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Hospitality Permission For Politicians During Foreign Visit Now Online
The process of taking permission by politicians, judges, legislators, government servants and employees for accepting any kind of foreign hospitality during their abroad visit has been made online by the Union Home Ministry.
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EU Lawmakers' Trip To Kashmir A "Familiarisation Visit", Says Government
Questions swirling around the visit of 27 European lawmakers to Jammu and Kashmir, the foreign ministry today said it was in the know about the matter. "It was brought to attention of the government that this delegation is going to visit India," foreign ministry spokesperson Ravish Kumar said amid Congress's sharp comments about the propriety of th...
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"Stand By India In Fight Against Terror": EU Lawmakers After J&K Visit
European Union MPs whose visit to Jammu and Kashmir has been criticised by the opposition today said they were not here to interfere in India's politics and "fully supported the country in its efforts for lasting peace and end of terror". The European lawmakers were addressing select media - many, including local Kashmiri newspapers were kept out -...
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Deserted Roads, Dal Lake Boat Ride As European MPs Visit J&K Amid Questions
A group of European Union MPs visited Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday with the opposition raising questions about foreign lawmakers being allowed in the state when Indian political leaders had been barred or turned away from the airport. This is the first such international visit since the government ended special status to Jammu and Kashmir and split...
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'Heavens Won't Fall': Shatrughan Sinha Tweetstorms Swipe At PM Modi
Shatrughan Sinha, the BJP lawmaker who often flings stinging darts at his party, has taken a sharp swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a series of tweets posted by the BJP's in-house critic, Mr Sinha started with PM Modi's three-nation foreign tour, echoing the Congress that has sharply criticised the prime minister for his foreign trips when...
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Change Armenian 'Genocide' Stance To Access Incirlik Airbase: Turkey Tells Germany
Turkish permission for German lawmakers to visit the Incirlik airbase will depend on the Berlin government distancing itself from a resolution branding a 1915 massacre of Armenians as "genocide", Turkey's foreign minister said today.
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Do Pass Go, Bihar Ministers Told: More Foreign Trips Will Be Funded
Bihar's ministers should be massaging their foreign networks to land invitations as speakers at conferences - the state will now pay for these international visits.
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Aung San Suu Kyi Has Busy Week Meeting World's Diplomats
Myanmar's high-profile new foreign minister, Aung San Suu Kyi, has met her Canadian counterpart as dignitaries stream into the country to meet the Nobel laureate.
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Fresh 'Advisory' To Parliamentarians On Foreign Visits
While undertaking visits abroad organised by foreign organisations and individuals, lawmakers should ensure that "none of their activities" give an unintended impression that they are on an official visit on behalf of Parliament.
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Coal Scam: Court Disallows Congress Lawmaker from Making Foreign Visit
A Special Court has disallowed Congress lawmaker Vijay Darda, chargesheeted in a coal scam case, from undertaking a foreign visit, saying it might hinder the probe against former CBI Director Ranjit Sinha.
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Xi Jinping to Pay State Visit to UK Amid Hong Kong Tensions
Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to Britain on a state visit later this year, a Foreign Office minister said on Tuesday, while fending off lawmakers' accusations that London was reluctant to confront Beijing over Hong Kong.
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US Lawmakers Seek to Honour PM Modi With Address to Congress
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to receive the honour of addressing a joint session of the US Congress during a visit to Washington in September.
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British MPs under fire over trips abroad
British lawmakers were under fire on Friday for racking up £1.5 million ($2.4 million, 1.9 million euros) worth of visits to foreign countries in the last two years, paid for by governments, firms and pressure groups.
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Hospitality Permission For Politicians During Foreign Visit Now Online
The process of taking permission by politicians, judges, legislators, government servants and employees for accepting any kind of foreign hospitality during their abroad visit has been made online by the Union Home Ministry.
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EU Lawmakers' Trip To Kashmir A "Familiarisation Visit", Says Government
Questions swirling around the visit of 27 European lawmakers to Jammu and Kashmir, the foreign ministry today said it was in the know about the matter. "It was brought to attention of the government that this delegation is going to visit India," foreign ministry spokesperson Ravish Kumar said amid Congress's sharp comments about the propriety of th...
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"Stand By India In Fight Against Terror": EU Lawmakers After J&K Visit
European Union MPs whose visit to Jammu and Kashmir has been criticised by the opposition today said they were not here to interfere in India's politics and "fully supported the country in its efforts for lasting peace and end of terror". The European lawmakers were addressing select media - many, including local Kashmiri newspapers were kept out -...
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Deserted Roads, Dal Lake Boat Ride As European MPs Visit J&K Amid Questions
A group of European Union MPs visited Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday with the opposition raising questions about foreign lawmakers being allowed in the state when Indian political leaders had been barred or turned away from the airport. This is the first such international visit since the government ended special status to Jammu and Kashmir and split...
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'Heavens Won't Fall': Shatrughan Sinha Tweetstorms Swipe At PM Modi
Shatrughan Sinha, the BJP lawmaker who often flings stinging darts at his party, has taken a sharp swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a series of tweets posted by the BJP's in-house critic, Mr Sinha started with PM Modi's three-nation foreign tour, echoing the Congress that has sharply criticised the prime minister for his foreign trips when...
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Change Armenian 'Genocide' Stance To Access Incirlik Airbase: Turkey Tells Germany
Turkish permission for German lawmakers to visit the Incirlik airbase will depend on the Berlin government distancing itself from a resolution branding a 1915 massacre of Armenians as "genocide", Turkey's foreign minister said today.
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Do Pass Go, Bihar Ministers Told: More Foreign Trips Will Be Funded
Bihar's ministers should be massaging their foreign networks to land invitations as speakers at conferences - the state will now pay for these international visits.
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Aung San Suu Kyi Has Busy Week Meeting World's Diplomats
Myanmar's high-profile new foreign minister, Aung San Suu Kyi, has met her Canadian counterpart as dignitaries stream into the country to meet the Nobel laureate.
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Fresh 'Advisory' To Parliamentarians On Foreign Visits
While undertaking visits abroad organised by foreign organisations and individuals, lawmakers should ensure that "none of their activities" give an unintended impression that they are on an official visit on behalf of Parliament.
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Coal Scam: Court Disallows Congress Lawmaker from Making Foreign Visit
A Special Court has disallowed Congress lawmaker Vijay Darda, chargesheeted in a coal scam case, from undertaking a foreign visit, saying it might hinder the probe against former CBI Director Ranjit Sinha.
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Xi Jinping to Pay State Visit to UK Amid Hong Kong Tensions
Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to Britain on a state visit later this year, a Foreign Office minister said on Tuesday, while fending off lawmakers' accusations that London was reluctant to confront Beijing over Hong Kong.
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US Lawmakers Seek to Honour PM Modi With Address to Congress
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to receive the honour of addressing a joint session of the US Congress during a visit to Washington in September.
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British MPs under fire over trips abroad
British lawmakers were under fire on Friday for racking up £1.5 million ($2.4 million, 1.9 million euros) worth of visits to foreign countries in the last two years, paid for by governments, firms and pressure groups.
