Indian Tamils, mostly employed in tea and rubber plantations in Sri Lanka, lack proper housing and Indian government is funding construction of 14 thousand houses for them through grant assistance project. Sri Lanka faced a three decades long ethnic war waged by minority Tamils in north and east of the …
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UN Chief thanks India for strong, sustained support to peacekeeping
He also referred to the 125-strong women peacekeepers of the Indian Formed Police Unit deployed with the UN mission in Liberia, the first ever such contingent, calling them “an inspiration to all”. “I thank the Government of India for their strong and sustained support to UN peacekeeping…You have indeed given …
Read More »West Indies too strong for World XI in charity match
Lewis struck 58 off 26 balls, including five sixes and as many fours in a West Indies’ total of 199 for four with Marlon Samuels contributing 43 and Denesh Ramdin 44 not out. Badree then took two wickets in his first two overs for the reigning World Twenty20 champions before …
Read More »Strong message to Pakistan
Addressing the media on four years of the government, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said, there is no change in India’s stand on talks with Pakistan, and that talks and terror cannot go together. On Prime Minister Modi holding informal summits with China and Russia, she said, informal summits are …
Read More »North India hit by strong winds and dust storm; 16 killed in UP
Dust storm and rain lashed many parts of North India disrupting normal life at several places on Wednesday. In Uttar Pradesh, dust storm, lightning and heavy rain claimed 16 lives in Mathura, Etawaha, Aligarh, Hathras and Agra districts. 27 people were also injured. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the …
Read More »Strong winds in Atlantic create high waves off Indian coasts over 10,000 km away
New Delhi: Strong winds in the Atlantic Ocean, more than 10,000 kms from the Indian coasts, have given rise to high energy waves in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal prompting the government to issue alerts for several states over last one week. Though, these high energy waves, which …
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