In his second day in office, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday began continuing his predecessor Sushma Swaraj's practice of being active on Twitter to address the problems of Indians abroad.


Jaishankar follows Sushma in Twitter response to Indians in problems


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India on Sunday denounced the sabotage of the traditional iftar hosted by India's envoy to Pakistan, saying it violated "all notions of civilized behaviour", and lodged a strong protest with Islamabad.


India denounces Pakistani sabotage of iftar, lodges protest


China's aggression is of a lesser degree compared to that of Pakistan, newly-appointed Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik said on Sunday.


China less aggressive than Pakistan: MoS Defence


India on Sunday denounced the virtual sabotage of an iftar hosted by India's envoy to Pakistan, saying it violated "all notions of civilized behaviour", and urged Islamabad to "urgently investigate" the incident.


India denounces Pakistan for sabotage of iftar, seeks investigation


In his first visit outside the national capital as Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh will on Monday interact with soldiers at the Siachen base camp  and review the security situation along the borders with Pakistan.


Rajnath to visit Siachen on Monday, meet soldiers


A day after assuming charge, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday visited the National Police Memorial here to pay tribute to the police personnel who have died in the line of duty and said the "nation is indebted to them for their supreme sacrifice".


India indebted to police martyrs: Shah at Memorial


After her mother failed to attract the attention of former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, her 11-year-old Polish girl has now written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking their return to India.


Polish girl writes to Modi for her return to India


A day after assuming charge, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday paid visited the National Police Memorial here to pay tribute to the thousands of police personnel who have died in the line of duty.


Shah pays tribute at National Police Memorial


India's High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria offered a public apology after numerous Pakistanis trying to attend an iftar party hosted by him were harassed and forced to leave the venue.


Indian envoy apologizes after guests at Islamabad iftar party harassed


Reiterating his demand for a national drugs policy to check the drug menace, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention, an official said on Sunday.


Punjab CM seeks PM Modi's help to curb drug menace


Post-election analysis is a part of every democracy. It's just 10 days since the Narendra Modi-led Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) swept to an even bigger victory than its triumph in 2014. Today the party has a simple majority on its own and a near two-third majority through its coalition National Democratic Alliance (NDA).


Lutyens's Delhi has to change (Khan Market Dialogues-I)


As a first step towards imposing prohibition in Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday asked the officials to shut "belt shops" or illegal outlets of licensed liquor shops in the state.


Andhra CM orders crackdown on illegal liquor outlets


On the first day after assuming charge as Home Minister, Amit Shah's primary focus remained the state of Jammu and Kashmir.


On day one, Amit Shah's focus remains Kashmir


The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday conducted simultaneous searches at the residence and offices of former Union Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP Y.S. Chowdary here.


CBI searches at TDP MP's residence, offices


Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu here on Saturday described the decisions taken at the first cabinet meeting of the NDA-II government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, as a "philanthropic", which would benefit the hardworking farmers and industrious traders.


Khandu hails Modi cabinet decisions on farmers, traders


Mohammad Sona Ullah, the Kargil war veteran who was declared a foreigner by a tribunal in Assam recently, has been discharged from his job as a Sub Inspector of the Assam Police's Border Branch, it was announced on Saturday.


Kargil veteran who was declared foreigner loses police job


China on Saturday raised the rate of additional tariffs imposed on US goods worth billions of dollars in retaliation for Washington doubling duties on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods.


China's tariff hikes on US products come into force


Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik called on new Union Home Minister Amit Shah here on Saturday and briefed him about the current situation in the state.


J&K Governor briefs Shah about state's situation


As Prime Minister Narendra Modi took charge for a second term, Nepal's top industrialist and Chairman of CG Corp Global Binod Chaudhary has expressed the hope that the two countries will show a "renewed sense of commitment" to take the bilateral ties to a new height by forgetting the "unpleasant" developments witnessed in the recent past, like the 2015 economic blockade.


Nepal's top businessman hopes Modi will take decisive steps to build ties (Reissuing)



Top Nepal businessman hopes decisive steps from Modi to build ties


Punjab Public Works Minister Vijay Inder Singla on Saturday said the construction work of the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor will be completed by September 30.

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