Day: January 8, 2023

India has received an encouraging response from overseas Indians for the upcoming 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), with over 3,500 registrations from around 70 different countries, informed the Ministry of External Affairs. The NRI conference, which will be held in Indore on January 8-10, will be attended by ministerial delegations from Source

India's Ambassador to Russia Pavan Kapoor said here on Monday that India views Russia as a long-tested friend, which has played an important role in its economic development and security. Members of CII Punjab State on Monday interacted with the Heads of Indian Missions in the US, Netherlands, Russia, Turkey, Mongolia and Togo Source

Ahead of Friday's election for the post of mayor of MCD, the Aam Aadmi Party has claimed that an agreement has been reached between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress party. AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj said Congress leader of the house in MCD, Nazia Danish, has tied up with the BJP. Source

The Border Security Force (BSF) has once again foiled a nefarious conspiracy to send drugs to Pakistan. BSF jawans shot down a drone that entered Indian territory on the Indo-Pakistan border of Amritsar. Source