Friday, January 12th, 2018
Swaraj holds ‘productive’ talks with Maldivian FM: MEA
NEW DELHI, JAN 12 (DNA) – External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today held “productive” talks with her Maldivian counterpart Mohamed Asim amidst a strain in bilateral ties over a number of issues, including the signing of an FTA between Maldives and China. “Swaraj met Mohamed Asim, Foreign Minister and Special Envoy of the President of Maldives. Both had productive discussions to strengthen bilateral relationship keeping in mind ‘India first’ policy of Maldives and our policy of ‘Neighbourhood first’,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted. It isRead More
PM Narendra Modi ‘agrees’ to visit Maldives
NEW DELHI,, JAN 12 (DNA) – After an invitation by India’s tiny maritime neighbour, which is offering the olive branch to a miffed New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to visit the Maldives — the only south Asian country he has not visited so far — at a suitable time”. In a bid to reassure India after fresh strains were reported in the Indo-Maldivian ties following growing proximity between the Maldives and China, visiting Maldives foreign minister Dr Mohamed Asim met both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and externalRead More
Process of filing nomination papers begins for new CM Balochistan
QUETTA, JAN 12 (DNA) – : The process for filing nomination papers by candidates for the new chief minister of Balochistan has been underway on Friday. The nomination papers are to be submitted before 3pm today as the provincial assembly session has been summoned tomorrow (Saturday) to elect a new leader of the house. After a no-trust motion against him, Zehri had resigned from his position and submitted resignation to Balochistan Governor Muhammad Khan Achakzai on Tuesday afternoon, who forthwith accepted it. Following the resignation of the chief minister, theRead More