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NEW DELHI, (IANS) - The Pakistani government is planning to sell off its part of the shares in the Reko Diq copper and gold mining project to Saudi Arabia. The other partners in the venture are the Canada-based Barrick Gold

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - A Delhi court on October 4 granted cricketer Shikhar Dhawan divorce from his estranged wife, Aesha Mukerji on grounds of mental cruelty. Judge Harish Kumar of Patiala House Courts accepted all the claims made by Dhawan in

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - With the takeover of the iconic Roshanara Club by the Delhi Development Authority, a historical landmark dating back to the reign of Aurangzeb enters a new era. Although it is famous as the birthplace of the Board

MALE, (IANS) - Maldives President-elect Mohamed Muizzu pledged to end the foreign military presence in his small but strategically placed atoll nation while sticking to his campaign promise. He also promised that he would initiate the process. Muizzu, 45, while addressing his

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - India is now the second-biggest manufacturing hub for mobile phones due to heavy investment from original equipment manufacturers, original design manufacturers, and companies dealing in components and parts, a new report showed on October 3. India is

ISLAMABAD, (IANS) - The strained ties between New Delhi and Islamabad have been part of the political narratives of all political parties in Pakistan. During election campaigns, mentioning of India through the lens of Kashmir has remained a part of every

LUCKNOW, (IANS) - If there is one state where men have benefitted more than women because of reservation for women, it is Uttar Pradesh. In Uttar Pradesh, out of the 9.1 lakh representatives, 3, 04,638 are women. Yet the tangible and transformative

MUMBAI, (IANS) - Diplomats and commercial attaches from over 30 countries, including Deputy Governor of St. Petersburg, Russia, visited the home of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to celebrate Ganeshotsav. The decorated residence, 'Varsha' reverberated with the chanting of 'Ganpati Bappa

MUMBAI (IANS) - Air India on September 28 announced its partnership with celebrated fashion designer Manish Malhotra to design new uniforms for over 10,000 airline employees, including cabin crew, cockpit crew, ground and security staff. Meanwhile, Malhotra and his team have

NEW DELHI (ANI) - M.S Swaminathan is no more. The nature of world politics and food crises and issues therein has changed over the decades. Swaminathan died at the age of 98 in Chennai on September 28. Born on August 7,

HYDERABAD, (IANS) - Telangana claims to be among the first states to provide 50 percent reservation for women in local bodies and a whopping 53 percent of the sarpanches in the state are women. Out of the 12,769 sarpanches, 6,808 are

HANGZHOU (IANS) - A businessman with an interest in interiors, Vipul Chheda has no technical knowledge of equestrian sports or dressage competition. The only reason he follows horses and horse riders is that his son Hriday is an equestrian player

By Deepika Bhan NEW DELHI - In the 77th year of Independence, when the country has conquered the moon and is on the way to the Sun, the political system is unfortunately heading for a tailspin. Never, except for maybe the Emergency

AHMEDABAD, (IANS) - Ahmedabad, a city where time seems to stand still, boasts of rich history, culture, and architecture. Cross the Sabarmati River, and you find yourself in old Amdavad, a place where every lane whispers tales of the past. In

UDAIPUR (ANI) - AAP leader Raghav Chadha and actor Parineeti Chopra are now husband and wife. The duo got married in an intimate ceremony in Udaipur on September 24. The wedding ceremony was held at the Leela Palace. The duo has

KOLKATA, (IANS) - As a measure to control rising pollution levels in the state because of automobile fuel emissions, the West Bengal government has taken a decision to only use electric vehicles for all administrative functions. Even the vehicles taken on

Prince William in NY with Michael Bloomberg and the Kennedy family. Inset: Aadith Moorthy, founder of Boomitra India-West Staff Reporter NEW YORK, NY - Prince William unveiled Boomitra as a finalist for the third annual Earthshot Prize at the Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit. This

BENGALURU (ANI) - India is celebrating on as the 'Sacred Ensembles of Hoysalas' in Karnataka have been officially included in the prestigious UNESCO World Heritage list. The announcement was made by India's permanent representative to UNESCO, Vishal V Sharma, in

NEW DELHI (ANI) - Santiniketan, the town in West Bengal, was included in the UNESCO World Heritage list during the 45th Session of the World Heritage Committee in Saudi Arabia on September 17. Established in 1901 by poet and philosopher Tagore,

NEW DELHI, (ANI) - The iconic monument of Qutub Minar was illuminated in the national colors of Mexico on Mexican Independence Day. Visuals showed the iconic monument colored in green, white, and red, presenting an exemplary view. A ceremony was also held

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi aims to propel India into the top tier of advanced semiconductor technology manufacturing -- a “giant scale of ambition” to seize on the world’s desire to reduce reliance on China, said a

BHOPAL, (IANS) - Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan will unveil a 108-foot-tall statue of Adi Shankaracharya in Omkareshwar on September 18. The statue has been dubbed ‘Eaktmta Ki Pratima’ (Statue of Oneness) and is being installed at a cost

COLOMBO, (IANS) - During his outstanding knock of 122 not out off just 94 balls against Pakistan in the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup at the R. Premadasa Stadium, talismanic India batter Virat Kohli completed 13,000 ODI runs,

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - An India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor including shipping and railway links will be launched soon. The first-of-its-kind economic corridor will be a historic initiative on cooperation, connectivity, and infrastructure involving India, UAE, Saudi Arabia, EU, France, Italy,

ITANAGAR, (IANS) - Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu said on September 7 that China is proposing to construct a 60,000 MW dam over Siang River in Tibet just before it enters India (Arunachal), asserting that both the Centre and

CHANDIGARH, (IANS) - Sharing the determination of his wife battling cancer, Congress leader Navjot Sidhu said his wife has not been bedridden even for a single day during the six chemotherapies. His namesake wife was diagnosed with stage-II invasive cancer in

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - The two-day G20 Summit set to begin in New Delhi on September 9 is a great opportunity for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bolster his country’s position as a global leader "burnishing his own diplomatic credentials"

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden advanced to the men’s doubles semi-finals of the US Open 2023 tennis tournament, here. The Indo-Australian pair, seeded sixth in the competition, beat the American

LONDON, (IANS) - Ahead of Rishi Sunak's first official trip to India as Britain’s Prime Minister during the G20 summit this week, his relatives are planning a banquet in New Delhi to welcome him to his ancestral land. Sunak's maternal uncle,

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - China’s might and ambition for securing the civilizational nation in all possible ways are well known. The most fundamental step in doing so is by securing the frontiers of a sovereign state -- and in the

NEW DELHI (IANS, ANI) – In the dinner invitations sent to guests attending the G20 summit here, the Narendra Modi government has replaced India with the Sanskrit Bharat.   Indian President Droupadi Murmu is referred to as “President of Bharat” instead

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - As Delhi gears up to host the G20 Summit, authorities have implemented an array of comprehensive security measures to ensure the safety and security of foreign delegates. Approximately 1,30,00 security personnel will be deployed to ensure the

India-West News Desk BEIJING – Confirming speculation that Chinese President Xi Jinping's participation will not attend the G20 Summit in New Delhi, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China has announced that Li Qiang will attend instead, on September 9 and

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - The total assets declared by the eight national parties increased to Rs 8,829.158 crore during the financial year 2021-22, of which the highest assets were declared by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at Rs 6,046.81 crore

SRIHARIKOTA (IANS) - India’s workhorse rocket PSLV successfully put its Aditya-L1 spacecraft to study the Sun into an intermediate orbit or low earth orbit on September 2 afternoon. From there, begins a long 125-day journey for Aditya-L1- named after the Sun

Major General S B Asthana NEW DELHI - The 2023 edition of the standard map of China, released by the Ministry of Natural Resources, Peoples Republic of China, is neither the first attempt to illegally document unilateral claims on sovereign territories

MUMBAI (IANS) - Several leaders from the Opposition parties on September 1 said the INDIA bloc will oust the “arrogant and corrupt” BJP-led government at the Centre in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. “We, the INDIA parties, hereby resolve to contest

GUWAHATI, (IANS) - Assam-based oncologist and a Padma Shri awardee, Ravi Kannan has been named as one of the four recipients of the 2023 Ramon Magsaysay Award, considered Asia's Nobel Prize. He joins other past esteemed winners including Satyajit Ray,

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - An important feature of the market performance this year is India’s underperformance relative to the US, says V.K. Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services. While the S&P 500 is up 17.6 percent YTD, Nifty is

CHENNAI, (IANS) - India’s moon rover has found the presence of oxygen, aluminum, sulfur and other elements near the lunar south pole, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said on August 29. Investigation regarding the presence of hydrogen is underway, the

LOS ANGELES, CA (ANI) - Despite all the aggressive attempts by China, New Delhi through its continuous efforts to improve goodwill without business interests is pushing back against Beijing in the crucial region of South Asia, senior defense analyst and

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Chinese forces are learned to have ramped up the construction of reinforced bunkers and underground tunnels in Aksai Chin, according to reports citing data from satellite imagery. As per the reports, construction activities are taking place in

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) – A  poll conducted among people in more than 23 countries showed that India is generally viewed favorably by the world. The poll also found that while most Indians said their country’s global influence has grown stronger in recent

NEW DELHI (ANI) - In a remarkable shift from the past trends, Punjabi parents are now seeking potential grooms for their 18–19-year-old daughters to support their academic ambitions overseas, Parminder Singh Sodhi wrote in a piece in Khalsa Vox. It is

BUDAPEST, (IANS) - World Champion Neeraj Chopra on August 28 thanked Indian fans for staying up late and watching his event. Neeraj won a historic maiden gold medal for India in the World Athletics Championships, claiming the top spot in

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - When Kabul fell to the Taliban in 2021, there were concerns that some of Afghanistan's tiny non-Muslim minorities could vanish. Two years on, those fears are becoming realized, a media report said. While Afghanistan's last-known Jew fled

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces a new conflict of interest row before the G20 summit in New Delhi next month over claims that his family could stand to benefit financially from a post-Brexit trade deal

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - India on August 25 refuted China's claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg happened at New Delhi's request, saying that there was a "pending request

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Seven out of 10 employees (about 70 percent) are millennials in India, and about 22 percent of millennials in the workforce are females, a new report showed on August 25. According to the Great Place to Work

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, (IANS) -Kerala has the distinction of having the highest number of five-star hotels in the country according to the National Database for Accommodation Units. Kerala has surpassed states like Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Goa which are popular amongst tourists and corporates