Indian Special Representative and National Security Advisor Doval with Chinese Special Representative, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Office Wang Yi at the 23rd meeting of the Special Representatives on the China-India Boundary Question, in Beijing.
| Photo Credit: ANI
Positive signals emerge from India-China talks
India and China “positively affirmed” the outcome of their disengagement agreement at the Line of Actual Control (LAC), as National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Wednesday for the first boundary talks between the Special Representatives (SR) since 2019.
Ambedkar remarks: Shah should either step down or PM should sack him, says Congress chief
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge stated on Wednesday that if Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds any respect for B.R. Ambedkar, the architect of the Constitution, he should remove Home Minister Amit Shah from his Cabinet if the Home Minister did not resign on his own.
My words twisted; Congress anti-Ambedkar, anti-Constitution, says Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday accused the Congress of twisting and distorting his comments in the Rajya Sabha with regard to Constitution framer Bhimrao Ambedkar, attributing it to “the way that the BJP had exposed how the Congress was anti-Ambedkar, anti-Constitution and anti-reservation.”
Mumbai boat accident: 13 killed after Navy boat crashes into ferry near Gateway of India
Thirteen persons, including four women and two children, were killed after a Navy boat crashed into a ferry off the Mumbai coast on Wednesday (December 18, 2024), the Navy said. At least 101 persons were rescued.
After India visit, Dissanayake discusses maritime research and development with China
A day after returning from India following a three-day visit, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake discussed Chinese development partnership, investments and a possible resumption of maritime research with a visiting member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).
Congress holds protests in J&K, demands Statehood
The Congress party organised street protests in Srinagar and Jammu on Wednesday (December 18, 2024) to press for the restoration of Statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, and register protest over other national issues, including the unrest in Manipur, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s recent remarks on the late Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
All 17,130 police stations in the country linked through centralised online platform
Nearly 15 years after it was launched, all 17,130 police stations in the country have been linked through the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS), a centralised online platform to file first information reports (FIRs), chargesheets, and investigation reports.
Congress, leaders receive notice from X over sharing video clips of Amit Shah’s Rajya Sabha speech
The Congress party and some of its leaders on Wednesday (December 18, 2024) received notices from social media platform X for sharing certain video clips of Union Home Minister Amit Shah on their handles.
U.S. Federal Reserve cuts its key rate by a quarter-point but envisions fewer reductions next year
The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate on Wednesday (December 18, 2024) by a quarter-point — its third cut this year — but also signaled that it expects to reduce rates more slowly next year than it previously envisioned, largely because of still-elevated inflation.
Published – December 19, 2024 06:22 am IST
