PM Modi holds bilaterals on the sidelines of BRICS Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Brasilia for the 11th BRICS Summit. The Prime Minister held bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, on the sidelines of the summit.  During the meeting, the leaders discussed flourishing relations between the country, the growth in trade and investment. PM said Indo-Russia relations are progressing in the right … Read more

Supreme Court puts CJI office in RTI ambit 

The of the Chief Justice of India would now fall within the ambit of the Right to Information Act. In a significant judgment..the Supreme Court itself said on Wednesday that the CJI’s office is a public authority under the RTI Act. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi upheld the 2010 Delhi … Read more

Sri Lanka: Tamil MP requests EC to investigate false news reports

Tamil National Alliance (TNA) spokesperson MA Sumanthiran was quoted saying that Tamil people should vote for Sajith Premadasa in order to defeat the Sinhalese people in the South. MP Sumanthiran said that the reports are blatant falsehood and requested through legal counsel to open a criminal investigation of an offence under International Covenant on Civil … Read more

India releases USD 27.9 million to Nepal for reconstruction of houses damaged in 2015 earthquake

EXIM Bank of India released the amount on Wednesday on behalf Indian Government. India had pledged USD 50 million from Line of Credit to support reconstruction of 50,000 private houses in Nuwakot and Gorkha districts damaged in 2015 devastating earthquake in Nepal. In addition, India committed USD 100 million as grant for supporting these houses. … Read more