‘Russia will do nothing detrimental to India’
New Delhi: Ruling out any change in its policy, Russia on Wednesday said it is in talks with Pakistan for supply of Mi35 defence helicopters but said it would do nothing “detrimental” to the strategic relationship with India. Moscow’s Ambassador here Alexander M Kadakin said that Russia had never imposed any arms embargo on Pakistan and that its technical and military cooperation with the country dates back to 1960s. He was reacting to reports from Moscow that Russia has lifted an arms embargo on Pakistan and the two countries were in talks over supply of Mi35 helicopters. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitryi Rogozin, the pointsman on India relations in Moscow, is expected to visit India this month to hold talks with new leadership in India.
upa lunch postponed to june 10
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi has postponed the UPA lunch scheduled for Wednesday in view of the death of Union Minister Gopinath Munde in a road accident. Party general secretary Janardan Dwivedi said the lunch programme, which was to happen on June 5 has been postponed and it will now be organised on June 10. Sources said that the leadership felt that it will not be proper to organise the lunch programme for the MPs just a couple of days after the tragedy.
sC raps Delhi cops for summoning witnesses
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on he Delhi Police for summoning those who had witnessed the alleged manhandling of a woman lawyer inside a police station. A bench comprising justices J S Kehar and C Nagappan also asked the Delhi Police Commissioner to personally “monitor” the case and file an affidavit within two weeks in the court. “We are not taking sides. You are the Commissioner of Police and the direction to you to see that everything is fair...Why all the witnesses of the April 4 incident have been summoned in the police station. Don’t brush the things under the carpet as we have reposed faith in you,” the court said.
Maneka for ban on junk food in school canteens
New Delhi: To improve nutrition among school-going children, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi plans to propose a ban on unhealthy or ‘junk’ food in school canteens across the country. The objective is to “make available good quality, safe food to students in school canteens”, said officials from the WCD Ministry. “The idea is also to specify what constitutes ‘junk’ food and making children aware why they are harmful,” said an official.
Wang yi’s visit to add momentum to ties: india
New Delhi: India on Wednesday said the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to national capital from June 8 as Special Envoy of the President will provide further momentum to India-China Strategic and Cooperative Partnership. “The objective of the visit is to establish contact with the new Government of India. The visit is an important element of the Year of India-China Friendly Exchanges and will provide further momentum to the India-China Strategic and Cooperative Partnership,” External Affairs Ministry said here.