Vande Bharat Mission: 158 Indians evacuated from Dhaka to Delhi

This was the  sixth evacuation flight from Dhaka to Delhi. The evacuation of Indian nationals from Bangladesh under the Vande Bharat Mission started on 8th May with 168 medical students from India  leaving for Srinagar. Till now more than 2625 people have been evacuated from Bangladesh by flight. Since the evacuation of stranded Indians from Bangladesh … Read more

Sri Lanka: Campaigning heats up for general elections

 This will be the first major election in the region since COVID outbreak and around 1.6 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise to elect a 225 member parliament. The attendance at election meetings have been restricted to 500 and candidates are using social media, advertisements, distribution of leaflets and door to door campaigning … Read more

6th BRICS Environment Ministers Meeting

In order to attain sustainable development goals, India offered to help and showcases all the best practices in environmental management in BRICS countries. Union Minister Prakash Javadekar also elaborated on the efforts made by India in areas relating to sustainable urban management, tackling marine litter, air pollution and the cleaning of rivers. Highlighting the efforts … Read more

Muslim women’s rights day

To mark this momentous occasion, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani and Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi will address Muslim women through virtual conference.  On the first anniversary of the triple talaq bill’s passage in Parliament, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar hailed … Read more