The other MEP involved in the attacks was Erika Mann, a German Socialist.
The India-European Union summit which was slated to be held later this month will now be rescheduled in view of the coronavirus outbreak, the ministry of external affairs said on Thursday.
A draft report prepared by Members of the European Parliament could potentially derail negotiations between India and the European Union, the country's largest trade partner, on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement involving duty-free trade of goods, services and investment. The report has called for the inclusion of human rights and democracy issues in the CEPA talks and an international investigation into "extra judicial killings" in Jammu & Kashmir.
Capping a visit that attracted controversy and opposition ire, EU parliamentarians visiting Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday termed Article 370 an internal issue of India and said they stand by the country in its fight against terrorism.
The United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union and NATO have expressed concern on the new law and warned of retaliatory measures.
Modi told the delegation that urgent action was needed against those supporting and sponsoring terrorism.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday left for Brussels for the first leg of his three nation tour of Belgium, United States and Saudi Arabia.
World leaders voiced solidarity with the United Kingdom after the deadly attack near the Houses of Parliament.
"The Nazi Party started using a Hindu symbol and abused it. That's not the fault of the Hindus. For us swastika is a sacred symbol implying peace and prosperity."
But the EU would like New Delhi to first fulfil certain 'necessary preconditions.'
The international health organisations, protesting against Swiss pharmaceutical major Novartis AG's legal challenge to provisions of the Indian Patent Act
Noting India's need to raise power generation capacity to four lakh MW by 2030, President A P J Abdul Kalam on Wednesday sought 'intensive cooperation' with the European Union in the field of energy, including nuclear, to help achieve the goal.
In the first visit by a foreign delegation, a team of 23 MEPs travelled to Kashmir in October on a two-day visit to have a first-hand assessment of the situation after the state's special status was revoked in August by abrogating Article 370.
Ahmed Shah Massoud's assassination, 9/11 and the defeat and ejection of the Taliban suggested a break in Afghanistan's history, but the events of August 2021 and the Taliban's return shows how deeper continuities remained in place, points out T C A Raghavan, former Indian high commissioner to Pakistan.
The European Union should adopt a "balanced" approach on the Kashmir issue and play an "active" role in dispute resolution between India and Pakistan, President Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday.
The doctorate committee of the university's philosophy faculty, which investigated the allegations against the politician for several weeks, has established that a substantial part of the thesis, which earned Koch-Mehrin her doctorate title in 2000, involved texts lifted from other publications and they were not acknowledged properly
The European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill had its final debate and vote last night to allow the British Prime Minister to invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty to begin a two-year period of negotiations for the UK's new deal as a non-member of the European Union by 2019.
Pakistan parliament on Thursday adopted a unanimous resolution against the caricatures published by French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, saying it is a deliberate attempt to 'widen misunderstandings among civilisations' and incite violence.
The President would be visiting the Commonwealth War Cemetery and pay tribute to the Indian soldiers who lost their lives during the 2nd World War.
Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis and Deputy Labour Minister Dimitris Stratoulis also voted against the package.
The Pirate Party is fighting to retain the right to privacy and the right to communicate freely via e-mail, telephone or letters.
The President, who is on a five-day visit to France and Greece, had earlier met the students of the International Space University in Strasbourg and also visited the European Parliament.
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After Pakistani Parliament unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the "blasphemous caricatures" published in French weekly satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, dozens marched against the publication in Lahore.
The lawmakers voted by 312 to 308 to reject a no-deal Brexit under any circumstances.
Jaishankar also met his Iranian counterpart H Amirabdollahian and held productive discussions on bilateral economic cooperation, Afghanistan and the joint comprehensive plan of action, also known as the Iran nuclear deal.
'China is playing the big global game.' 'Their ambitions lie far beyond the Line of Actual Control.'
Qatar has been given two weeks to provide a report to FIFA on how it has improved working conditions for labourers in the 2022 World Cup host nation.
The latest extension until October 31 makes it more likely that the UK would have to contest the European elections next month, something none of the British political parties were looking forward to in light of the June 2016 referendum in favour of Brexit.
The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed in Rajya Sabha by a voice vote, although many parties including the Trinamool Congress and Dravida Munnetra Kazagham opposed it citing various reasons, including apprehensions data theft.
There is no question of a Brexit-like referendum on the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday, as it grappled with the question as to whether its repeal was constitutionally legal.
He noted that the current crisis was triggered by a confluence of factors including increased use of biofuels, surging demand for agri products due to population and economic growth in emerging markets and inadequate supply of cereals -- which is at its lowest levels in three decades. Further aggravating these problems are restrictive protectionist measures taken by some exporting nations, speculation on futures markets and high prices of agricultural inputs, he added.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed confidence that the NDA will get more than 400 seats and the BJP will win at least 370 seats in the Lok Sabha elections.
British MPs voted in favour of the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill after two days of debate by a majority of 384-498 votes in favour to 114 against.
The defender is currently in his final year at the St George's British International School in Rome, which is close to Lazio's training ground near Formello.
A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice KM Joseph asked the mobile messaging app to give advertisement in five newspapers to publicise its undertaking given to the government.
It is also concerned at report of torture, mistreatment, discrimination and corruption in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Khalistani separatist Lakhbir Singh alias 'Rode', a designated terrorist under the Indian law, has died recently in Pakistan, where he had taken refuge after his uncle Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale was killed in 1984 during an army action, officials said on Tuesday.
Rate-sensitive sectors like banks, realty and auto witnessed heavy selling pressure ahead of the RBI Monetary policy which is scheduled on September 29.
German magazine expose could have 'severe impact' on US-EU relations
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