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Lotus On Passports As Part Of Security Features, Other National Symbols To Be Used On Rotation: MEA

New Delhi: A day after Opposition members in Lok Sabha raised the issue of lotus being printed on new passports, the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said it was part of the enhanced security features to identify fake passports and involves using other national symbols as well on rotation. Raising this issue of lotus […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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Indian Envoy Who Rented House For Rs 15 Lakh A Month Recalled

New Delhi: Indian Ambassador to Austria, Renu Pall, who rented an apartment for herself at Rs 15 lakh per month, has been recalled by the Ministry of External Affairs for financial irregularities and misuse of government funds. An Indian Foreign Service officer of 1988 batch, Pall was to complete her tenure in Austria next month. […]

  • Wednesday, 21 April 2021
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India Asks Citizens To Avoid Travel To Iraq

New Delhi: India on Wednesday issued an advisory for Indian nationals asking them to avoid travelling to Iraq for now. The advisory came soon after Iran claimed to have attacked two US military bases in Iraq, in retaliation to the killing of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Qasem Soleimani in an American drone attack on […]

  • Wednesday, 21 April 2021
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Sanjay Kumar Panda Appointed India's Ambassador To Turkey

New Delhi: Senior diplomat Sanjay Kumar Panda has been appointed as India’s Ambassador to Turkey, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday. Panda, a 1991 Indian Foreign Service officer, is presently Consul General, Consulate General of India, San Francisco. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly, the MEA said. Panda’s appointment to […]

  • Monday, 19 April 2021
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Govt To Evacuate 15,000 Indians From 12 Countries This Week

New Delhi: Around 15,000 Indian nationals evacuated by the Central government from 12 countries are expected to land in India in the next one week. The evacuation of Indians is part of the relief measures provided to Indian nationals amid a country-wide lockdown which has been imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus pandemic. Official […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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At least two officials of Ministry of External Affairs test positive for coronavirus

New Delhi: At least two employees serving at the headquarters of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) here have tested COVID-19 positive following which all the staffers who came in contact with them were asked to go for self-quarantine for 14 days, people familiar with the development said on Saturday. An officer working at the […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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China Tried To Unilaterally Change Status Quo In Ladakh, Casualties On Both Sides: MEA

New Delhi: India on Tuesday hit out at China for unilaterally attempting to change the status quo along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh, which led to the killings of troops of both the countries in a violent clash on Monday night. The Ministry of External Affairs’ official spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said […]

  • Thursday, 15 April 2021
Six PMs To Attend SCO Heads Of Govt Summit Being Hosted By India
Six PMs To Attend SCO Heads Of Govt Summit Being Hosted By India

New Delhi: The prime ministers of Russia, China, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan will attend the summit of the heads of government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation on Monday. However, Pakistan will be represented by its parliamentary secretary for foreign affairs, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has said. India is hosting the summit for […]

  • Friday, 09 April 2021
India Sent Over 229 Lakh COVID-19 Vaccine Doses To Various Countries: MEA
India Sent Over 229 Lakh COVID-19 Vaccine Doses To Various Countries: MEA

New Delhi: India provided over 229 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccines to various countries out of which 64 lakh doses have been supplied as grant assistance and 165 lakh on commercial basis, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday. MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said India will continue to take forward the global vaccine […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
MEA Launches Digilocker Platform For Passport Seva
MEA Launches Digilocker Platform For Passport Seva

New Delhi: Inaugurating the “DigiLocker” platform for the “Passport Seva Programme” of the Ministry of External Affairs, Union minister V Muraleedharan on Friday said it would enable citizens to submit the documents required for passport services in a paperless mode and they would not be required to carry the original documents. Speaking at the event, […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
AICTE Issues Guidelines For Affiliated Institutions On Holding Online Conferences & Seminars

Bhubaneswar: All India Council For Technical Education (AICTE) on Friday directed all affiliated institutions to strictly follow the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Education for holding online/ virtual conferences, seminars and training programmes. Earlier in January, the Ministry of Education had revised the guidelines for holding online/ virtual conferences/ seminars/ training etc in consultation […]

  • Friday, 02 April 2021
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