Drawing the ire of green activists, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has reportedly stayed and celebrated New Year in a private resort, declared "illegal" and directed to be closed by court, in the Bokkapuram forest area coming under the elephant corridor in Tamil Nadu. ...
03:10 PM, Jan 02, 2013
After nearly 32 months of being held captive on board the cargo ship MV Iceberg, five Indians sailors released by Somali pirates returned home on Saturday. ...
08:14 PM, Dec 29, 2012
The government on Friday defended the decision to shift the 23-year-old Delhi gangrape victim from the Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi to the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore, saying it was not political, but a pure medical decision. Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and Minister for External Affairs Salman Khurshid asserted that doctors were consulted before taking the decision. ...
10:40 PM, Dec 28, 2012
It was a "purely medical decision" to shift the 23-year-old Delhi gangrape survivor to Singapore and it was not due to political reasons, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said Friday. "It was done for medical purposes. It was purely a medical decision taken by the doctors," Khurshid said to a question on reports that Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit was behind the move to shift the gangrape survivor to Singapore...
08:55 PM, Dec 28, 2012
Judicial reforms were the flavour of the year as the government focused its efforts on bringing a bill on judicial accountability and kept up its plans to change the present system of appointment of judges where the executive has little say. In March, the Lok Sabha passed an ambitious bill to lay judicial standards but despite two sessions of Parliament the bill could not be brought in the Rajya Sabha....
12:52 PM, Dec 27, 2012
Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav will meet Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and Defence Minister AK Antony on Thursday evening, as part of his five-day visit to India. ...
06:57 AM, Dec 27, 2012
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Sunday said aviation services were no longer a luxury but have become a necessity and to strengthen the country a strong network of these services should be created. ...
01:57 AM, Dec 24, 2012
Stressing the need for better provisions to ensure speedy trial in cases of rape and terrorism, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Saturday said there cannot be street trials of perpetrators as it is against the basic principles of Constitution. Khurshid's remarks came after a wave of protests that have rocked the country, especially the national capital following a horrific gang rape of a 23 year old paramedical student last...
10:32 PM, Dec 22, 2012
New Delhi: Two Italian marines, facing murder charges in Kerala, are all set to go home for two weeks for Christmas with the Centre in principle taking a decision to allow them to travel following a High Court order. Only the "processes" are left which includes signing of the final clearance order by External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid but "in principle" it is decided that they will be allowed to...
06:03 PM, Dec 21, 2012
New Delhi: Two Italian marines, facing murder charges in Kerala, are all set to go home for two weeks for Christmas with the Centre in principle taking a decision to allow them to travel following a High Court order. Only the "processes" are left which includes signing of the final clearance order by External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid but "in principle" it is decided that they will be allowed to...
06:03 PM, Dec 21, 2012
New Delhi: The dozens of vehicles that roared into northeast India this week on a rally from Indonesia symbolize deeper ties between the South Asian giant and Southeast Asia, but the dreadful roads along several parts of the 8,000 km journey also show how much remains to be done. The caravan crossed jungles and mountains in eight nations before reaching the remote Manipur, bordering Myanmar, in an event promoting a...
05:07 PM, Dec 19, 2012
On Board Special Aircraft: India on Sunday said China was a "major concern" than Pakistan given the power it has to impact the country in various spheres. Noting that China was necessarily more important in terms of India's global vision and the ties between the two countries can impact the region, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, in an interview to PTI, said as far as Pakistan was concerned, the impact...
08:49 PM, Dec 16, 2012
Yangon: India on Saturday said it was ready to help Myanmar in every way in its transition towards achieving the "ambitious agenda" of good governance, rule of law and securing fundamental rights of citizens. Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid made the assurance at the inauguration ceremony of the International Conference on Buddhist Cultural Heritage in Yangon. The event has been organised by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR),...
02:17 AM, Dec 16, 2012
Yangon: It was a day of religious diplomacy by India as External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Saturday inaugurated a three-day international conference on Buddhism followed by unveiling of a 15-foot statue of Gautam Buddha. Khurshid, who is in Yangon on his first bilateral visit since assuming office, inaugurated the Buddhism conference attended by scholars from 10 countries, apart from monks and teachers. The conference is being jointly organised by...
08:12 PM, Dec 15, 2012
On board special aircraft: Minister of External Affairs Salman Khurshid said on Friday that the presenting of evidence by Pakistani authorities on the Mumbai attacks to a court, that it was "a little movement as far as the accountability" of the 26/11 strikes was concerned, but felt it still "may not be the best time" for a Prime Ministerial visit. Responding to questions on Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik's visit...
02:42 PM, Dec 14, 2012
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Thursday said India will need to import a large percentage of its energy needs if it has to grow at 8-9 per cent. Speaking at the Energy Security Conference in New Delhi, Khurshid said India was "importing 80 per cent of our oil and 25 per cent of our gas requirements". "We will have to import 35-57 per cent of coal by...
03:19 AM, Dec 14, 2012
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Thursday questioned the timing of Narendra Modi's letter on Sir Creek issue saying the Gujarat Chief Minister has raised the matter at the time of elections, and indicated the government could take it up with the Election Commission. "When we take some good decisions (increasing cap on LPG cylinder from six to nine) we are told you can't take these decisions. But...
05:05 PM, Dec 13, 2012
Mainpuri: An FIR was on Thursday lodged against Louise Khurshid, wife of External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, and others on various charges, including attempt to murder, on the complaint of activists of Aam Admi Party (AAP), who were allegedly beaten up by her supporters. The FIR was lodged against Louise and 10 others on charges of attempt to murder, loot and dacoity on complaint of AAP district president Vivek Yadav,...
04:53 PM, Dec 13, 2012
Beijing: China on Wednesday said it would like to make concerted efforts with India to develop strategic cooperative partnership to push for "new progress" in bilateral relations. Looking pleased over External Affairs Minister Salman Khushid's remark that India will have to accept the new reality of China's presence in areas that New Delhi considers to be exclusive to India and its friends, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Hong Lei told media...
02:22 AM, Dec 13, 2012
Mainpuri: Activists of Aam Aadmi Party were on Wednesday allegedly thrashed by supporters of Louise Khurshid, wife of External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid at an eye camp in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri district. The incident took place when Vivek Yadav and some other activists of AAP reached the district hospital, where an eye camp was to be inaugurated by Louise. Yadav alleged in his complaint to the police that Louise directed...
10:06 PM, Dec 12, 2012
