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Support for Palestine 'reference point of foreign policy': Sushma Swaraj

United Nations, Sep 20 (IANS) Reiterating India's historical support for Palestine, India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj declared on Tuesday that it will be a central point of its foreign policy. "For independent India support for the Palestinian cause has been a reference point of its foreign policy," she told the Nonaligned Movement's Ministerial Committee on Palestine on the sidelines of the high-level General Assembly meeting.

Telecom operators to seek legal help against TRAI's IUC slashing

New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) A majority of telecom operators will seek legal redressal against Indian telecom regulator's decision of slashing mobile termination charges to 6 paisa per minute from 14 paisa, Cellular Operators' Association of India's Director General Rajan S. Mathews said. Majority of our members will look for legal redressal," Mathews told IANS. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India further said it will phase out mobile termination charges by January 1, 2020.

Dalai Lama decries terrorism, urges inter-faith harmony

Florence, Sep 19 (IANS/AKI) People who stage acts of terrorism cannot claim to be religious, Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, said on Tuesday, underlining that members of different faiths can live in peace. "Often we see the term terrorism used alongside the name of a faith, for example Muslim terrorist, Buddhist terrorist," he said in an address to an annual religion festival in the Italian city of Florence. "From the moment you kill, you are no longer religious - you are a terrorist," the 82-year-old Dalai Lama stated.

India offers aid to hurricane-devastated Caribbean nations

New York, Sep 19 (IANS) With the Caribbean region facing nature's deadly fury with Hurricanes Irma and Maria pummelling through, India on Tuesday expressed its solidarity with the affected nations and offered aid. Offering India's condolences at the loss of lives in the devastating hurricanes, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said India stood "ready to assist in your efforts to rebuild broken lives".

PM should stop 'embarrassing' Pakistan with his statements: Ex-minister

Islamabad, Sep 19 (IANS) The Prime Minister should definitely put "our own house in order" but refrain from issuing statements that embarrass Pakistan internationally, former Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on Tuesday. Khan took a dig at his own party's Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Ali Abbasi and said no one had objections to "in-house cleaning" but government officials should stick to taking concrete steps instead of issuing statements. "Pakistan is now accepting the same thing that India keeps saying (about it)," said Khan.

India Green cash in on Rasool's fifer vs India Blue in Duleep Trophy

Kanpur, Sep 19 (IANS) India Green reached 100/3 in response to India Blue's first innings score of 177, at stumps on the opening day of the day and night Duleep Trophy match, played at the Green Park Stadium here from Tuesday.

India reaffirms commitment to Palestinian cause

New York, Sep 19 (IANS) India on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to the Palestinian cause and solidarity with the Palestinian people. "India's support for the Palestinian people and the Palestinian cause is historical, going back to a period before our own independence," External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said in her intervention at the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial Meeting on Palestine on the margins of the UN General Assembly session here.

Lakshmanan, Chitra win gold at Asian indoor event

Ashgabat (Turkmenistan), Sep 19 (IANS) India enjoyed a successful outing at the fifth Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games here on Tuesday with Govindan Lakshmanan and P.U. Chitra winning gold in their respective events. This is the third continental title for Lakshmanan this year. The 26-year-old had won gold in the 10,000m and 5,000m events at the Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar last July.

Solution to Rakhine problem is socio-economic, infrastructure development: India at UNHRC

Speaking at the 36th Session of the United States Human Rights Council, Permanent Representative of India to UN in Geneva, Rajiv K. Chander said the only permanent solution to the problem of Rakhine State is socio-economic and infrastructure development of the region. Chander further applauded the role being played by Bangladesh in extending humanitarian assistance to the refugees who deserve recognition. He further assured that India will extend humanitarian support to Bangladesh government to help meet refugees' needs.

India would have to 'leapfrog into electric vehicle age': Piyush Goyal

The Union Minister of Coal Piyush Goyal on Tuesday attended the Guru Nanak College Silver Lecture Series in Mumbai. Speaking at the college, Piyush said that India would have to 'leapfrog into electric vehicle age', adding that it is something in interest of the people of India. Earlier, he also attended the Somaiya Vidyavihar's 59th Foundation Day celebrations in Mumbai.