New Delhi: A day after it banned the pro-Khalistan Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) that is run by a few Sikhs in the US, Canada and UK, the government said on Thursday it has taken up the matter of the fringe group’s anti-India activities with the countries concerned, especially with Canada, and will continue to do […]
Tag: Raveesh Kumar
UN report on J&K biased, legitimizes terrorism: India
New Delhi: India on Thursday reiterated its strong criticism of a UN human rights report on Jammu and Kashmir, saying that it accorded “legitimacy to terrorisma by ignoring the issue of cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan and also by trying to create an artificial parity” between New Delhi and Islamabad. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson […]
Indian forces can handle Al Qaeda threat: MEA
New Delhi: India on Thursday dismissed Al Qaeda chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri’s appeal to the ‘mujahideen’ in Kashmir to rain “unrelenting” blows on the Indian Army, saying the UN proscribed terrorist had been issuing such threats time and again and Indian security forces were fully capable of protecting the country. A day after a video emerged […]
India slams UN rights report on Kashmir as ‘false and motivated narrative’
New Delhi: After a UN human rights report on Jammu and Kashmir said the number of civilian casualties in the state since May 2018 could be the highest in over a decade, the Indian government on Monday trashed it as “a continuation of the earlier false and motivated narrative” on Kashmir. Responding to the Update […]
Modi to attend G20 Osaka Summit: MEA
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend a two-day, 14th G20 Summit in Osaka in Japan from June 28, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday. “For the sixth time, Modi will be participating in the G20 Summit. Apart from participating in the summit, PM will also have bilateral meetings. He will also […]
India snubs Pakistan: PM’s plane not to use its airspace
New Delhi: In a snub to Islamabad, India on Wednesday made it clear that Prime Minister Narendra Modis special plane will bypass Pakistan en route to Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan where he is going to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit on Thursday. External Affairs Ministry spokesman Raveesh Kumar said here the VVIP aircraft will […]
Modi to meet Xi, Putin at SCO but not Imran Khan: MEA
New Delhi: External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar on Monday said no meeting has been organised between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit to be held later in June. “No meeting is being organised between Prime Minister Modi and Pakistan Prime […]
No Indo-Pak bilateral meeting at SCO summit: MEA
New Delhi: India on Thursday said that no bilateral meeting has been planned between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistan counterpart Imran Khan on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit to be held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on June 13-14. “To the best of my knowledge, no bilateral meeting is being set […]
Masood Azhar’s listing: India says step to show resolve against terror
New Delhi: India on Wednesday welcomed the decision of the UN Security Councils 1267 Sanctions Committee to declare Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, saying it was a “step in the right direction to demonstrate the international communitys resolve to fight against terrorism and its enablers”. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh […]
Extradition request for Nirav Modi still pending with UK government: MEA
New Delhi: With billionaire Nirav Modi, wanted in the Rs 13,500 crore PNB fraud case, tracked down to London, the Ministry of External Affairs on Saturday said that the extradition request for the absconding diamantaire is “still pending” with the United Kingdom government. The Indian government’s response came soon after the UK’s The Telegraph newspaper […]