Champat Rai, General Secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust on Jan 22 briefed media about the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony at Ayodhya Ram Mandir. He said, “Inside Ram temple's 'Garbh Griha', PM Modi, RSS chief, UP CM, Nritya Gopal ji Maharaj, UP Governor and all temple trustees will remian present. Over 150 saints, experts from different fields and Padma awardees have also been invited to the program," says Champat Rai, General Secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust on Jan 22 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony.”
15 January,2024 06:29 PM IST
15 days have passed but the workers still remain trapped in the Uttarkashi's Silkyara tunnel. To take stock of the ongoing rescue efforts to save 41 trapped workers, Principal Secretary to the PM - Pramod Kumar Mishra, Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla and Uttarakhand Chief Secy SS Sandhu arrived at Uttarkashi's Silkyara tunnel. Dr. Pramod Kumar Mishra communicated with the workers trapped and also with the families of the trapped workers. Dr. Mishra also took a report of the food items being sent to the workers. International Tunneling Expert, Arnold Dix gave an update about the ongoing rescue efforts at the Uttarkashi Tunnel Collapse site.
27 November,2023 03:53 PM IST
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on November 10. Praising India-US relations, Blinken said that it has been the strongest bilateral partnership that the US ever had. On November 09, Antony Blinken landed in India for the 5th India-US 2+2 Ministerial dialogue. The dialogue will provide a platform for top-level discussions between the US and India. The meeting will address critical bilateral and global matters, with special emphasis on developments unfolding in the Indo-Pacific region. Earlier, US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin also arrived in the national capital to attend the ministerial dialogue. He was received by his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh.
10 November,2023 11:42 AM IST
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in New Delhi on November 10 to participate in the 5th India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue. The dialogue will provide a platform for top-level discussions between the US and India. The meeting will address critical bilateral and global matters, with special emphasis on developments unfolding in the Indo-Pacific region. Earlier, US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin also arrived in the national capital to attend the ministerial dialogue. He was received by his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh. US State Secretary Blinken and Defence Secretary Austin will meet with their Indian counterparts, Minister for External Affairs S Jaishankar and Minister of Defense Rajnath Singh, as well as other senior officials.
10 November,2023 11:23 AM IST
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Nov 03 landed in Israel’s Tel Aviv. Reuters reports that the US’ top diplomat has visited Israel to push for humanitarian pauses in the Gaza war. Israel has said that the Defense Forces have surrounded Gaza and the focus of its drive is to annihilate Hamas. Notably, this is Antony Blinken’s second visit to war-hit Israel in a month. This time, he will discuss steps with PM Netanyahu to minimise harm to civilians in besieged Gaza. As per Reuters, Gaza health authorities say at least 9,061 people have been killed in Gaza since Israel launched its assault. On the other hand, Israel says Hamas killed 1,400 people and took more than 240 hostages in the attacks on Oct 7.
03 November,2023 04:30 PM IST | Mumbai
India’s ‘diplomatic triumph’ was witnessed by the world during the G20 Summit 2023 held in New Delhi. The voices of the countries of the South were amplified across the globe under India’s G20 presidency. Now, UN Secretary-General lauded India’s efforts to become a voice of the Global South and bring nations on one platform.Amid geopolitical differences, G20 nations reached a 100 per cent consensus and adopted the New Delhi Declaration. In a landmark decision during G20 Summit 2023, the African Union became a permanent member of the group. Throughout its presidency, India has been making a strong pitch for the countries which are not a part of the G20 grouping. Nine nations, which are not a part of the group, were invited for the G20 Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi. Bangladesh, Egypt, Mauritius, Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Singapore, Spain and UAE were invited to the G20 New Delhi Summit.
15 September,2023 01:33 PM IST
The United States Secretary of the Treasury Janet L Yellen said that the G20 summit 2023 has been extremely effective under India’s leadership in spite of the problems caused by the Russia-Ukraine war and Russia’s general absence from the G20 initiatives. “It is important to emphasise that the G20 is a prime solution to the global challenges. We see it as a premier organisation on a global basis that is taking on critical challenges facing the global economy and particularly the global South. I believe the G20, in spite of obvious problems due to Russia's war against Ukraine and Russia's general absence from G20 initiatives, has been extremely effective, especially under India's leadership. Our goals for the G20 have coincided closely with those of India. We have tackled very important challenges. I think we have had considerable success in changing the way the entire multilateral development system is operating,” said Janet L Yellen on September 08.
08 September,2023 02:22 PM IST
External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar held delegation-level talks with Enrique Manalo, Philippines Secretary for Foreign Affairs. During a meeting in Delhi, Jaishankar highlighted that India and the Philippines share a lot including their convergent perspective on global developments and continental developments. He said their talks will focus on discussing how to take both countries' cooperation forward. Meanwhile, the Philippines' Secretary for Foreign Affairs said that India is a priority partner for his country in science, technology, and space cooperation.
29 June,2023 05:43 PM IST | Mumbai
A train carrying the injured victims of the Odisha train tragedy reached Howrah Railway Station in West Bengal on June 03. The survivors recalled the chilling moments before and after the Coromandel Express jumped rails and resulted in one of the greatest Indian tragedies.
03 June,2023 04:50 PM IST | Mumbai
PM Modi chaired a high-level meeting on a train accident in Odisha’s Balasore. He reviewed the situation in relation to the Balasore Train Accident. The meeting was attended by Home Minister Amit Shah, NDRF DG Atul Karwal. The Prime Minister will also visit the train accident site in Odisha today. Prime Minister Modi will also meet the injured at Cuttack Hospital. Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik reached the incident site.
03 June,2023 02:56 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
