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India Greets ASEAN’s Outlook On Indo-Pacific Region Embracing ASEAN’s Outlook on the Indo-Pacific, India said that it sees key elements of convergence with its own view of the region, on Wednesday.  On Sunday, the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) has officially disclosed its outlook for the Indo-Pacific region, considers the Indian Ocean and Asia-Pacific regions not as adjacent territorial spaces but as a closely interconnected and integrated region.  In its outlook, the regional grouping further saw the Indo-Pacific region of cooperation and dialogue instead of conflict, besides predicting prosperity and development for all.  While replying to a question on the country’s concept on the ASEAN Outlook declared on June 24, External Affairs Ministry’s spokesman Raveesh Kumar said, “Given our Prime Minister’s enunciation at the Shangri-La Dialogue in June 2018 of a free, open, inclusive and rules-based Indo-Pacific, of which India is an important part, we w

Ahead of G20 Summit, PM Modi And President Trump Meets On Friday, the United States President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi focused on the big picture of the Gulf region to discuss the possibilities of bringing stability – a twist on the expected line of talks over oil supplies in India. Both the leaders held 15-minutes bilateral talks this morning on the sidelines of G20 Summit in Japan’s Osaka, where they have discussed several key subjects. While briefing reports on bilateral talks, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said that “on Iran, the primary focus was on how we ensure stability there, as instability affects us in many ways, not just in the matter of energy needs, but also in terms of our large diaspora in Gulf.” The stability of the Gulf region is very important for India. Therefore, Mr. Gokhale pointed out, eight million Indian lives in the Gulf.  The disputes between Iran and the United States has taken shape over Iran’s threat to violate 20

Mumbai Journalist Accused Salman Khan Of Assaulting Him Bollywood actor Salman Khan is again in trouble as a television journalist from Mumbai has lodged a criminal complaint against Mr. Khan and his associates on charges of assault, threat, abuse, and others. Ashok S. Pandey, the Maharashtra head of JK24x7 news channel, has filed a criminal case before the 10th Court, Andheri, against Khan, his aide Vijay and another unknown person, his lawyer Neeraj Gupta said. Mr. Gupta told reporters, “The matter will come up for hearing on July 12. At that time, the court will decide whether the police will be directed to conduct an investigation, or issue summons to the accused.” In the complaint, Pandey said that he was driving from Juhu to Kandivali in his car with his cameraman Sayyed Irfan when they saw Salman Khan cycling on the road with his two aides protecting him.  After that Pandey sought permission from the two guards to film Salman Khan and they agreed to, sai

Mamata Banerjee Hits Out At PM Modi , “Super Emergency Prevailed In India” On Tuesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP Government at the centre, describe his regime as a “Super Emergency”. She also urged the countrymen to protect its democracy in a message that comes as TMC and BJP trade reported of provoking clashes and violence in the state.  June 25 marks as ex-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declares the ‘State of emergency’ in the nation for a period of 21 months from 1975 to 1977.  Therefore, on the occasion of the 44th Anniversary of the 1975 Emergency, CM Banerjee tweets; “Today is the anniversary of the #Emergency declared in 1975. For the last five years, the country went through a ‘Super Emergency’. We must learn our lessons from history and fight to safeguard the democratic institutions in the country.”   Mamata Banrjee is a fierce critic of PM Modi and BJP, opted to avoid both Narendra Modi’s oat

US Ambassador To India Meets Defence Minister Rajnath Singh To Discuss Defence Ties On Monday, the United States Ambassador to India, Ken Juster paid a courtesy call on the newly-elected Defence Minister Rajnath in New Delhi. They held a discussion on defence ties between Washington and New Delhi.     Washington has agreed to increase its defence trade relationship with New Delhi and fight for a border security partnership in Indo-Pacific region. Besides, a legislation was moved in the United States House of Representative, objected to bringing New Delhi on par with US “closest allies and partners”. On April 8, the HR 2132 Bill was raised in the House by Congressman Joe Wilson for making “appropriate modifications” in the United States Armed Controls Export Act for the grounds.  The legislation asked for a joint assessment to be organized by the Secretary of Defence and the US Secretary of State “of the extent to which India possesses capabilities to support and car

Major Chunk Of Land Acquisition For Bullet Train May Finish By Year End The National High Speed Rail Corp Ltd ( NHSRCL ) is hopeful of acquiring a major portion of land required for the 58-km-long Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project by the end of this year. Sushma Gaur, the NHSRCL spokesperson told reporters that the land will be taken over once the tenders for the project were finalized. “Major chunk of the land acquisition is likely to be completed by December 2019,” she said. The bullet trains are likely to run at 320 km per hour covering the 508 km stretch in about two hours. In comparison, the trains now take seven hours to travel the distance while the planes take about an hour of flying time. Till the date, the NHSRCL has acquired 39 percent of the 1380 hectares of land. This comes to 537 hectares: 471 of 940 hectares in Gujarat and 66 of 431 hectares in Maharashtra. The agency has failed to take over any of nine hectares which is necessary in Dadra and N

Amid United States New Tariffs , Xi Jinping, Narendra Modi, And Vladimir Putin To Discuss Protectionism Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and other leaders of BRICS grouping during the G20 Summit in Japan, where they are likely to discuss about opposing the “protectionist” and “unilateralist” trade policies of the United States, reports a senior minister of China. China is seeking to build a strong rivalry against the United President Donald Trump using tariffs and trade as a weapon to enforce his “America First” policy, claims the matter of “unilateral” and “protectionist” policies would be discussed further at the meetings of the leaders of RI (Russia, India, and China), BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) at Osaka. The G20 Summit is scheduled on June 28 and June 29 at Japan’s Osaka. President Xi Jinping to visit Osaka a day before the summit to participate in informal

Sedition Case Lodged Against Rapper Hard Kaur Over Posts On RSS And Yogi Adityanath A sedition case has been filed against rapper Hard Kaur over remarks against the RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, reports source. On Monday, 39-year-old Hard Kaur made the remarks in separate posts on Instagram. In Varanasi, a FIR has been lodged against Ms. Kaur under various IPC Sections, which includes sedition. The complaint was lodged yesterday by a local lawyer, Shashank Shekhar. It will be forwarded to the cyber cell for further investigation. Rapper Hard Kaur used the photo of RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat in two of her Insta posts against the RSS, the ideological parent of BJP. Ms. Kaur, originally Taran Kaur Dhillon, was born in India and later moved to the United Kingdom. She is popular for hit songs like “Move Your Body” and “Glassy”. Rapper Kaue also owns a music label, names Future Records.

Only NPT Signed Countries Should Be Allowed To NSG , Says China On India’s Entry On Friday, China said that it will have no discussion over India’s entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) before reaching a specific plan on the participation of members who did not sign the treaty on the Non-Proliferation of nuclear weapons ( NPT ) in the elite grouping. China has been insisting that only the NPT signed countries should be allowed to enter the organization which is a 48-member grouping that regulates global nuclear commerce. India and Pakistan both countries have not signed the NPT. In 2016, India and Pakistan both the countries applied for the NSG membership. Meanwhile, the Foreign Ministry spokesman of China, Lu Kang told the media that the group will not discuss the entry of countries who have not signed the NPT “before reaching a specific plan”. He declined to give a timeline to reach a consensus among the member states on this issue. “So there is no discussion on In

Lawmakers Should Work To Inspire People, President Ram Nath Kovind On Thursday, President Ram Nath Kovind has advised the Parliamentarians to grant priority to their duties as public representatives so that people can seek inspiration to release their duties as citizens. While addressing a joint sitting of both Houses of the Parliament in the historic Central Hall, President Kovind urges all lawmakers to dedicate themselves to the work of building a “New India” and fulfill duties with utmost sincerity over the next 5-years. “My advice to all MPs is that you should always remember the fundamental mantra of Gandhiji. He had said that every decision of ours should be guided by its impact on the poorest and the weakest person in the society,” said the President of India, in his customary address after the formation of the 17th Lok Sabha. He continued that all Parliamentarians will have to grant priority to their duties as representative of public and also as a responsible

US Tells India It Is Planning To Restrict The Popular H-1B Visa https://tnbclive.in Three sources told Reuters, the United States has told India that it is considering caps on H-1B visas for nations that force foreign companies to store data locally. The statement broadens the row of the two countries over tariffs and trade. The declaration comes days ahead of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to New Delhi . The H-1B visa program brings skilled foreign workers to the United States every year. India is the largest recipient of these temporary visas. The warning is being considered as a result of tit-for-tat tariff actions between the United States and India in recent weeks. After Washington withdrew a major trade privilege for New Delhi, India as reply imposed higher tariffs on some US goods. On Wednesday, two senior Indian government officials said that they were told last week about the US government plan to cap H-1B visas issued each year to Indians at betw

Ahead of SCO Summit , PM Modi Meets Kyrgyzstan President On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met Kyrgyzstan President Sooronbay Jeenbekov before the SCO Council of Heads of State Meeting in Bishkek. President Jeenbekov is also the current Chair of SCO Summit 2019 . PM Modi was greeted by President Jeenbekov as he arrived at Ala Archa Presidential Palace before the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of State meeting. The External Affairs Ministry spokesman Raveesh Kumar tweets, “President Sooronbay Jeenbekov of #Kyrgyz Republic, current Chair of #SCOSummit2019 warmly welcomed PM @narendramodi as he arrived at the Ala Archa Presidential Palace ahead of the SCO Council of Heads of State Meeting today morning.” The meeting between PM Modi and President Jeenbekov is their first interaction after his re-election follows the historic victory of BJP in 2019 Lok Sabha Elections. On Thursday, the Prime Minister of India arrived in Kyrgyzstan

Israeli Prime Minister Thanked PM Modi For Abstaining Palestinian Group Benjamin Netanyahu , the Prime Minister of Israel has thanked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for supporting a decision introduced by the Jewish state that objected to granting consultative status to a Palestinian group at the UN’s Economic and Social Council. On Tuesday, India in a rare move voted in favour of Israel in the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) to refuse the Palestinian non-governmental organisation “Shahed” the observer status, after Israel said the organisation did not disclose its ties with Hamas. In a tweet on Wednesday, Mr. Netanyahu said “Thank you @NarendraModi, thank you India, for your support and for standing with Israel at the UN.” This is for the first time that India has voted on a resolution at the UN that is being perceived as pro-Israel. India’s position is consistent and clear on the Middle East Peace Process. India has played a vital role in assembling s

Mamata Banerjee Provokes Violence In Bengal, Claims Babul Supriyo On Tuesday, Union Minister Babul Supriyo has accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of provoking violence and appointing TMC workers and police officer for the same.   Asansol’s BJP leader Babul Supriyo told the source that “the Chief Minister herself is provoking violence in the state and employing party workers and police for it. This government has no moral right to be in power.” Asserting that TMC Government in Bengal won’t last till 2021, Mr. Supriyo added, “The head of Bengali community is down with shame not only in India but across the world just because of the present scenario in West Bengal.” On Tuesday, BJP leader Mukul Roy wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah requested him to initiate proper action to safeguard common man’s life in West Bengal as “anarchy and chaos” prevails all over the state due to uncontrollable violence. Mr. Roy’s letter comes in the wake of

France Greets PM Modi’s Proposal For Global Conference On Terrorism On Monday, France welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposal for a global conference to control the threats of terrorism, claims that the fight against terror is its main priorities. French Minister of State for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean Baptiste Lemoyne made the comments on the sidelines of an interaction with Indian alumni of French institutions in the fields of engineering, business administration, and design. He continued, “Every single initiative to fight terrorism is welcome because it is a threat to every country in the world… So, everything that can be done to unite efforts is welcome. It’s (terrorism) a global challenge like climate change. We will be closely looking at this initiative.” “Fight against terrorism is at the heart of our priorities… France stands alongside India on this… and I can say that we have strong relations on this front,” added Jean Baptiste Lemoyne

France To Offer 7 Lakh Euros To India For Railway Station Development Indian Railway Station Development Corporation has entered into a tripartite agreement with  French Development Agency AFD and French National Railways SNCF, under which a grant of 7 lakh Euros will offer a boost to capacity building for Railway Station development programs in India. The tripartite agreement was signed in the presence of Minister of State for Railways, Suresh Angadi, Minister of State for Europe & Foreign Affairs of France, Jean Baptiste Lemoyne, France Ambassador in India Alexandre Ziegler, and other senior officers of Indian Railway Ministry and French Embassy. A statement released by Indian Railways reads, “Under this agreement, AFD, has agreed to provide in-kind grant financing up to 7,00,000 Euros, through SNCF-Hubs and Connexions as a Technical Partner to IRSDC to support capacity building for the Railway Station Development Program in India.” However, this won’t impos

PM Modi To Visit Sri Lanka After Easter Suicide Bombings Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Sri Lanka on Sunday, during which he will hold talks with Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena, reports President’s Office in Colombo. After the Eastern bombings attacks in Sri Lanka, PM Modi will be the first foreign leaders to visit the country, which took lives of over 250 people, including 11 Indians. This will recorded as the 3rd time visit of the Prime Minister of India to the island nation. Earlier, PM Modi has visited Sri Lanka in 2015 and 2017.   President Sirisena’s office said, “The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to arrive in Colombo on Sunday for a visit limited to a few hours. The re-elected Indian leader will be on transit from the Maldives.” He will also take part in an official luncheon, which is hosted by President Sirisena to discuss bilateral talks. Sri Lanka Police informs that they have made tight security arrangements for his visit

Current Political News in India | Bollywood News in India | International News in India | Business News in India | Sports News in India - Tnbclive.in Prime Minister Narendra Modi To Offer Prayer On June 9 At Venkateswara Shrine Prime Minister Narendra Modi will offer prayer at the popular hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala District of Andhra Pradesh on June 9, reports a temple authority official on Thursday. PM Modi after visiting Sri Lanka and the Maldives this weekend will arrive at Renigunta Airport, near Tirupati, from Srilanka’s Capital, Colombo, informed source.   After offering his prayer at Venkateswara Shrine, the Prime Minister of India will fly to New Delhi on the same day, added the official that this is PM Modi’s tentative schedule according to the communique. All necessary security arrangements are being made at the Airport, the path leading to the temple and on Tirumala Hills for his visit. The official continued that Andhra Pradesh Gove