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New York : Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, met at the United Nations headquarters in New York today the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Rogelio Mayta, on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 78).  The two sides discussed aspects of cooperation and joint coordination between the two countries in various fields, and ways to promote bilateral relations, in addition to discussing issues of common concern.  They also signed a joint statement to establish diplomatic relations between the two countries to serve their common interests.  The meeting was…

New York : Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, met at the United Nations headquarters today the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic, Roberto Álvarez, on the sidelines of the 78th session of the General Assembly.  The two sides discussed the relations of friendship and cooperation between the two countries and their development at all levels. They also signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on political consultations to promote cooperation between the two countries. The meeting was attended by the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain in Washington, Shaikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Khalifa, the Permanent Representative…

Manama : The Kingdom of Bahrain joins the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in its celebrations of its 93rd National Day, which is observed every September 23, in recognition of the two countries’ unique deep-rooted relations of mutual love and cooperation. Indeed, Bahrain appreciates Saudi Arabia’s leading and influential role, regional strategic and geopolitical weight, humanitarian efforts, stances in support of just causes and tireless endeavours to promote global peace, security and stability, as well as efforts to chart the international political and economic decisions and ensure a more prosperous future for its people and the entire humanity.  Bahrain’s participation in the Saudi…

Officials said on late Friday night that the authority released four of the five and handed over them to their family members but one accused Moirangthem Anand Singh, 45, was rearrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for certain other cases.“Singh, a trained cadre of the banned People Liberation Army militant outfit, is likely to be taken to Delhi or outside Manipur for further interrogation,” a senior police official said on condition of anonymity.Those released are Athokpam Kajit alias Kishorjit, 39, Loukrakpam Michael Mangangcha alias Tolomu, 30, Konthoujam Romojit Meitei, 28, and Keisham Johnson, 35.The five were granted bail by…

In a post on X, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said, “What the Congress had repeatedly said throughout the Karnataka election campaign has been officially vindicated today. The B team of the BJP in the state — JD(S) — has officially become part of the NDA, that too a day following the most nakedly communal attack by a BJP MP on a former senior JD(S) leader in the Lok Sabha.”The remarks from the Congress leader came after Kumaraswamy, after meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP President J.P. Nadda in the national capital, officially announced the alliance between JD(S)…

However, the loggerheads continued on the fifth day of hunger strike as the students insisted on a written assurance from the authorities.Baidya expressed regret to the students for not getting in touch with them sooner and gave them the assurance that Prof BK Roy would be removed from his position as dean of academics soon.But the students demanded a written statement from the director, saying they will not end the hunger strike until they receive it.The students presented Professor Baidya with a list of their demands during the hour-long meeting that took place at the new gallery on Friday afternoon.Following…

According to the official, the seized opium was smuggled from the northeastern states and was meant for supply to Delhi and other nearby states.The officials further said that the members of the syndicate used social media platforms to communicate with each other and used a secret cavity to hide opium in the car, which had a temporary registration number for evading law enforcement agencies.The accused were identified as Amara Ram (34), Bhana Ram Choudhary (33), and Bhalla Ram (31), all residents of Rajasthan. According to the Special Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) H.G.S. Dhaliwal, on September 11, specific information was…

This was announced by the Director of Rural Sanitation, Charandeep Singh, on Friday at the Captain Bana Singh Stadium in Jammu during an ongoing ‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ (SHS 2023) campaign.SHS 2023 is being celebrated from September 15 to October 2, aiming to generate mass movement through community participation to reinforce the concept of sanitation as everyone’s business; and as a prelude for the Swachh Bharat Diwas (October 2) with nationwide participation.The theme of SHS-2023 is ‘Garbage Free India’ with focus on visual cleanliness and welfare of Safai Mitras. The focus of these swachhata drives is on high footfall public places…

The Italian clocked one minute, 44.7820 seconds to pip Jorge Martin of Prima Pramac Racing, who dominated the first position all through the session. Martin settled as the second fastest rider finishing 0.008 seconds slower than Marini. With one minute, 44.8330 seconds, Aprilia Racing’s Aleix Espargaro had set the tone for the day in the second session.Red Bull KTM’s Brad Binder, who holds the high-speed record in MotoGP, failed to finish in the top 10 after a yellow flag cancelled his last lap timing that would have earned him the eighth spot and put him in Qualifying 2 on Saturday.Defending…

JNUTA released a report on Friday, which said that there were also a slew of decisions of the honourable courts that deemed several decisions and actions of the University administration as illegal. These were the two countervailing factors which slowed down what was nothing but a process of destruction of a national asset, a public university whose history epitomised both the possibilities and the necessity of combining excellence and equity, in order that the institution serve the objective of contributing to India’s social progress, it said.It said that over a year-and-a-half after the departure from JNU of the VC who…