Indian Government

"Outrageous", "Vindictive" Say Writers On Move Against Aatish Taseer

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 9, 2019

Arundhati Roy and Jeet Thayil were among the host of writers and academics who came forward on Friday to back their British-born colleague Aatish Taseer after the Indian government's decision to revoke his Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) status.

Opinion: We Need Action, Not Meditation In Foreign Lands - By Yashwant Sinha

Opinion | Yashwant Sinha | Wednesday November 6, 2019

We urgently need a young leader who is prepared to go out there and fight the forces of evil.

5 Indians Kidnapped In Myanmar Freed After Timely Intervention: Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 5, 2019

The Indian government on Tuesday said its "timely intervention" ensured the release of five Indians and five Myanmar nationals, including an MP, who had been taken hostage by an ethnic rebel group in the country's restive Rakhine province.

WhatsApp Responds to Government Statement, Says Committed to Protection of User Messages

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday November 1, 2019

WhatsApp on Friday said it agreed with the strong statement made by the Indian government about the need to safeguard the privacy of millions of Indian citizens.

Indian Government Asks Twitter for Information About 474 Accounts

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday November 1, 2019

According to Twitter's latest transparency report, it helped the Indian government in 5 percent of the information request cases.

Welcome Actions By India To Improve Situation In Kashmir: US Official

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday October 22, 2019

The United States "welcomes" actions by the Indian government to improve the situation and "address local grievances" in Jammu and Kashmir while being concerned about the detention of local political leaders and activists and the internet blackout, Acting US Assistant Secretary of State Alice Wells said on Tuesday.

British-Indian Bodies Attack Jeremy Corbyn's "One-Sided" Kashmir Stance

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 15, 2019

Over 100 British-Indian professional and community organisations on Monday wrote to the UK Opposition Leader, Jeremy Corbyn, to condemn the Labour Party''s stance on Kashmir in the wake of the Indian government revoking the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.

Hopeful India Will Make Independent Decision On 5G: Huawei

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday October 10, 2019

Chinese telecom equipment firm Huawei Technologies, which has got approval to take part in the demonstration of 5G during the three-day India Mobile Congress starting here on Thursday, said it is hopeful that the Indian government will make independent and fair decision on 5G for the country's long-term benefit, based on verifiable facts and techni...

UN Secretary-General Lauds India's Decision To Ban Single-Use Plastic

India News | ANI | Wednesday September 25, 2019

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday appreciated Indian government's decision to ban the usage of single-use plastic in the country.

"Deeply Concerned," Says UN Rights Chief On Kashmir, Raises Assam Too

India News | Reported by Nidhi Razdan, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Monday September 9, 2019

With the lockdown in Kashmir entering its sixth week, the chief of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday said she was "deeply concerned" about the severe restrictions ordered by the Indian government since it revoked Jammu and Kashmir's decades-old special status last month.

Exiled Pakistani Politician Sings "Sare Jahan Se Acha" On Camera. Watch

World News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 1, 2019

Pakistan's Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain, living in exile in the UK, has said that the revocation of Article 370 by the Indian government is an internal matter of India and a decision which has the overwhelming support of the people of India.

Microsoft To Train 5,000 Indian Government IT Professionals In AI, Cloud Computing

Jobs | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday August 27, 2019

Microsoft India has announced the "Digital Governance Tech Tour" programme to skill government IT officials in technologies like AI and cloud computing.

India Has Not Set Deadline To Launch Electric Vehicles: Report

Reuters | Wednesday August 21, 2019

The Indian government has not set a deadline to launch electric vehicles or to ban manufacturing of petrol and diesel cars, a government official said on Wednesday.

Indian Government Working On A Revival Plan For Auto Industry; 10 Lakh Jobs At Risk

Shubham Parashar | Tuesday August 13, 2019

Over 3.5 lakh people have lost their jobs across the Indian auto industry, with 2 lakh people losing jobs from auto dealerships and one lakh people losing jobs from the components industry.

US "Working Hard" With India To Help Grow Its Economy: Mike Pompeo

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 31, 2019

The United State is "working hard" with the Indian government to provide the country with opportunities to grow its economy as a part of the Trump Administration's Indo-Pacific strategy, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday.