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India will take control of the Afghanistan embassy in a caretaker capacity. New Delhi: The Afghanistan embassy in India today suspended operations citing an inability to serve the country’s interests and a shortage of staff and resources. India will take control of the embassy in a caretaker capacity, the statement by the embassy said. The…
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All other existing measures taken under different stages of GRAP will continue. New Delhi: The Graded Response Action Plan — a set of anti-air pollution measures implemented in Delhi-NCR during the winter — came into effect on Sunday. The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), an autonomous body tasked with improving the air quality in…
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S Jaishanakr said India and the US have a “very compelling need” to work together. New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said today it is difficult to put a limit on the India-US relationship, and that the two countries now see each other as “desirable, optimal, and comfortable partners.” Addressing an Indian community event…
The Afghan embassy in New Delhi was led by Ambassador Farid Mamundzay. New Delhi: The Afghanistan embassy in India has announced that it will suspend its operations from today, citing “lack of support” from the Indian government, its inability to meet expectations in serving Afghanistan’s interests, and a shortage of staff and resources. The Afghan…
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National Center for Seismology said that the earthquake occurred at 3:01 am at a depth of 17 Km Dhubri, Assam: An earthquake of magnitude 3.1 occurred in Assam’s Dhubri district in the early hours of Sunday, an official statement said. National Center for Seismology said that the earthquake occurred at 3:01 am at a depth…
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Arvind Kejriwal said it was not expected that such excellent results would be achieved New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday met the students of the Armed Forces Preparatory School who cleared the National Defence Academy exams this year. After 32 students from the batch of 76 from the Delhi government’s school cleared…
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Cauvery Water Row: Congress MP P Chidambaram said he can press the demands of Tamil Nadu (File) Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu): Amid the tussle over the Cauvery water-sharing issue between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, Congress MP P Chidambaram on Saturday said there is a commission to judge the issue and both states have to act on…
Afghan Embassy Shutdown: The embassy said that this decision is made after careful consideration New Delhi: The Afghanistan Embassy in India announced Saturday night that it is ceasing its operations from October 1, citing a lack of support from the host government, failure to meet expectations in serving Afghanistan’s interests, and a reduction in personnel…
The NIA has successfully recovered the weapons used in the attack (Representational) New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary chargesheet against four top leaders of the banned CPI(Maoist) involved in the murder of a civilian in Bihar five years ago, according to NIA release. Naresh Singh Bhokta was kidnapped and murdered…
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Both governments formed regional committees to resolve remaining problems in six disputed areas (File) Guwahati: Assam and Meghalaya are on the verge of finalising the actual boundary lines in the first six areas of difference as part of the ongoing process to resolve the border disputes, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma and his Assam counterpart…
