&B Minister Anurag Thakur reacted to the same and said, “search agencies are free to carry out investigations against wrongdoers”.
03 October,2023 02:02 PM IST | Mumbai
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar schooled a Western journalist at the ‘Discussion at Council on Foreign Relations in New York on September 26, While the question over India’s Democracy Index to which EAM staunchly replied that if he would be objective enough to understand it.
27 September,2023 04:29 PM IST | Mumbai
Amid the ongoing Nijjar row, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor criticised the expulsion of the Indian diplomat from Canada. The strained relationship between India-Canada reached an all-time low after the Canadian PM alleged India’s involvement in Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s killing. The allegation triggered a political storm as Canada expelled a top Indian diplomat and stated his involvement in Nijjar’s murder. Hours later, India rejected the allegation made by Canada and expelled a Canadian diplomat in a tit-for-tat move.
21 September,2023 12:21 PM IST
In the ongoing Nijjar row, Canadian authorities have updated its travel advisory for India to ‘exercise a high degree of caution’. Canada has advised to avoid all travel to the border regions of J&K, Gujarat, Punjab and Rajasthan. Hardeep Singh Nijjar, for whom Trudeau is raising his voice, was a designated terrorist of Khalistan Tiger Force. Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Nijjar was shot dead outside a Gurudwara in Canada’s Surrey in June 2023.
20 September,2023 02:44 PM IST
India on Tuesday expelled a senior Canadian diplomat to India in a reciprocal move to Canada expelling a senior Indian diplomat. The move comes after India rejected as "absurd and motivated" Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's charge that India played a role in the June killing of a Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Canadian High Commissioner to India, Cameron MacKay was summoned today to the South Block, the headquarters of the Ministry of External Affairs. The netizens on Twitter expressed their dismay over Canadian HC’s ‘attitude’ as he left South Block after being summoned by the Ministry of External Affairs. “The anger in which he shut the car door shows what kind of talk he got. Is he leaving India soon?” tweeted an X user. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday accused the Indian government of being behind the fatal shooting of Khalistan Tiger Force chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada, CBC News reported.
19 September,2023 04:50 PM IST | Mumbai
While press freedom is known to be the foundation of a country’s democracy, millions of journalists struggle with press freedom in countries known to be some of the worst places for journalism according to the world press freedom index.
03 May,2023 01:33 PM IST
External affairs Minister S Jaishankar on April 02 referring to Khalistan sympathizers vandalizing the Indian High Commissions and Consulates abroad said that this is not the India which will allow its flag to be put down.Suring an interaction with intellectual at Dharwad, Jaishankar said, “We have seen some incidents in London, Canada, Australia and San Francisco in the last few days. This is not the kind of India that will accept its national flag being pulled down by anyone. When this happened, our High Commissioner put up a bigger flag in that building. It was not only a statement to the so-called Khalistanis over there, it was also a statement to the British that this is my flag and if anyone tries to disrespect it, I will make it even bigger.”
03 April,2023 02:57 PM IST
Senior journalist and educator RN Bhaskar, who has known and covered the Gujarat industrialist Gautam Adani, also the world's third richest man, since 2007 and calls him a master implementer in his book but think his decision to diversify into media is far from prudent.
30 October,2022 02:33 PM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
