Washington, Calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi to wish him a happy diwali, US President Barack Obama has reaffirmed the importance of the US-India partnership in addressing both regional and global issues. A White House readout of the call on Tuesday said Obama spoke to Modi by phone “to review joint efforts on key areas of […]
Refusing to order a blanket ban on firecrackers on Diwali, the Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed displeasure over the Centre’s failure to carry out its earlier directive to give wide publicity to the ill effects of bursting of crackers, including sound and air pollution. The union government has not complied with the October 16 order, […]
