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Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe To Visit India
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will arrive in India on a two-day official visit today. During his visit the President will hold talks with the country's top leadership and look to consolidate the long-standing bilateral relations between the two neighbours, said the foreign ministry on Tuesday.
President Wickremesinghe is visiting India at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
During the visit, President Wickremesinghe would meet President Droupadi Murmu and hold bilateral discussions with Prime Minister Modi and other Indian dignitaries on a range of issues of mutual interest, said the ministry in its statement.
German Vice Chancellor Habeck To Arrive In India Today
German Vice Chancellor and Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Robert Habeck, will arrive in the national capital on Thursday. On a three-day visit, Habeck will be accompanied by a high-ranking official and a business delegation comprising top executives of large and medium-sized German companies, said the German embassy.
He is likely to hold high-level meetings with Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, and Power Minister R K Singh, read the statement by the embassy.
Habeck will also inaugurate an Indo-German Business Forum in Delhi titled "Inviting Innovation: Transforming the Economy for a shared sustainable future".
Mumbai Schools To Remain Closed
All government and private schools in Maharashtra's Mumbai will remain closed today in view of the heavy rain forecast by the India Meteorological Department. Heavy to very heavy rain predictions are made for Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts by the IMD. While Orange alert has been issued for parts of Mumbai and its suburbs.
EAM Dr S Jaishankar calls on Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe
EAM Dr S Jaishankar calls on Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Poll Violence: Nadda Appoints 5-Member Panel Of Scheduled Castes MPs To Visit West Bengal
BJP National President JP Nadda has appointed a five-member committee of Scheduled Castes MPs to visit West Bengal regarding violence post-panchayat elections.
'Aware Of The Matter, Probe Underway': MEA On Pakistan National Seema Haider
"We are aware of this issue. She (Seema Haider) has been given bail by the court, but an investigation is underway," says Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Pakistan national Seema Haider.
VIDEO | "We are aware of this issue. She (Seema Haider) has been given bail by the court, but an investigation is underway," says Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Pakistan national Seema Haider. pic.twitter.com/UL4YEqmE6O
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 20, 2023
Protester Stomps On Koran Outside Iraq's Embassy In Stockholm: Report
Protester stomps on Koran outside Iraq's embassy in Stockholm, but does not burn it, AFP reported.
Congress Constitutes Pradesh Committee For Telangana Elections
Congress constitutes Pradesh Election Committee for the 2023 Telangana Assembly elections
Congress constitutes Pradesh Election Committee for the 2023 Telangana Assembly elections pic.twitter.com/8qxuzA5QEf
— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2023