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CHANDIGARH, (IANS) - The office of Punjab’s Chief Electoral Officer on February 19 announced to designate ace India cricketer Shubman Gill as the ‘State Icon’. Chief Electoral Officer Sibin C. said that Punjab resident Gill, who's popular among cricket enthusiasts, especially

GANDHINAGAR, (ANI) - Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani's youngest son, Anant Ambani, is to marry Radhika Merchant, the daughter of industrialist Viren Merchant in Jamnagar from March 1 to March 3, and the functions are expected to happen in a

KOCHI (IANS) - The US Consulate General Chennai and the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) signed a memorandum of understanding on February 16 to establish an American Corner on the CUSAT campus here. US Consul General Christopher W. Hodges

NEW DELHI (ANI) - A Day after filing her nomination for elections to the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, on February 15, penned an emotional note for the people of Raibareli, the Congress's 'pocket-borough' in

JAIPUR, (IANS) - The Rajasthan mining department is all set to create history as it will start a gold mine auction for the first time in the state in the Banswara district’s Bhukia-Jagpura area. The department has made all preparations for

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Indian Premier League chairman Arun Singh Dhumal on February 14 said that the 2024 edition of the league will kick-start from March end in India and fixtures will be announced after the general election dates are

CHENNAI, (IANS) - A total of 30 space launches -- commercial and non-commercial by government and private players-- are being planned from India over the next 14 months from the Indian spaceport in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, the Indian National

HYDERABAD (IANS) - India's first private drone manufacturing facility here, has made significant strides in establishing India as a defense manufacturing hub. The facility has now supplied more than 20 Hermes 900 medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAVs to Israel. The Adani-Elbit Advanced

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - India on February 12 welcomed the decision of the Qatar court to release the eight former Indian Army personnel, who were previously sentenced to death. The Qatar court released all eight former Indian Navy personnel in its

ISLAMABAD, (IANS) - Independent candidates affiliated with former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehereek-e-Insaf (PTI) party have secured the most parliamentary seats in last week’s nationwide election as per the Pakistan Election Commission, media reports said. It is a stunning

Photos: Charansingh.org, @narendramodi, mssrf.org NEW DELHI (IANS) - Former Prime Ministers Chaudhary Charan Singh and P.V. Narasimha Rao, and legendary agricultural scientist Dr M.S. Swaminathan will be honored with the Bharat Ratna, announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 9. Usually, three

RAJKOT (IANS) -The Jadeja family dispute, which first surfaced during the 2022 Gujarat Assembly elections, has taken a dramatic turn. Anirudh Singh Jadeja, the father of ace India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, has publicly accused his daughter-in-law and BJP MLA Rivaba Jadeja

ISLAMABAD, (IANS) - On February 8, Pakistan's registered voters will be lining up to vote for their favorite candidates and the party they want to see run the country for the next five years. Any party or parties that form the

NEW DELHI (IANS) - Amid objection from different northeastern states, including Mizoram and Nagaland, and many other organizations, the Centre on February 6 reiterated that the Indian government is committed to fencing the entire 1,643 km-long India-Myanmar border. Commenting on the

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - It has been several years since high-profile economic offenders such as Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi made headlines by fleeing the country, leaving a trail of unpaid debts amounting to thousands of crores from Indian banks. Their

AYODHYA, (IANS) - Home is where Ram is -- that is what people now believe. According to official sources, both Indians and NRIs are now queuing up to buy property in the holy city that has come to be known as

NEW DELHI (ANI) - Following Israel's accusation of UNRWA staff being involved in the October 7 Hamas attack, Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on February 1, said that India has been extending assistance to Palestine both bilaterally

LONDON, (IANS) - The British Asian Trust, a charity founded by King Charles III, is leading an educational initiative that will impact the lives of up to four million children in India across five years. The initiative LiftEd -- Learning and

NEW DELHI (ANI) - Amid the ongoing escalations in the Red Sea, India said on February 1 that it is a matter of concern for India. The official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal said, "It is a

LONDON, (IANS) - A museum founded by the son of the last Sikh emperor of Punjab in England has received a grant of nearly 200k pounds, which will be used to tell the family's story through its displays, events, and

VARANASI (IANS) - A Varanasi court on January 31 allowed Hindus to worship inside the sealed basement of the Gyanvapi mosque. The court has asked the district administration to make the necessary arrangements in the next seven days. As per the court

KATHMANDU, (IANS) - With Nepal's Shree Airlines commencing operation from Nepalgunj Airport to c, now Indian devotees can fly across Mount Kailash and the Mansarovar Lake enjoying a magnificent close view of the holy places. Nepal’s Shree Airlines on January 29

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on January 30 forecast a "soft landing" for the global economy hammered in recent years by a deadly pandemic, skyrocketing inflation and high-interest rates, and protracted wars. It also upgraded the growth

MELBOURNE, (IANS) - India's Rohan Bopanna made history on January 27, becoming the oldest man in the Open Era to win a major men’s doubles title, teaming up with Australian Matthew Ebden to win the Australian Open. The 43-year-old Bopanna and

NEW DELHI, (ANI) - 'Nari shakti' took centerstage as women soldiers marched down the Kartavya Path on the occasion of the 75th Republic Day on January 26.President Droupadi Murmu commenced the celebrations by unfurling the national flag at Kartavya Path.She

NEW YORK, NY (IANS)- Pakistan, in a letter to a UN official dealing with culture and civilization, has warned that the consecration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya is a "significant threat" to "peace in the region". "Pakistan condemns in the

LONDON (IANS) - The University of Oxford has terminated its partnership with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) following a detailed analysis of technical problems experienced by students taking online admission tests in 2023, according to media reports. Last year, TCS had entered

India-West News Desk NEW DELHI – Uttar Pradesh and Haryana are advertising for skilled workers to interview and test for jobs in Israel, which has turned to countries such as India and Sri Lanka to fill labor shortages in sectors like construction

LUCKNOW (IANS) - Days after the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Lalla idol at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, the Uttar Pradesh government has imposed an immediate ban on all incoming vehicles, including state roadways buses in view of an

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - The spillover of the Israel-Hamas conflict to “the vicinity of India” with attacks on shipping by Houthi rebels has an impact on India’s economic interests, according to Deputy Permanent Representative R. Ravindra. The conflict’s impact on the safety of commercial shipping in the Indian Ocean “has

CHENNAI, (IANS) - One would mistakenly count Shahin Darjada, seated with cornrows decorated with beads on her head, as some sports fan enjoying an outing at the indoor hall of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium where the judo competitions of the

DUBAI, (IANS) - India skipper Rohit Sharma was named captain with five other Indians making the cut to the ICC Men's ODI team of the year released on January 23. Joining Rohit in the ODI team of the year are Shubman

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Ram Mandir in Ayodhya is expected to have a big economic impact in the region as tourism is projected to surge to 5 crore visitors every year to the holy town, according to global brokerage

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - China has yet to appoint its ambassador to India, some 15 months since the post felt vacant. The last Chinese Ambassador in Delhi was Sun Weidong, who left in October 2022 after three years on the job

MUMBAI, (IANS) - As the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the Ram Temple was held in Ayodhya on January 22, several stars from the Hindi and southern film industries were seen attending the event. To make the occasion memorable, Bollywood stars Ranbir

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Pakistan's attack on Iranian soil is the first external land attack on Iran since forces led by then-Iraqi President Saddam Hussein invaded Iran in the 1980s, starting a vicious eight-year war, the media reported. Iran's initial reaction

MELBOURNE, (IANS) - Sumit Nagal's fairytale run at the Australian Open ended after losing to China’s Juncheng Shang in his men’s singles second-round match at Melbourne Park on January 18. World No. 137 Nagal, who stunned Kazakhstan’s world No. 27 Alexander

AYODHYA (IANS) -The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on January 18 denied setting up any online platform to help devotees get the ‘prasad’ offered to the deity in Ayodhya. A member of the trust said, “No vendor or agency has

NEW DELHI (ANI) - Iran launched air strikes on January 16 at the headquarters of a terrorist group opposed to Tehran with drones and missiles in Pakistan, in which two "important headquarters" of Jaish al-Adl in Pakistan were "destroyed." Islamabad

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - In a recent startup awards ceremony held on January 16, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu emerged as the top-performing states in India. The startup ranking for 2022, unveiled by Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on January

AYODHYA, (IANS) - The existing idols of Ram Lalla and his three brothers, which have been worshipped for the past 74 years now at the makeshift temple, will be placed in front of the new idol inside the ‘garbh griha’

TEHRAN (ANI) - To deepen cultural ties, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar announced that India has decided to include Farsi (Persian) as one of the nine classical languages in India under the New Education Policy. Jaishankar made the announcement while highlighting

MALE, (IANS) - Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has asked India to withdraw its military personnel, estimated at 88 personnel, from the Indian Ocean archipelago by mid-March. A high-level core group, set by both nations, to negotiate the withdrawal of troops held

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Passengers of an IndiGo Goa-Delhi flight, which was diverted to Mumbai, made the most of their unscheduled stop, holding a virtual "picnic" on the tarmac, sharing snacks and chit-chatting with each other, as per a video

Advaitesha Birla, Founder, Ujaas Ujaas, an initiative of the Aditya Birla Education Trust, has taken a monumental stride towards driving menstrual taboos and fostering nationwide awareness for menstrual health and hygiene management. Today marks the unveiling of the 'Ujaas Menstrual Health Express,'

BHOPAL, (IANS) - Indore – the commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh, has emerged as the cleanest city along with Surat (Gujarat) in the country, at the Swachh Survekshan Awards that President Droupadi Murmu presented on January 11. Indore has achieved this

NEW DELHI, (ANI) – Ayodhya is gaining wide attraction globally, as travel booking platforms are witnessing a remarkable increase in searches, with notable spikes recorded not only from India but also from international travelers, particularly from the US and Gulf

India-West News Desk NEW DELHI - The Tamil-language film "Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food," featuring acclaimed actor Nayanthara, has been withdrawn from the Netflix platform following widespread criticism from Hindu groups. The movie, which hit theaters on December 1 had not met

NEW DELHI (IANS) - In the recent annals of Bollywood, a remarkable transformation has taken root, one that has seen the celluloid tapestry donned with threads of empathy and enlightenment. A veritable renaissance has unfolded, as the tinsel town, long

AHMEDABAD, (IANS) - Gautam Adani, Chairman, of Adani Group said on January 10 that over the next five years, the Adani Group will invest over $24 billion in Gujarat and create over 1,00,000 direct and indirect jobs. “Today, I commit to