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Indian envoy to boycott the opening and closing ceremony of Beijing Winter Olympics, Doordarshan to not telecast it live either

OpIndia Staff - 3 February, 2022

MEA also said that the India has taken the issue of the torture of Arunachal Pradesh boy who was taken in custody by the Chinese side earlier in January.

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Maldives govt drafting bill to outlaw anti-India campaign supported by pro-China ex-President Yameen: Details

Dibakar Dutta - 31 January, 2022

The new law will attract a penalty of 20,000 Maldivian Rufiyaa, besides a jail term of 6 months or house arrest of 1 year.

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Did you know: Ex-PM Manmohan Singh took 101 items gifted by various foreign leaders while leaving office

Anurag - 29 December, 2021

A Bose music system, a fancy Piaget ladies wrist watch and a carpet were the most expensive gift items PM Singh had retained.

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Ahead of UNGA, EAM Dr Jaishankar meets his counterparts from UK, Australia, South Korea etc, regional concerns discussed

OpIndia Staff - 22 September, 2021

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to leave for the United States on Wednesday and will be addressing the UNGA debate on September 25.

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Indian Air Force evacuates ambassador, staff and ITBP personnel from Afghanistan: Details

OpIndia Staff - 17 August, 2021

The aircraft departed the Hamid Karzai International Airport under 'challenging circumstances', given that the local Afghans were desperate to escape from their country and were creating chaos at the airport.

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Indian Embassy in Afghanistan issues advisory, asks all Indian citizens to leave soon, media persons, companies warned too

OpIndia Staff - 10 August, 2021

The Indian consulate at Mazar-e-Sharif in Northern Afghanistan had hours ago issued a statement asking all Indian citizens to take the special plane that will leave for Delhi in the evening of August 10.

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Afghanistan: India evacuating citizens and diplomats from Mazar-e-Sharif as Taliban takes control of major cities in the war-torn country

OpIndia Staff - 10 August, 2021

The Indian consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif has announced that a special plane will leave for Delhi on Tuesday (August 10) evening.

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Stan Swamy was arrested under due process of law, passed away due to medical complications: MEA releases statement on media queries

Anurag - 7 July, 2021

On July 6, the Ministry of External Affairs issued an official statement regarding the death of Bhima Koregaon violence accused Stan Swamy.

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Singapore issues Correction Notice to social media platforms under its law against fake news after Kejriwal’s misleading claim

OpIndia Staff - 20 May, 2021

Taking cognizance of the false statement being circulated online soon after Kejriwal’s claim, Singapore’s Health Ministry issued correction guidelines to Facebook and Twitter.

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