Newdelhi:29/11/19  :Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced Line of Credit of 400 million dollars to Sri Lanka to boost the island nation’s development. In a joint press statement after meeting visiting Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Delhi this afternoon, Mr Modi said that India will also extend 50 million dollars Line of Credit to Sri Lanka to fight terrorism. ...

Bhubaneswar:24/11/19: If everything falls into place, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe can visit the Sun temple in Konark in Odisha. As per reports published by national media, Abe is likely to visit India between December 13 and 17 for his annual summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi The report added Assam and Odisha are being considered as the possible venues for ...

Newdelhi:19/11/19:Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today had a meeting with Mr. Bill Gates, Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, during the latter’s three-day visit to India. The two had last met in September in New York, on the sidelines of the meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. Mr. Bill Gates reinforced his Foundation’s commitment to supporting the Government of ...

ABUDHABI:19/11/19: November   15 th  2019 witnessed history repeating itself at the Abu Dhabi University Auditorium, as the Odia expat community of Abu Dhabi – ODIA SAMAJ ABU DHABI (OSA) celebrated “Boita Bandana Utsav-2019” for the record third time with pomp and grandeur. “Boita Bandana Utsav” commemorates the glorious tradition of Odia Sailors, who used to go on sea voyages for trade. ...

Sri Lanka: 17/11/19;Sri Lanka’s former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa has won the Presidential election. He is the brother of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Gotabaya got 52.25 per cent of the total valid votes. According to the final vote count released by the country’s Election commission, he received around 6.9 million votes against his main rival, Sajith Premadasa who got around ...

Bangkok:17/11/19:Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh is in Thailand’s capital Bangkok to attend the 6thASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus). Today, on the sidelines of ADMM-Plus, Raksha Mantri held bilateral meetings with US Secretary of Defence Dr Mark T Esper, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand General Prawit Wongsuwan, Defence Minister of Japan Mr Taro Kono, Defence Minister of Australia Ms Linda Reynolds ...

London / New Delhi:15/11/19 Chairperson of JSPL Foundation Ms. Shallu Jindal has been conferred with Golden Peacock Award for Social and Cultural Leadership – 2019   for being an outstanding pioneer in the world of social welfare, promoting public cause for overall societal benefits and propagating and promulgating awareness and appreciation of India’s rich cultural artistic heritage. She received the award ...

Brasilia:14/11/19:Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met H.E. Mr Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation on the sidelines of the 11th BRICS summit at Brasilia on 13 November 2019. This is the 4th time the two leaders have met this year. During the meeting both leaders reviewed the progress made in the bilateral relationship since PM’s visit to Vladivostok. PM ...

Newdelhi:5/11/19:The Ministry of Tourism is participating in the three day long World Travel Market (WTM) from November 04-06, 2019 in London, UK. The theme for India Pavilion at WTM 2019 is ‘Incredible India – Find the Incredible India’. A total of 32 stakeholders, including State Governments, Union Territory Administrations, Air India, IRCTC, Hotels, Wellness resorts and tour operators are participating ...

Bangkok:3/11/19:Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in Bangkok today. They held a discussion on host of issues of mutual interest, including on preparing the ground for India-Japan 2 plus 2 Dialogue and the annual summit to be held later this year. Later, Mr. Modi took part in the luncheon meeting on Sustainable Development. ...