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Trudeau Govt Panel Wants To Probe Whether India Interfered In Canada Elections | India Canada Ties
In what could ratchet up tension between India & China even further, a Canada panel has asked the Trudeau government to share information about India 'possibly meddling' in their elections in 2019 & 2021. This comes as an expansion of an earlier probe in which Canada was probing possible Chinese and Russian interference. Watch
25 Jan 2024Indian Passport Gets Booster Shot; Moves Up 5 Places in Global Rankings | Details | In Focus
India’s passport is more powerful than ever before. Indians can now flaunt visa-free entry to 57 countries. This year India made a significant jump of 5 spots in the Passport rankings and this has put India at the 80th spot in the latest Henley passport index. Henley passport index ranks passports of countries according to the number of countries a passport holder can visit visa-free. It is based on International Air Transport Association data.
19 Jul 2023Malappuram-based businessman in customs custody over Kerala gold smuggling case
The businessman, Rameez, had been arrested in connection with a gold smuggling case at Calicut International Airport in 2014 Rameez is suspected to be a crucial link in the case
1 min read12 Jul 2020Diplomats adopt ingenious methods to get to designated workplaces
Many diplomats designated to new roles and stations utilized flights operated for repatriation to reach workplaces
2 min read28 May 2020Wing Commander Anjali Singh becomes India's first female military diplomat
Anjali Singh has joined the Indian Embassy in Russia as the Deputy Air AttacheAnjali Singh is an AE(L) officer with 17 years of service
1 min read17 Sep 2019Opinion | We must enhance our diplomatic outreach
The full integration of Jammu and Kashmir has drawn an over-aggressive response from Pakistan. Indian diplomacy must work across the globe to ensure our perspective prevails
2 min read8 Aug 2019India protests with Pakistan over harassment of two of its diplomats
India has conveyed concerns over the security of its High Commission in IslamabadNew Delhi has asked Islamabad to ensure such incidents do not recur
1 min read5 May 2019UK police arrest Julian Assange as Ecuador withdraws asylum
London police arrested Assange after Ecuador withdrew diplomatic asylum from the Australian who had been linked to leaks of US govt secretsAssange has been in the Ecuadorian embassy since 2012 when he sought to escape questioning in a Swedish sexual-assault case
1 min read11 Apr 2019New Delhi begins expanding its diplomatic footprint in Africa
India is appointing ambassadors to nations such as Djibouti, where it had no representation beforeWith the new appointments, India seeks to extend its reach to 47 of 54 African nations, up from existing 29
2 min read4 Feb 2019Hackers stole EU diplomatic cables, says US cybersecurity firm
Hundreds of intercepted documents were discovered a few months ago after a malicious email was caught by the California-based Area 1 Security firm, according to company co-founder Blake Darche
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Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared