India-EU Summit will strengthen economic and cultural linkages: PM Narendra Modi

New Delhi/UNI: Hours ahead of the India-EU Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the Summit will further strengthen India’s economic as well as cultural linkages with Europe.

Muslims are as much part of India as any other citizen: MJ Akbar speaks in favour of CAA at UN meet

Geneva/IBNS: Parliamentarian (Rajya Sabha member) and BJP leader MJ Akbar has strongly defended the amended Citizenship Act in a discussion between Indian and European Parliamentarians on the sidelines of the United Nations Human Rights Council(UNHCR) here.

Pro-CAA Indian diaspora rally in Brussels urge EU to act against Pakistan for minority persecution

Belgium/IBNS: The Indian diaspora in Belgium took to streets recently to protest the continuing atrocities on religious minorities like Hindus and Sikhs in Pakistan and made a strong case of India's recently passed  law that grants citizenship to non-Muslims from the three neighbouring countries of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

S Jaishankar visits Brussels, meets EU leaders

New Delhi/IBNS: At the invitation of Josep Borrell Fontelles, European Union’s High Representative or Vice President for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, visited Brussels on Feb 17 for a discussion with the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union.

Twenty-five-member foreign envoys visit Kashmir, meet delegations

Srinagar/UNI: A 25-member foreign delegation, which arrived here on Wednesday to assess the overall situation in Kashmir valley, met various delegations, including recently elected municipal councilors and people from far flung areas.

Inappropriate to judge another country's legislature: LS Speaker writes to EU Parliament over anti-CAA resolution

New Delhi/IBNS: A a day after 600 of its 751 European Union Parliament members moved six resolutions on the Citizenship Amendment Act, expressing concern that it would create the "largest statelessness crisis in the world", Lok sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday wrote to its President stating that is is not proper for a legislature to pass judgement on another.

EU ambassadors not part of foreign delegation visiting Kashmir due to number constraints: MEA

New Delhi/IBNS: Rubbishing the claim that the European Union (EU) members do not want a "guided tour" to Jammu and Kashmir, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said the EU ambassadors faced constraints of number as they wanted to travel in a group.

Article 370 internal matter of India, says EU delegation

Srinagar, Oct 30 (UNI) Terming abrogation of Article 370 an internal matter of India, a delegation of Members of European Parliament on Wednesday said that they stand with India to fight against terrorism, which is a global menace.  

Will fully support India to end terror: EU lawmakers after visiting Kashmir

Srinagar/IBNS: After visiting Jammu and Kashmir, European MPs have said they "will fully support India in its efforts for lasting peace and ending terrorism", media reports said.

European Union lawmakers visit Srinagar to assess ground situation

Srinagar, Oct 29 (UNI) A European Union (EU) delegation or Members of Parliament (MP) arrived here on a two-day visit on Tuesday to assess the overall situation, including development, after Centre scrapped Article 370 and 35 A, besides downgrading the state and dividing it into two Union Territories.

Kashmir leaders from PDP and Congress attend Ajit Doval's lunch for EU members

New Delhi/IBNS: Three political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, which included one from the Congress, attended the lunch hosted by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval for visiting European Union delegation members on Monday.

Mehbooba Mufti wants 'chance' for European delegation to talk to locals in Kashmir

New Delhi, Oct 28 (UNI) Amid speculation that a delegation from European Union will visit Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, PDP leader and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said that the visiting lawmakers from European countries should "get chance" to talk to the local people.

EU condemns Jerusalem truck attack

Jerusalem, Jan 9 (IBNS): The European Union has condemned the truck attack in Jerusalem city which left at least four people dead on Sunday.

New Delhi: Girls take over traffic signals to mark International Day of the Girl

New Delhi, Oct 10 (JEN): To commemorate International Day of the Girl on Oct 11, a UN-declared international observance day to support greater opportunities for girls and end gender discrimination, teenage girls from marginalised communities stepped into the roles of traffic policemen and manned traffic in New Delhi.

After Brexit verdict in UK Kejriwal demands referendum on Delhi's statehood

New Delhi, June 24 (IBNS) As a historic referendum by Britons takes the United Kingdom out of the European Union, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal takes cue from it to raise the issue once again for Delhi's statehood.