Narendra Modi government introduces two Labour Bills in LS

New Delhi, Jul 23 (UNI) Government on Tuesday introduced two Bills--The Code on Wages, 2019 and The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2019 in Lok Sabha.

Indian soldier killed in Pak firing on LoC in Rajouri

Jammu, July 22 (UNI): An Army jawan was killed in Pakistani firing on Monday along the Line of Control in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Taslima Nasreen gets one-year residence permit in India

New Delhi, Jul 21 (IBNS): Controversial Bangladeshi author Talima Nasreen's residence in India has been extended up to a year.

Eighteen Indians among 23 sailors aboard British-flagged tanker

Tehran, July 20 (UNI/IBNS): Iran opened an investigation on Saturday into a British-flagged tanker it alleges collided with a fishing vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, as tensions mount in the strategic waterway. The 23 crew members of the tanker include 18 Indian nationals, as per India's Ministry of External Affairs.

All women delegation from West Bengal to visit China to exchange notes on best practices

Kolkata, July 19 (IBNS): A women's delegation from Bengal will be on a week-long visit to China this month at the invitation of India's big neighbour.

SW Monsoon covers entire India, heavy rain in southern states in next 24 hrs

Pune, Jul 19 (UNI) With the Southwest Monsoon further advancing into the remaining parts of west Rajasthan, it has thus covered the entire country on Friday, said the Indian Meteorological Department in a bulletin here.

India urges Pak to release Jadhav; Venkaiah Naidu says 'Country will keep pursuing the matter'

New Delhi, July 18 (UNI): A day after ICJ at The Hague snubbed Pakistan by suspending the death sentence served to Kulbhushan Jadhav by its military court, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday urged Islamabad to release and repatriate Jadhav forthwith.

India condemns Erbil attack that killed Turkish diplomat

New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): India has strongly condemned the attack in Iraq's Erbil on Wednesday that killed at least one Turkish diplomat.

Appreciate ICJ's decision to not acquit and hand over Jadhav to India: Pakistan PM Imran Khan

Islamanad, July 18 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said he appreciated the International Court of Justice's (ICJ's) decision to not acquit and hand over Kulbhushan Jadhav to India.

Great pressure exerted to find him: Donald Trump on Hafeez Saeed arrest

Islamabad, July 17 (IBNS): Hours after the arrest of Hafeez Saeed, the key mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai Attacks, by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Pakistan, United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that great pressure had been exerted over the last two years to find the Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief.

Cabinet approves extension of the term of the Fifteenth Finance Commission up to Nov 30

New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approvedthe extension of the term of Fifteenth Finance Commission up to Nov 30, 2019.

India-Uzbekistan joint working group on counter terrorism hold 8th meeting

New Delhi, July 16 (IBNS): The 8th meeting of India-Uzbekistan Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism was held here on Tuesday.

India, Pakistan hold second round of talks on Kartarpur Sahib Corridor

New Delhi, Jul 14 (IBNS): The second round of talks with Pakistan on the modalities for operationalisation of the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor was held at Wagah in Pakistan on Sunday. 

India, Pakistan resume talks on Kartarpur Sahib Corridor

Wagah (Pakistan) Jul 14 (UNI) India and Pakistan on Sunday resumed the talks on Kartarpur Sahib Corridor here after an Indian delegation arrived.

All eyes on India-Pakistan talks on Kartarpur Corridor at Wagah

New Delhi, Jul 14 (UNI) Nearly four months after the first round of talks in March, Indian and Pakistani official level delegations will meet on Sunday at Wagah to work towards expeditiously operationalising the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor.