Tag: Shankar
Congress Must Apologise Over Rafale Accusations: BJP
The BJP on Thursday demanded that the Congress party must apologise for alleging corruption in the Rafale deal in the wake of the Supreme Court dismissing a review petition seeking a probe into the fighter jet deal.....
Parents Of Children Stuck In Iran Meet Jaishankar In Kashmir
Parents of children stuck in Iran met External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar at the Kashmir International Conference Centre here on Monday.....
Ravi Shankar Prasad Accuses Congress Of Trying To Save Nirav Modi
Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday alleged that the Congress was trying to save fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi by assigning a former judge to defend the businessman in court. ....
'Losers': Law Minister Prasad Trashes Rahul's 'BJP Controls FB' Charge
In what appears to be a case of Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad calling former Congress President Rahul Gandhi a "loser", the war of words between the Congress and the BJP escalated on Sunday over an article alleging that social media giant Facebook favoured the BJP.....
Jaishankar, Pompeo Review COVID-19 Efforts, Affirm Indo-Pacific Cooperation
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday reviewed efforts by the two countries to combat the COVID-19 pandemic while stressing on the need to work together to advance security in the Indo-Pacific region, according to State Department Deputy Spokesperson Cale Brown. ....
Jaishankar Defends His Rajya Sabha Election, SC To Hear Case In Jan
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has told the Supreme Court that under the Constitution or the election law, there is no provision, which prescribes the mandatory requirement of conducting by-elections to Rajya Sabha seats, which fell vacant on separate dates, through a single poll. ....
Jaishankar Raised Mallya's Extradition, UK Not Giving Details: Centre To SC
The Centre on Monday informed the Supreme Court that Vijay Mallya's extradition has been raised at the highest political level, but the UK government has refused to share the details of the confidential proceedings delaying his extradition. ....
Respect Indian Laws If You Want To Do Business: Govt Tells Twitter, Facebook
The Centre on Thursday categorically said in the Rajya Sabha that action will be taken against Social Media platforms if fake news and violence is spread through it. ....
Uddhav Thackeray Has Forfeited Moral Authority To Govern: Ravi Shankar Prasad
After the resignation of Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, Union Minister of Law and Justice and senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday said that Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had forfeited the moral authority to govern. ....
'He Does Not Speak For India': Jaishankar After Kejriwal's Singapore Covid Strain Remark
A day after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said a new strain of COVID-19, which is suspected to affect more children, had been detected in Singapore, external affairs minister (EAM) S Jaishankar said his remarks were "irresponsible" and that the Delhi CM did not speak for India.....
