Chinese President Xi calls for effort to prevent ‘colour revolutions’; asks SCO members to maintain strategic independence

Chinese President Xi calls for effort to prevent ‘colour revolutions’; asks SCO members to maintain strategic independence

Samarkand: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called on the SCO member states to prevent external forces from destabilising them by instigating a “colour revolution” as he asked them to maintain strategic independence and build consensus on security cooperation and expand counter-terrorism cooperation. Addressing the restricted session of the 22nd Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in […]

E- auction of more than 1200 gifts presented to PM Modi to begin tomorrow

E- auction of more than 1200 gifts presented to PM Modi to begin tomorrow

New Delhi: The Ministry of Culture is organizing the fourth edition of e- auction of prestigious and memorable gifts presented to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi which is scheduled from 17th September to 2nd October, 2022. Union Minister of Culture, Tourism and DoNER, Shri G. Kishan Reddy briefed the media about the upcoming auction. Minister […]

Putin hails ‘new centres of power’ at summit with Asian leaders

Putin hails ‘new centres of power’ at summit with Asian leaders

SAMARKAND: Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the growing influence of “new centres of power” on Friday at a summit with Asian leaders including China’s Xi Jinping. “The growing role of new centres of power who cooperate with each other is becoming more and more clear,” Putin told the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) […]

Xi calls for ‘solid protection’ for Chinese personnel working on CPEC projects in Pakistan as he meets Sharif

SAMARKAND: President Xi Jinping on Friday called on Pakistan to provide ‘solid protection’ for hundreds of Chinese working on the CPEC projects in the country and build stronger synergy between the development of strategies of the all-weather allies as he met prime minister Shehbaz Sharif in the historic Uzbek city. Xi and Sharif met on […]

IICA and IIM Jammu sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to synergise academic, research and executive education programmes in business management and corporate affairs

New Delhi: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) and Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Jammu was signed here today at IICA Campus, Manesar. The MoU was signed by Shri Praveen Kumar, DG & CEO, IICA and Prof. B. S. Sahay Director, IIM Jammu, on behalf of their respective institutions. […]

Awareness on Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan held across Shopian

SHOPIAN: As part of the ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan’ campaign of the government, a number of programmes against drug addiction were held across Shopian today to make participants aware about substance abuse and way to get rid of this menace and its total eradication from society. Speakers deliberated on the drug abuse and highlighted the […]

Singapore’s Deputy PM Lawrence Wong to arrive in India on 5-day official visit

Singapore: Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will arrive in India on Saturday on a five-day official visit to deepen the existing cooperation and identify opportunities for mutually beneficial collaboration in new and emerging areas, the Prime Minister’s Office here said on Friday. This will be Wong’s first official visit to the country in his […]

China banned from Queen’s Lying-in-State in Parliament complex

London: The House of Commons Speaker has refused permission for a Chinese government delegation to attend the Queen’s Lying-in-State at Westminster Hall within the Parliament complex before the funeral at Westminster Abbey in London on Monday, according to UK media reports. Sir Lindsay Hoyle is said to have refused a request for access to Westminster […]

Day after Poonch tragedy, 4 killed, 26 injured in Rajouri accident

Day after Poonch tragedy, 4 killed, 26 injured in Rajouri accident

LG expresses grief, promises all possible assistance Rajouri: A day after the tragic accident at Poonch claimed 11 lives, four persons were killed and 26 others sustained injuries in another road accident in Rajouri district on Thursday. Officials said that early morning, a bus bearing registration number JK02CD 9156 was on way from Surankote area […]

Two clerics among five detained in Kashmir under preventive laws

Two clerics among five detained in Kashmir under preventive laws

Srinagar: Five people, including two influential clerics, from south Kashmir were detained under preventive laws on Thursday, officials here said. Among those detained are Moulana Mushtaq Ahmad Veeri and Abdul Rashid Dawoodi, they said. The authorities are contemplating booking the clerics under the Public Safety Act and shifting them to a Jammu jail, they said. […]