New Delhi | A driver in the Ministry of External Affairs has been arrested by Delhi Police’s Crime Branch, with the help of security agencies, for allegedly leaking confidential information to Pakistan, sources said on Friday. The driver, identified as Shrikrishan, claims to have been honey-trapped by an ISI operative, who called herself as Poonam Sharma. […]
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Arvind Kejriwal advised not to participate in Denmark event: MEA
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday that it has advised Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal not to participate in a panel discussion at the World Mayors Summit in Denmark as it is not commensurate with the level of participation from the other countries. In response to media queries regarding political clearance […]
Watch: Time for Pakistan to accept reality of Kashmir: India
New Delhi (2 MIN READ): India on Friday said it is time for Pakistan to accept the reality of change in status of Jammu and Kashmir and stop interfering in what is entirely an internal matter of India, even as it urged Islamabad to review its unilateral decision to snap ties. Ministry of External Affairs […]
Woman rescued by Sushma Swaraj, Pak Minister pay tributes
New Delhi/Islamabad (4 MIN READ): A 27-year-old hearing impaired woman who was rescued from Pakistan and brought back to India after being stranded there for 15 years has paid a moving tribute to former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj who passed away on Tuesday night. Geeta, who currently lives in Indore and after she was […]
Sushma Swaraj: The ‘common man’s MEA’
Mumbai (4 MIN READ): Many people have fond memories of former Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj, who passed away in New Delhi late on Tuesday. Among them is the family of a youth, Hamid Ansari, who spent over six years in a Pakistani jail on espionage charge and was released on December 18, 2018. […]
Time to move on: MEA on Trump’s Kashmir remarks
New Delhi: Preferring to look at the larger picture of Indo-US ties and ignore President Donald Trump’s recent remarks on Kashmir, India said on Thursday that it has made its position known on the issue and the US State Department too had issued a clarification, and now it is “time to move on”. External Affairs […]
Masood Azhar resolution: MEA plays down omission of Pulwama
New Delhi: Responding to the deletion of ‘Pulwama’ from United Nations Security Council’s resolution recounting Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar’s role in terror activities, the Ministry of External Affairs, here on Thursday, said the objective was to get JeM chief Masood Azhar classified as a terrorist. “Our objective all along had been designation of Masood […]
Engaged with UK to extradite Nirav Modi soonest: MEA
New Delhi: India on Wednesday Awelcomed the arrest of bank fraud accused Nirav Modi in London and said it continues to actively follow up the matter with British authorities concerned to extradite him at the earliest. “With a view to have Nirav Modi extradited to India at the earliest, the Government of India continues to […]
No request received on Imran Khan swearing-in: MEA
New Delhi : The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said that it has not received any request from anyone in India for attending the swearing-in of cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan as Pakistan Prime Minister. “We have not received any such request,” ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said in response to a query at a media briefing […]
My tweets connected once elitist MEA to people: Swaraj
New Delhi : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday said it was her engagement on Twitter that has transformed the once elitist ministry to a people-centric one Responding to the Congress’ allegations that she just takes care of the Twitter handle, Sushma Swaraj, addressing a press conference on the achievements of the ministry in last […]