Friday, Aug 12, 2022
Mar 19, 2020 PTI 'A crisis of this magnitude does not recognise borders. In this spirit, the prime minister had called the SAARC video-conference on coronavirus. The platform was not political, but humanitarian. They misused it,' MEA Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said.
Feb 27, 2020 ANI The OIC had condemned the 'recent and alarming violence against Muslims in India, resulting in the death and injury of innocent people and the arson and vandalism of mosques and Muslim-owned properties.'
Erdogan had compared the 'struggle of Kashmiri people' with that of fight by Turkish people against foreign domination during the World War I.
Jan 28, 2020 PTI MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said the Indian Embassy in Beijing is in touch with the Chinese government, authorities and nationals on the matter.
"Our position has been clear and consistent on Kashmir... It is a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan," the MEA spokesperson said.
The SCO is an intergovernmental organisation founded in Shanghai on June 15, 2001. Both India and Pakistan are part of the group.
The MEA spokesperson said that an overwhelming majority of the UNSC was of view that it was not the right forum to raise Kashmir issue.
'Indian nationals residing in Iraq are advised to be alert and may avoid travel within Iraq,' MEA said.
Hashtag Imran Khan trended with over 19,000 tweets as Twitter users criticised him for sharing a video of Bangladesh and attributing it to India.
MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said the ties between India and Bangladesh are strong.
The MEA said the USCIRF's statement on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is 'neither accurate nor warranted'.
Last week, India released fresh maps of the newly-created UTs of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.
The MEA said conflicting reports were coming from Pakistan on whether Indian pilgrims would require passport to visit the Darbar Sahib shrine.
While objecting to the reorganisation of J&K, China said India had decided to "include" some of China's territory into its administrative jurisdiction.
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar described the Labour Party's move as an attempt at "pandering to vote-bank interests."
US President Donald Trump said he has had "very productive conversations" with leaders of India and Pakistan on the margins of the UN General Assembly.
US President Trump's latest offer to mediate on Kashmir comes a day after he shared stage with Prime Minister Modi at "Howdy, Modi!" event in Houston.
It also said Pakistan needs to understand that "repeating a lie four or five times does not turn it into a gospel truth".
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
PTI Photo
A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
PTI Photo/ Shahbaz Khan
The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
PTI Photo/ Shahbaz Khan
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Jan 15, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Jan 08, 2022 Rakhi Bose 
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
Jan 01, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.
Dec 28, 2021 Tanvir Aeijaz 
