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San Francisco: Members of the Indian diaspora gathered outside the Indian consulate in San Francisco on Saturday to show solidarity after the consulate was vandalised by extremist and separatist elements last week.More than 100 locals, including Muslims, Sikhs, and Hindus, gathered outside the consulate to show their support.In order to emphasise their unity, the supporters were spotted hoisting
Jammu: A full-fledged anti-hijack drill was conducted by National Security Guard (NSG) at Jammu airport on Friday with activation of Anti Hijack committee at Air Force Station Jammu, a defence PRO said.He said the exercise involved all key stakeholders from the Indian Air Force, the Airports Authority of India (AAI), the State government, the Jammu and Kashmir Police, the Central Industrial
New Delhi: The Passing Out Parade (POP) of the first batch of Agniveers is scheduled to take place at INS Chilka on March 28 next week.The POP marks the successful completion of training of close to 2,600 Agniveers, including 273 women Agniveers who are undergoing training at Chilka.Adm. R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff, will be the Chief Guest and the Reviewing Officer of the Passing out
Tamil Nadu: The second G20 Framework Working Group (FWG) meeting under India’s G20 Presidency concluded in Chennai on March 25. During the meeting, delegates discussed and agreed on the way forward for important deliverables, including those on macroeconomic consequences of food and energy insecurity and climate changes as well as transition pathways, G20 said in the press release.The two-day
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday extended greetings to his Greek counterpart and the people of Greece on their Independence Day.He said that the civilizational linkages between the two countries are deeply valued.Taking to Twitter, the EAM wrote "Warm greetings to FM@NikosDendias and the Government and people of Greece on their Independence Day.""Deeply value our
Paris: In the latest move to tackle the surge in privacy and cybersecurity-related risks, the government of France has banned the Chinese video-sharing application TikTok on government devices, NHK World reported.The French government has reportedly debarred TikTok on the work phones of public-sector employees.On Friday, French Public Service Minister Stanislas Guerini declared that TikTok, a
Rameshwaram: A Sri Lanka national based in the United Kingdom was apprehended at Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu while he was trying to return to his homeland on a mystery vessel, the Indian Coast Guard said on Saturday.The man was handed over to the Lankan authorities while his boat was impounded, the Coast Guard informed further.According to further details shared by the Coast Guard, the UK-based
Islamabad: Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that the finance ministry has no funds for elections, ARY News reported.Asif made the revelation while addressing the international media in a joint press conference alongside Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb.According to ARY News, Khawaja Asif criticised the PTI chief Imran Khan saying his assassination attempt allegation is a lie
Washington: The US administration is increasingly alarmed over the possibility that Russia is supporting China’s build-up of nuclear weapons by supplying it with highly enriched uranium, Nikkei Asia reported. During a congressional hearing on Wednesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that China’s political and to some extent material support for Russia goes against the interests of the
New Delhi: The Central government has extended for six months the "disturbed area" status of parts of Arunachal and Nagaland under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958.The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday in two separate notifications stated that the decisions have been taken after reviewing the law and order situation in both the states.The AFSPA empowers security forces to