Urges unified action against terror ecosystem Bishkek, Sept 1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called on Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) members to dismantle the...

SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 1: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday chaired a meeting with members of the Group of Concerned Citizens (GCC) J&K at the Civil Secretariat here and discussed a range of issues concerning governance, development, environment and public welfare in Jammu and Kashmir. Advisor to the Chief Minister Nasir Aslam Wani was also present at the meeting. The civil society group was led by Khurshid Ahmed Ganai (IAS Retd.) and comprised other members of the GCC. The delegation raised several issues of public importance, including governance, environmental protection, municipal administration and waste management. Particular attention was drawn to the conservation of water bodies and wetlands and the need for effective measures to safeguard these important ecological assets. The GCC...

Asheville: India and the United States have agreed to deepen cooperation on critical minerals as part of their long-standing economic relationship, following talks between Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The two officials met on the sidelines of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, on Monday. The meeting placed critical minerals and secure supply chains at the centre of the India-US economic dialogue. Both sides acknowledged the long-standing relationship between the two countries and committed themselves to expanding cooperation across several areas. Sitharaman invited Bessent to visit New Delhi later this year for the India-US Economic and Financial Partnership meeting. The proposed visit would...