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Mission 'Sankat Mochan': VK Singh lands in Juba to evacuate stranded Indians

Juba, July 14 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh on Thursday landed in Juba with his rescue team to evacuate over 300 stranded Indians. After landing, Singh met South Sudan's foreign minister Deng Alor Kuol and discussed the present situation in the country. Singh, who is leading the operation, named it as 'Sankat Mochan' as hundreds of lives have been rocked by violence in South Sudan

Watch: Team India's practice session

Saint Kitts (West Indies), July 14 (ANI): The Indian Cricket team, who are in the Caribbean for the upcoming four-match Test series against West Indies, saw its players engaged in a practice session ahead of their second warm-up match at Saint Kitts on Wednesday. Although the Test matches are not getting underway until July 21, India had already played the first of two warm-up contests in Saint Kitts. The opening warm-up match between Virat Kohli-led Indian team and West Indies Cricket Board President XI ended in a draw. Moreover, the first two-day matches gave an opportunity to the Indian team to get used to the Caribbean pitches and conditions.

We Pakistanis should support our Kashmiri brothers: Hafeez Saeed

Lahore, July 13 (ANI): Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafeez Saeed who has a bounty on his head but roams openly has asked fellow Pakistanis to join protests of Kashmiris. Saeed, who was addressing a meet in Lahore, said that if Pakistanis actively join Kashmiris then it wouldn't be long before Kashmir would become part of Pakistan. He made no pretence of any azadi for Kashmiris. It was all about annexation of Kashmir

NC, Maoists register no-trust motion against Oli government

Nepal, July 13 (ANI): The Nepali Congress and Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center), after reaching a seven-point understanding between them, along with the support of CPN (United) have jointly registered a no-confidence motion against the UML-led government with a view to form their own government. The hopefuls met General Secretary of the Parliament Secretariat, Mohan Prasad Bhattarai, on Wednesday afternoon and lodged the no-confidence motion against the government at 2.40 p.m. The NC and Maoists claimed that they do not trust the government at a time when the government has been rendered into minority following the withdrawal of the Maoists' support. In total, 253 lawmakers signed the no-confidence motion. The NC and Maoist Center have 289 lawmakers but a number of them were in the districts and couldn't be available at the Parliament building on Wednesday afternoon. According to the working regulation of the Legislature-Parliament, it takes almost a week for the no-confidence m

Contractual teachers gherao education office

Birgunj (Nepal), July 13 (ANI): Contractual teachers gheraoed the office of District Education Office in Nepal's Birgunj area, demanding stabilisation of their jobs. The term period of least 1,700 temporary teachers, most of them Madhesis, expires tomorrow.

Federal Alliance to support Nepali Congress to oust PM Oli

Kathmandu, July 13 (ANI): Agitating Federal Alliance's coordinator and the chairman of Federal Socialist Forum Nepal, Upendra Yadav has said his alliance will help the Nepali Congress and Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) to oust the UML's coalition government led by Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli. However, Yadav said his party and other constituents of the alliance will not join the new government. There are about four dozen lawmakers in the Federal Alliance.

Maoist Centre withdraws support from Oli government

Nepal, July 12 (ANI): Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) decided to withdraw its support from the government after its coalition partner CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)) did not implement the nine-point agreement read between the two parties on May 5. The decision of the Maoist Center, which has 83 lawmakers in the Parliament, to pull out of the coalition has rendered the government into a minority government. The CPN (Maoist Center) organised a press conference at its parliamentary party office in Singha Durbar on Tuesday and announced that the party had pulled out of the coalition government. On the very same day that the Maoist Center quit the government, the party has claimed that a new government will be formed under its leadership. Party's influential leader Krishna Bahadur Mahara said the new government will be led by Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal with the backing of Nepali Congress. Even if the Maoist Center and NC unite, they lack

Road safety is Centre's utmost priority, says Nitin Gadkari

Washington D.C., July 12 (ANI): Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, who is on a week-long visit to the United States with an aim to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for the infrastructure sector, on Tuesday said road safety is government's utmost priority, adding that the Road Safety Bill is in its final stage. Gadkari said every year more than thousands of people die due severe road accidents and that is one of the reasons why they have already taken up the issue with U.S. Transport Secretary Anthony Foxx.

PM Modi pays floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, plants sapling at Nairobi University

Nairobi, July 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid floral tribute to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the University of Nairobi and also planted a sapling in the campus.PM Modi, who is on a four-nation tour to the African continent, is on his last leg of this tour. He will emplane for the national capital on Monday evening.

'Preachers of hate and violence' are threatening fabric of society: PM Modi

Nairobi, July 11 (ANI): Raising his voice against the menace of terrorism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that 'preachers of hate and violence' are threatening the fabric of society. Addressing students at the University of Nairobi here, Prime Minister Modi warned the students to be watchful of those who spread radical ideologies.He added that the youth can play an important role in building a counter narrative to extremist's ideologies.

PM Modi calls for stronger commercial partnerships with Kenya

Nairobi (Kenya), July 11 (ANI): Asserting that India and Kenya are two innovative societies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called for expansion and strengthening of commercial partnerships between two nations. Citing the success story of mobile phone-based money transfer platform, M-Pesa, PM Modi added that various innovations launched by the two countries have benefitted masses across the globe. Appreciating the multi-faceted development partnership shared by India and Kenya in the past, the Prime Minister further said that India is willing to assist the East-African country to achieve its developmental objectives.

India, Kenya ink 7 MoUs

Nairobi (Kenya), July 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on the last leg of his African sojourn, attended the delegation level talks between India-Kenya in Narobi on Monday. Prime Minister Modi signed a full spread of agreements to renew an old partnership. Prime Minister Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Kenya after 35 years.

PM Modi handsover field ambulances to President Kenyatta

Nairobi (Kenya), July 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on the last leg of his four-nation tour to the African continent, handed over keys of 30 field ambulances to Kenya on Monday. The Prime Minister handed over the field ambulances and a model of Bhabhatron to President Uhuru Kenyatta. Thereafter, the Prime Minister will attend a lunch hosted by President Kenyatta at the Dining Hall of the State House.

PM Modi exchanges pleasantries during delegation-level talks between India-Kenya

Nairobi (Kenya), July 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on the last leg of his African sojourn, held delegation level talks with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta in Narobi on Monday. Prime Minister Modi, who is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Kenya after 35 years, expressed his gratitude for the warmth and the friendly welcome by President Kenyatta, saying 'Kenya is our second home'.

PM Modi pays tribute to first Kenyan President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta

Nairobi (Kenya), July 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid a wreath at the mausoleum of the first President of Kenya of Mzee Jomo Kenyatta in Kenya's capital city Nairobi on Monday. A minute of silence in memory of the late leader was observed by the Prime Minister and his counterparts after the wreath laying ceremony. This is the last leg of PM Modi's four-nation tour to Mainland Africa.

PM Modi holds talks with Kenyan President

Nairobi (Kenya), July 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on the last leg of his four-nation tour to the African continent, held talks with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday. The meeting aims at deepening cooperation in areas of hydrocarbons, maritime security, trade and investment, agriculture and food between the two nations. This is PM Modi's first visit to the African mainland.

Spain's bull--run festival gets a wild start

Pamplona (Spain), July 11 (ANI): The famous bull-run festival of Spain saw a wild start as thousands participated in the dangerous game, which holds a major record of causing casualties. The participants test their bravery and speed while they try to run ahead and faster than the bulls, who are trained to gore people.

GST to be hopefully passed in current Parliament session: Nitin Gadkari

Virginia (U.S): July 11 (ANI): In a tete-a-tete with ANI, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari expressed hope of passing of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill in the current Parliament session. He said lots of state governments, including non-BJP ruled, are in favour of the GST as it would increase tax revenue in the state. Speaking on the questions being raised by the Congress on GDP figures taken out by the present Government, Union Transport Minister Gadkari said the approach of Congress party is not constructive. He alleged that the Opposition didn't want to appreciate BJP and Prime Minister Modi's success in the mission. He further added that the allegations made by Congress were baseless since statistics and data is available to refute their assertions.

Reduction in logistics cost necessary for country's growth, says Nitin Gadkari

Virginia, July 11 (ANI): Union minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari on Monday urged the country to shift to the innovative models of transport with an aim to reduce the logistics cost from 18% to 12%. Gadkari, who is on a week- long official visit to the US, said that the decrease will increase our exports and will create more employment potential in the country. The minister further said that the new transport models will be import substitute, cost effective and pollution free.

India's current phase is a 'golden opportunity' for investors: Nitin Gadkari

Virginia, July 11 (ANI): Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said the Centre's resolve to double the existing national highways network presents a 'golden' opportunity for the former from the point of view of economic viability and return on investment. Gadkari, who is on a week-long official visit to the US, said the studies done all over the world on infrastructure development in India are appreciating the Modi government. The minister said that to control the road casualties in Indian, USA's intelligent traffic management system will be fruitful.