Breaking News LIVE: US Ready To Work With Nations That Pursue Peaceful Resolution, Biden At UNGA
Breaking News LIVE Updates September 21, 2021: This blog brings to you the latest breaking news from across India and the world. Refresh the page to find the latest updates.
We are not seeking a new cold war, where the world is divided...US is ready to work with any nation that pursues peaceful resolutions...because we have all suffered consequences of our failures: US President Joe Biden at UNGA, New York
"The US remains committed to preventing Iran from gaining nuclear weapon... We seek serious and sustained diplomacy to pursue complete demilitarisation of the Korean peninsula," Biden said.
"We know the bitter sting of terrorism. Last month, we lost 13 American heroes and many Afghan civilians in the heinous terrorist attack at Kabul airport. Those who commit acts of terrorism against us will find a determined enemy in the United States," he added.
The world has never been more threatened or more divided, and is facing the "greatest cascade of crises, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres told global leaders on Tuesday, sounding an alarm over the COVID-19 pandemic, a climate crisis pummeling the planet and an upheaval in Afghanistan and other nations that is thwarting peace.
Guterres, in his address to the opening of the General Debate of the 76th Session of the General Assembly, said that human rights are under fire, science is under assault and economic lifelines for the most vulnerable are coming too little and too late, if they come at all, and solidarity is missing in action just when the world need it the most.
Accusing the BJP of dividing Jammu and Kashmir on religious lines, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday alleged that the Union Territory has been put on sale by the central government.
"Jammu and Kashmir has been put on sale by the government for the people from outside. They want us to become bankrupt in order to make us dependent on (people from) other states," Mufti told reporters in Jammu.
The non-recogition of Covishield is a discriminating policy & impacts our citizens travelling to the UK. The EAM has raised the issue strongly with the new UK foreign secretary. I am told that certain assurances have been given that this issue will be resolved: Foreign Secy
PM will be leaving for US tomorrow morning & return to India on Sept 26. He'll be accompanied by a high-level delegation including the EAM, NSA. The main elements of the program will be the first in-person meeting with US Pres, QUAD Leaders meet & UNGA: Foreign Secy HV Shringla
Jammu and Kashmir | An Army Aviation Helicopter has force-landed near Patnitop. The two pilots are injured and are being evacuated. Further details are being ascertained: Indian Army
Zabihullah Mujahid, the deputy minister of information and culture of the caretaker government, at a press conference in Kabul says the current cabinet will remain as caretaker and that their leaders will decide on the way forward.
In response to a question on inclusivity of the cabinet, Mujahid says minorities are considered in the cabinet and that they are working to make it more inclusive.
"We are working to complete the procedures so that girls can resume their education," Mujahid said, as reported by TOLONews.
Several pieces of evidence have been collected regarding the incident (death of President of Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad, Mahant Narendra Giri). A team of senior police officials incl ADG Zone, IG Range, DIG Prayagraj is investgating the case. The postmortem will be done tomorrow, says CM Yogi.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath paid last respects to Mahant Narendra Nath in Prayagraj
UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya pays last respects to President of Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad, Mahant Narendra Giri.
FIR registered against his disciple Anand Giri under IPC Section 306 (Abetment of suicide). The FIR has been registered on the basis of the complaint filed by another disciple Amar Giri Pawan Maharaj, reports ANI
India has climbed two spots and has been ranked 46th by the World Intellectual Property Organization in the Global Innovation Index 2021 rankings. India has been on a rising trajectory, over the past several years in the Global Innovation Index, from a rank of 81 in 2015 to 46 in 2021
Mumbai Police Crime Branch has issued Look Out Circular against absconding accused (in a pornography case) Yash Thakur alias Arvind Srivastava and Pradeep Bakshi, an aide of businessman Raj Kundra, says the police.
An influential US Congressman has welcomed India's decision to resume the export of surplus COVID-19 vaccines to meet its commitment to the COVAX global pool.
India's Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday said the country will resume export of surplus COVID-19 vaccines in the fourth quarter of this year under the 'Vaccine Maitri' programme to meet its commitment to the COVAX global pool.
He, however, asserted that vaccinating own citizens remains the topmost priority of the government. COVAX is co-led by Gavi, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and WHO.
"I welcome today's announcement by the Government of India to resume COVID-19 vaccine exports," Congressman Gregory Meeks, the chairman of the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee, said in a tweet on Monday.
"As the world's leading vaccine manufacturer, India's role is critical to defeating this pandemic," Meeks tweeted tagging an article by The New York Times.
BJP doesn’t run on a single leadership, In BJP, it is the team that takes a decision, not an individual. Here also we'll work as a team. We'll perform better in upcoming elections, including panchayat, municipalities & Lok Sabha: West Bengal BJP's new president, Sukanta Majumdar
The United States announced Monday it will lift Covid travel bans on all air passengers in November if they are fully vaccinated and undergo testing and contact tracing.
The unprecedented restrictions had kept relatives, friends and business travelers around the world separated for many months as the pandemic grinds on.
Jeffrey Zients, coronavirus response coordinator for President Joe Biden, told reporters the new "consistent approach" would take effect "early November", reported AFP.
The easing of travel restrictions, imposed by Donald Trump 18 months ago as the Covid-19 pandemic first erupted, marks a significant shift by Biden and answers a major demand from European allies at a time of strained diplomatic relations.
Prayagraj | The matter should be given to CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) & should be investigated fairly: Devendra Singh Vice President, Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad on Mahant Narendra Giri death case
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Breaking News LIVE September 21, 2021: Income Tax Dept conducted searches & seizure operations at over 30 premises on Sept 17 in case of a prominent public figure in Nagpur&his family members. Group has wide business interest spanning in education, warehousing & agri-business areas, in Maharastra.
During the course of the search and seizure operation, many incriminating documents, loose sheets, and other digital evidence were found and seized. Evidence also indicated concealment of income to the extent of about Rs 17 crore. The investigation is underway informed the Finance Ministry.
BJP MP from Bahraich Akshayvar Lal Gond has termed farm leader Rakesh Tikait a "dacoit" and alleged that the farmers' agitation is receiving funds from abroad.
The farmers have been protesting at Delhi borders against the three farm laws, which they fear will do away with the minimum support price (MSP) system, leaving them at the mercy of big corporations.
Speaking to reporters in Bahraich on Sunday on the completion of BJP's four-and-half-years of being in power in the state, Gond said, "(Rakesh) Tikait is a dacoit. There is no agitation by farmers. The protestors are not farmers, they are people from political parties who are motivated by "Sikhistan" and Pakistan.”
US President Joe Biden will be delivering his maiden address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday. Biden landed in New York, where the United Nations (UN) headquarters are located, to rally adversaries and allies alike a month after a botched US pullout from Afghanistan and a diplomatic animosity with one of its oldest ally France.
Biden met UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres right after landing in New York on Monday evening. The President offered brief remarks before the meeting started, where he endorsed the assembly's commitment to achieving “prosperity, peace and security for everyone” as an ongoing coronavirus pandemic and climate change ravage the globe.
He also drew a parallel between the vision of the UN and America, insisting that neither have “ever been short on ambition”. "The strong partnership between the United States and the UN is based on common values and principals, and at this moment, those bonds are more important than ever. America's back and we believe in the United Nations and its values," Biden said.
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