New Delhi, Feb 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Opposition in the Lok Sabha saying ‘Some leaders speak language of urban naxals, talk of waging war against the Indian state and they cannot understand the Constitution.’ Replying to the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address in the...
Day: February 4, 2025
Indian Embassy helps 18 Indians stranded in Libya to return home
New Delhi, Feb 4: The Indian Embassy in Libya has facilitated the return to the country of 18 stranded Indian nationals from Benghazi, Libya. The MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X, that the 18 Indians will be arriving to the country tomorrow. “They had gone to work in Libya and had...
Erdogan to visit Syria before March: Reports
Ankara, Feb 4: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Syria before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins on March 1, Turkish pro-government newspaper Turkiye reported, citing sources. Syria’s Interim President Ahmed Sharaa, will visit Turkey on Tuesday, February 4 and will officially invite President Erdogan to Damascus, and the latter will pay...
China to impose additional tariffs on certain U.S. products starting from Feb 10
Beijing, Feb 4 : China will impose additional tariffs on certain U.S. products starting from February 10, said the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council on Tuesday. An additional 15-percent tariff will be imposed on imported coal and liquefied natural gas originating from the United States, according to a statement from the commission. Crude...
US military plane leaves for India with illegal migrants: Report
New Delhi, Feb 4 : A US military C-17 aircraft has left for India with illegal migrants onboard, a news report said, days after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced concerns over “irregular migration” during his first bilateral meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Washington last month. According to a Reuters report,...
Authorities seize unlabelled machine-made carpets in Kashmir valley
Srinagar, Feb 4: The authorities have seized several unlabelled machine made carpets being falsely marketed and sold as authentic Kashmir handmade carpets by the vendors in the valley, officials said. The action follows recent reports in local media highlighting the influx of machine-made Turkish and Iranian carpets being sold under the guise of genuine...
President of 79th UNGA Session visiting India, to hold talks with EAM
New Delhi, Feb 4: The President of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly (PGA), Philemon Yang, is on an India visit, at the invitation of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. During the Feb 4-7 visit, PGA Yang and the EAM will discuss key multilateral and regional issues of mutual interest. Yang will also...
CIK detains 5 suspects on charges of providing sim cards to terrorists lodged in different jails
Srinagar, Feb 04: Sleuths of Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) on Tuesday detained five suspects involved in transporting and smuggling sim cards to terrorists lodged in different jails. In a statement to the news agency Kashmir News Observer, a police spokesman said, “Today on 04.02.2025 in connection with the investigation of case FIR No. 06/2023 u/s...