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Cairns, Australia: Following is the text of the intervention made by Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State for Finance at the G-20 Finance Ministers’ Meeting on International Tax in Cairns, Australia yesterday: “Dear Colleagues The leadership and guidance provided by G20 since 2009 has led to significant improvements in exchange …
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Today’s era once again belongs to Asia: Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi presented interesting picture of Asia in a Global Television Exclusive on CNN’s FAREED ZAKARIA GPS. HERE WE PRESENT THE INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT… ZAKARIA: After your election people have begun asking again a question that has been asked many times for the last two …
Read More »India’s suicide rate is the 12th highest in the world
Thrissur, Kerala: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has expressed grief over the national loss in valuable human resources which is owed to the rising tendency of young people to commit suicide when facing seemingly unconquerable adversity. Inaugurating a mass contact programme in Thrissur, Kerala, today to conscientise the general …
Read More »Modi congratulates John Key on re-election as PM of New Zealand
New Delhi: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has congratulated Mr. John Key for being re-elected for the third term as the Prime Minister of New Zealand. “Congratulations to Mr. John Key & the New Zealand National Party for the victory in the General Election,” the Prime Minister said. PM …
Read More »International Film Festival Launched
Sydney: International Film and Entertainment Festival Australia (IFEFA), Co-Founded by Amarinder Bajwa and Maxine Salma announced the upcoming inaugural film festival from 7th Nov to 16th Nov 2014 at NSW parliament house, Sydney on 18th Sept 2014. The Film Festival is first of its kind in Sydney, NSW. ‘Experience the …
Read More »Bill Gates to help in Nutrition Mission of India
New Delhi: The Gates Foundation assures all possible help for Nutrition Mission & Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme Mrs. Melinda Gates and Mr. Bill Gates called on the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi in New Delhi today. During the meeting, the Minister explained the …
Read More »VC of Cambridge University visits India
New Delhi: The Vice Chancellor, Cambridge University, Prof. Sir Leszek Borysiewicz along with a delegation, met the Minister of State for Science & Technology (I/C), Earth Sciences (I/C), Prime Minister Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Deptt. of Atomic Energy and Deptt. of Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh, in New Delhi …
Read More »SAARC Centre for Good Governance mooted
Kathmandu, Nepal: The Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh participated in the sixth meeting of SAARC Ministers of Interior/Home held at Kathmandu, Nepal today. All the other SAARC Ministers of Interior / Home of the member countries viz. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka also participated in …
Read More »Bill Gates offers help in Banking scheme of India
New Delhi: The famous American philanthropist Mr. Bill Gates called on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today. He was accompanied by Mrs. Melinda Gates. Mr. Bill Gates praised the Prime Minister`s emphasis on community sanitation initiatives, and in particular, applauded the Prime Minister`s focus on sanitation as a critical …
Read More »Two Chinese industrial parks to be set up in India
New Delhi: Remarks by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at the Press Briefing with President Xi Jinping of China: President Xi Jinping, members of the media, I am delighted to welcome President Xi Zinping to India. I am especially pleased to host him within months of the formation of my …
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