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NEW DELHI, (REUTERS) - India's cabinet has accepted a recommendation to hold simultaneous elections to state assemblies and the national parliament, the information minister said on September 18, a move pushed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to improve governance. A government-appointed

Photo: Reuters/Avijit Ghosh NEW DELHI, (REUTERS) – The Narendra Modi government has implemented a series of measures to facilitate the exports of certain farm goods and limit imports of vegetable oils ahead of local elections in two states where farmers form

NEW DELHI, (REUTERS) - Arvind Kejriwal picked Delhi minister Atishi to replace him as chief minister of the capital territory on September 17, allowing him to focus on winning a fresh mandate in elections due next year after getting bail

NEW DELHI, (REUTERS) - An Indian antitrust investigation has found Amazon and Walmart's (Flipkart violated local competition laws by giving preference to select sellers on their shopping websites. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) in 2020 ordered an investigation into Amazon

Photo: Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis NEW DELHI, (REUTERS) - Opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal said on September 15 he will resign as chief minister of the Delhi regional government, two days after he was released from prison on bail in a graft case. Kejriwal was

NEW DELHI (ANI) - Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal returned to his residence on Civil Lines Road on September 13 after being released from Tihar jail. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders, visibly elated, joined his family in welcoming him. His

File photo: The Moscow Times MOSCOW (ANI) - Forty-five Indian nationals who were recruited by the Russian military to fight against Ukraine have been pulled from the battlefield and discharged, India's Ministry of External Affairs announced on September 12. However, around

Photo: Reuters/Amit Dave NEW DELHI, (REUTERS) - India's push to become a factory titan has hit a snag: to become a credible alternative to China for global firms, it first needs to warm up to its long-time rival. Ties between the world's

MOSCOW (ANI) - National Security Adviser Ajit Doval met Russian President Vladimir Putin on September 11 on the sidelines of the BRICS National Security Advisers' meeting. NSA Doval's visit to Russia comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's historic visit to Ukraine

Photo: @pinarayivijayan NEW DELHI, (ANI) - CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury passed away on September 12 after a prolonged illness. The 72-year-old leader had been receiving treatment for pneumonia at AIIMS, New Delhi, since August 19. In a statement, the hospital

Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas BENGALURU, (REUTERS) - India's Bajaj Housing Finance attracted bids worth about $38.60 billion, or nearly 64 times the shares on offer, making it the most sought-after major public listing this year in a red-hot IPO market. The interest in the

Photo: Reuters/Dhahau Naseem NEW DELHI (REUTERS) - Two junior ministers in the Maldivian government, who were suspended for disparaging Prime Minister Narendra Modi this year, have resigned ahead of a proposed visit by President Mohamed Muizzu to New Delhi, an official

PUNE (ANI) - 42,000 women gathered at the Shreemant Dagduseth Halwai Ganpati Temple here on Ganesh Chaturthi to participate in a grand Ganpati aarti. This extraordinary event has set a record, earning recognition from the India World Record organization. Mahesh Suryawanshi, Treasurer

Photo: Reuters/Andrew Boyer JAIPUR, (REUTERS) - Former India captain and coach Rahul Dravid has been appointed Rajasthan Royals' head coach on a multi-year contract ahead of the 2025 Indian Premier League season, it was officially announced on September 6. Dravid will begin

Photo: Reuters/Shailesh Andrade NEW DELHI, (REUTERS) - India's main opposition Congress party set up a new internal group this week to promote LGBTQ+ rights, while another party has named a person from the community as its spokesperson, in the first such

Photo: Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis NEW DELHI, (REUTERS) - Indian Olympic wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia joined the opposition Congress party on September 6 entering politics a year after protesting against the chief of the sport's governing body in India over sexual

NEW DELHI, (ANI) - India's defense exports have skyrocketed from Rs 15 billion in 2017 to Rs 210 billion in 2024, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 46%, according to a report on the 'Defense Conference 3.0' by

Photo: Reuters/Kirill Kazachkov/Roscongress Foundation VLADIVOSTOK, (REUTERS) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on September 4 that China, India and Brazil could act as mediators in potential peace talks over Ukraine. Putin said a preliminary agreement reached between Russian and Ukrainian negotiators in

Photo: Reuters Francis Mascarenhas NEW DELHI, (REUTERS) - India's economic growth slowed to 6.7% year-on-year in the April-June quarter as a decline in government spending during national elections weighed, data showe, but it remained the world's fastest-growing major economy.The rise in

NEW YORK, NY (ANI) - At a recent United Nations forum, India Ambassador Yojna Patel, Deputy Permanent Representative of India, reiterated the call for a more decisive and transparent approach to the reform of the Security Council, emphasizing the need

Photo: Wikipedia India-West News Desk NEW DELHI - Archana Kamath, a 24-year-old table tennis player, made history with India's women's team at the 2024 Paris Olympics, reaching the quarterfinals for the first time. Despite her success, she has decided to leave professional

NEW DELHI - Kaivalya Vohra, a 21-year-old Stanford University dropout, has become the youngest person to feature on Hurun's list of richest Indians. Vohra co-founded Zepto, a quick commerce app, alongside 22-year-old Aadit Palicha, who also made the list as

Photo: Reuters/Amit Dave Tpx AHMEDABAD, (REUTERS) - Heavy rains battered India and Pakistan's coastal areas along the Arabian Sea, flooding cities in Gujarat and forcing thousands of people from their homes, with authorities predicting a cyclonic storm to develop by August

NEW DELHI (ANI) - Jay Shah has been elected unopposed as the next Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Shah, who has served as the BCCI Secretary since October 2019 will assume his new role on December 1. Shah was

MUMBAI, (ANI) - Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan featured in 269 international games for India and scored 10,867 runs at an average close to 40. Shikhar Dhawan, who announced his retirement on August 24, was India's opening mainstay in the previous

NEW DELHI (ANI) - Indian middle-order batter KL Rahul said that his suspension from the Indian cricket team following a controversial episode of the program "Koffee with Karan" with star all-rounder Hardik Pandya "scarred him massively." Notably, back in 2019, both

KYIV, (REUTERS) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said negotiations were ongoing with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey and Switzerland regarding the second summit on peace in a conversation with Indian journalists shared on his social media on August 25. Zelenskiy also said

NEW DELHI (ANI) -Jay Shah, the current secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), has emerged as the leading candidate to succeed Greg Barclay as the International Cricket Council chair. The BCCI is confident that Shah will

Photo: Reuters/Gleb Garanich KYIV (REUTERS/ANI) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on August 23, expressed confidence that India had a role to bring peace to the conflict ridden region saying, "India will play its role. I think that India began to recognize

Photo: Reuters/Prashant Waydande MUMBAI (REUTERS) - India's markets regulator late on August 22 banned Anil Ambani, one of India's best-known businessmen, and 24 others from the securities market for five years on charges of diversion of funds. The Securities and Exchange Board

KYIV (ANI) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 23 paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at his statue in the Ukrainian capital and emphasized the relevance of the Father of the Nation’s message of peace in shaping a harmonious society.

Photo: Wikipedia GUWAHATI, (IANS) - The ‘Charaideo Maidam’, a 700-year-old mound-burial system of the Ahom dynasty in eastern Assam, has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list under the 'cultural property' category. The burial mounds made pyramid-like structures known as

Photo: Reuters/Amit Dave NEW DELHI, (REUTERS) - India overtook China as the world's biggest importer of Russian oil in July as Chinese refiners bought less because of lower profit margins from producing fuels, a comparison of import data showed. Russian crude made

Photo: Reuters/Adnan Abidi NEW DELHI, (REUTERS) - India's antitrust watchdog has warned staff in an internal memo not to share any information with the media when they are not authorized to do so, citing a 60-year-old rule that prohibits such interactions,

Photo: Reuters NEW DELHI, (REUTERS) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ukraine on August 23 to boost ties with Kyiv, weeks after a trip to Moscow in which he rebuked Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war with its neighbor. Announcing

CHENNAI (ANI) - The national flag hoisted on August 15, 1947, at 5:30 am in Fort St. George conserved by the Archaeological Survey of India is there for public view in St George Museum, here. This is the only national flag

Photo: Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas KOLKATA, (REUTERS) - Holding candles, hundreds of thousands of women marched through the night in cities across India, to protest the brutal rape and murder of a young female doctor in a hospital that has fueled anger over

NEW DELHI (ANI) – During his Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed deep concern for the security of Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh. He urged for a return to normalcy in the neighboring country, following recent political

PARIS, (REUTERS) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed wrestler Vinesh Phogat's appeal against disqualification from the Paris Olympics after she failed to make weight for her women's 50kg freestyle final last week. Phogat was set to face

The Indian flag holds great symbolism. The design of the Indian tricolor is largely attributed to Pingali Venkayy. It all started in 1921 when Mahatma Gandhi first proposed a flag to the Indian National Congress. Venkayya met Gandhi in Bezwada at the

DHAKA (ANI) - Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, chief advisor of the interim government of Bangladesh, visited the historic Dhakeshwari Temple in Dhaka in Dhaka on August 13, where he assured the minorities in Bangladesh of their safety and security in

Photo: Reuters/Amit Dave MUMBAI, (REUTERS) - India has become the next big bet for PepsiCo, Unilever and other packaged goods giants looking to fill the growth vacuum left by an uneven recovery in China. With India's economy expanding at the fastest pace

PARIS (ANI) - A contingent of 117 Indian athletes vied for medals and sporting glory at the Paris Olympics 2024, which concluded on August 11. India secured a total of six medals, including one silver and five bronze. Manu Bhaker clinched India's

PARIS, (IANS) - Skipper Harmanpreet Singh scored a brace of goals as the Indian men's hockey team fought back from a goal down to prevail 2-1 over Spain and bagged a second successive bronze medal in the Olympic Games here

NEW DELHI, (ANI): Opposition parties led by Sonia Gandhi walked out of the Rajya Sabha on August 9 afternoon in a solid show of support for Jaya Bachchan. Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan on August 9 demanded an apology from vice

PARIS (ANI/IANS) - Neeraj Chopra, the Indian javelin sensation, fell short of clinching a second consecutive Olympic gold, settling for silver in the men's javelin throw final at the Paris Olympics. Chopra's best throw of 89.45 meters, his second-best effort ever,

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - In a major relief for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Supreme Court granted bail to former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on August 9 in the excise policy case. Sisodia, who had been incarcerated for

Photo: Reuters/Fatima Tuj Johora India-West News Desk NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for the protection of Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh following a wave of violence that has erupted after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - India's ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat has announced her retirement from wrestling hours after her disqualification from the Paris Olympics 2024. She made the announcement in an early morning post on social platform X on August 8. "Wrestling won

PARIS, (IANS) – August 7 turned out to be a horrendous day for Indian wrestlers at the Paris Olympic Games. The day started with the news of Vinesh Phogat's disqualification from the women's 50 kg category just before the final