We continue to encourage for peaceful resolution of Russia-Ukraine conflict through dialogue and diplomacy, said MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.
The latest government data has revealed that the growth of eight core sectors has slown down to 6.7 per cent in February against 7.4 per cent in the year ago period.
At a press briefing this Thursday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a press briefing that the remarks by the United States on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest in the liquor policy case are unwarranted.
"Yesterday India lodged a strong objection and protest with a senior official of the US embassy with regard to the comments made by the US State Department. The recent remarks by the state department are unwarranted. Any such external imputation on our electoral and legal processes is completely unacceptable. In India, legal processes are driven only by the rule of law. Anyone who has similar ethos, especially fellow democracies, should have no difficulty in appreciating this fact. India is proud of its independent and robust democratic institutions. We are committed to protect them from any form of undue external influences," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in the weekly briefing of the ministry.
The Rose Avenue court on Thursday extended the remand of Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal till April 1. Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the case related to the Delhi liquor policy on March 21. "This is a political conspiracy. The people will give an answer," Kejriwal had told reporters earlier as he entered the courtroom. Earlir today, The Delhi High Court (HC) rejected pleas seeking removal of Arvind Kejriwal as chief minister, saying that there is no scope for judicial interference.
A case has been filed against BJP leader Dilip Ghosh in Durgapur police station today under sections 504 and 509 of the Indian Penal Code over his remarks on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
After India summoned a senior US diplomat on Wednesday and objected to the State Department’s remarks on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest, the US reiterated that it “follows these actions closely” and “encourages fair, transparent, timely legal processes”. “We continue to follow these actions closely, including the arrest of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. We are also aware of the Congress party’s allegations that tax authorities have frozen some of their bank accounts in a manner that will make it challenging to effectively campaign in the upcoming elections. And we encourage fair, transparent and timely legal processes for each of these issues,” the US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said. The official was responding to a question on India summoning the US diplomat over comments on CM Kejriwal’s arrest, and the freezing of the Congress’s bank account.
The bodies of two construction workers were found in the cold waters of Baltimore Harbour submerged in their red pickup truck. They were identified as Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, 35, a native of Mexico, and Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, 26, originally from Guatemala. A cargo ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore in the US state of Maryland on Tuesday. The container vessel Dali, which was manned by an Indian crew of 22, momentarily lost power and collided with the bridge.
The Ministry of Culture has pared down the powers of the Lalit Kala Akademi (LKA) Chairman, V Nagdas, barring him from taking any “administrative actions”, without consulting the ministry, The Indian Express reported today. Nagdas, a painter and printmaking artist from Kerala, was appointed to the post on March 13 last year.
Remarks by the United States on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest in the excise policy case are "unwarranted" and a strong protest has been lodged, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a routine press briefing this Thursday.
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