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HIROSHIMA, (ANI) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the G7 summit on May 19 shared a hug with President Joe Biden as they met here. Modi attended primarily to speak on challenges facing the globe, including food, fertilizer, and energy

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Congress on May 18 declared veteran party leader Siddaramaiah as the Chief Minister of Karnataka and state unit chief D.K Shivakumar his only deputy after three days of consultations. Addressing a press conference here at the party

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Tata Sons Chairman N. Chandrasekaran has been honored with France's highest order of merit, Legion d'Honneur, for bolstering relations and building business between India and France. The award was conferred on Chandrasekaran, 59, on May 16 at

KATHMANDU (ANI) - Kami Rita Sherpa, a record-holding Nepali Sherpa guide has ascended the world's highest peak Mount Everest for a world record setting 27th time. The Seven Summit Treks, an expedition organizing company of Nepal on May 17 announced the

SYDNEY, (IANS) - Confirming the cancellation of next week's Quad meeting, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on May 17 said that it is still possible that his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi will still visit Sydney. The development comes after US President

HYDERABAD, (IANS) - India had its first-ever drag racing speed fest on the outskirts of the city. The racing, considered the world's fastest sport and T20 of motorsports, is developing in India and officials promised more such events soon. India's first-ever drag

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Indians were among more than 13,000 spouses of asylum seekers in Germany who failed to join their partners in 2022 due to a lack of sufficient language skills, according to a report. According to Germany's Foreign Office,

BENGALURU (ANI) - The Congress party created history by registering the biggest vote share by any party in the Karnataka assembly polls in the last 34 years. In the 2023 assembly elections results, the grand old party won 135 seats and

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Raghav Chadha's political mentor, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, took to social media to post pictures of his young associate and Rajya Sabha MP with his fiancée Parineeti Chopra from their engagement ceremony that took place

By SANTOSH KUMAR PATHAK NEW DELHI, (IANS) - The Karnataka Assembly election results are no less than a big jolt for the BJP. Karnataka was the only state in South India that first opened its doors to the BJP and the party

WASHINGTON, DC (ANI) – While former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan was arrested on live video which showed the manhandling of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader and has now been released on the orders of the Supreme Court which declared

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a corruption case against Sameer Wankhede, the anti-narcotics officer who arrested Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan in the drugs-on-cruise case two years ago. Aryan Khan was on board the

ISLAMABAD, (IANS) - Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan was arrested by the Rangers paramilitary force from the Islamabad High Court on May 8, a dramatic move that threatens to spark fresh turmoil in the

LONDON, (IANS) - The number of Indians illegally crossing over into the UK across the English Channel has increased sharply in the first three months of the year, making them the second biggest cohort after Afghans, according to the latest

NEW DELHI, (ANI) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak read from the Bible’s book of Colossians at the coronation of King Charles on May 6, at Westminster Abbey in London. In keeping with the tradition of UK Prime Ministers performing readings

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Google-owned YouTube is the most popular platform for Indian language digital news consumers, with a whopping 93 percent using it to access news, a report revealed on May 4. The report by Google News Initiative in partnership

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - The approval of US leadership in the second year of President Joe Biden's term shot up by double digits in India in 2022 -- the year the Indian government came under considerable pressure from the US

LONDON, (IANS) - From the rundown Neptune Magnet Mall in Mumbai, a giant of international oil shipping has emerged over the past 18 months, seemingly from nowhere. Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the company has bought more oil tankers than anyone

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - India is emerging as a favorable destination to conduct clinical trials, according to a report released by PwC India and the US-India Chamber of Commerce (USAIC) on May 3. It showed that India has an overall clinical

LUCKNOW, (IANS) – Ravi Shastri wants to negotiate, Anil Kumble bemoans happenings, and everyone else with any interest in cricket it would seem, has an opinion. When former Royal Challengers Bangalore and India captain Virat Kohli and Lucknow Super Giants mentor

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - A new slugfest is developing on the sidelines of the ongoing clash between the top Indian wrestlers and Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, President of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). This battle pits two sisters -- Asian

LONDON, (ANI) - UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's mother-in-law, Sudha Murty said that her daughter, Akshata Murty, "made her husband a Prime Minister." Rishi Sunak's quick ascension to power has been highlighted before but his mother-in-law Sudha Murty’s claim in a

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, (IANS) - Shashi Tharoor on April 28 expressed his displeasure on a fellow lawmaker and one who also hails from Kerala -- P.T.Usha over her statement in the ongoing protests launched by the wrestlers in New Delhi. Some of India's

By ARUL LOUIS NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Perpetuating a UN Security Council built on an "anachronistic mindset" will also mean the continuing loss of faith in the world organization, India has said as resounding calls from all sides for reform

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - While the population ages and its growth shrinks in the southern states of India, labor migration from the northern and eastern states will make up for it, and the "demographic dividend" will continue there, according

CHENNAI, (IANS) - Indian transgender activist, writer, painter, poet, and motivational speaker Kalki Subramaniam is the founder of the Sahodhari Foundation which works for the rights of the transgender community. Kalki has been one of the key persons who fought

SHARJAH, (IANS) - The West Stand at the iconic Sharjah cricket stadium has been renamed the Sachin Tendulkar Stand in a special ceremony to coincide with the Indian cricket legend's birthday, here on April 24. It also marked the 25th anniversary

CHANDIGARH, (IANS) - Five-time Punjab Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patriarch Parkash Singh Badal, who was suffering from bronchial asthma, passed away at a private hospital in Mohali on April 25 evening. He was 95. Badal is survived by

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has emerged as the top company among the best places to work in India this year, followed by Amazon and Morgan Stanley, a LinkedIn report said on April 19. For the first time,

NEW DELHI – Its official now. India has surpassed China to become the world’s most populous nation with 142.86 crore people, shows the latest UN data. Interestingly, most officials in India that the press is so quick to quote have

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Ireland granted the highest number of work permits, approximately 40 per cent, to Indian nationals, according to data released by the Irish Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment for the first three months of 2023. Of the

GUWAHATI, (IANS) - Assam has created two Guinness World Records - one with the traditional dance of 11,304 Bihu artistes and the other with the largest drumming performance, which included 2,548 participants. Each artiste will receive a cash prize of Rs

Photo : UK MP Gareth Thomas LONDON (IANS) - British Indian organizations have objected to the newly-formed parliamentary group for Gujaratis, calling it divisive, and an attack on the unity of the British Indian community. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for British

PORBANDAR, (IANS) - The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has filed a police complaint against 19 property owners for unauthorized construction within the 200-meter limit of Mahatma Gandhi's birthplace in Kirti Mandir. The laws state that no new construction can take

MUMBAI, (IANS) - Arjun Tendulkar on April 16 became the first son to play for the same Indian Premier League franchise that his father Sachin Tendulkar represented for many years. Arjun, a left-arm seamer all-rounder, made his IPL debut for Mumbai

MUMBAI, (ANI) - Actor R Madhavan who has contributed beautifully to Indian cinema throughout his career, shared an update which made everyone proud. The exciting part is that the news was not about the actor but related to his son, swimming

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - The Supreme Court on April 13 directed the former IPL commissioner, Lalit Modi to tender an unconditional apology on social media and in leading national newspapers over his remarks against the judiciary in a social media

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - New Delhi has called for international condemnation of Pakistan sending weapons across the international border to terrorists operating in India. "We are facing a serious challenge of cross-border supply of illicit weapons using drones, which cannot

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - The International Monetary Fund on April 11 hailed India as "one of the bright spots" in the global economy even as it trimmed its projected growth for 2023 by 0.2 percentage points, but only because, it

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman met IMF Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath here, during which she noted the monetary body's concerns on key downside risks to the economy including financial sector stress, inflation, and geo-political fragmentation

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Ukraine's First Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova has handed over a letter from President Volodymyr Zelensky, addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to the Indian government, requesting additional humanitarian supply, including medicines and medical equipment. The minister,

CHENNAI (IANS) - He was one of the oldest Indian industrialists who headed one of the oldest automobile groups in India - Mahindra & Mahindra.On April 12, the 99-year-old doyen Keshub Mahindra, Chairman Emeritus of the $19 billion revenue M&M group

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Indian startups raised a total of $2.8 billion in funds in the first quarter of 2023, a massive 75 percent lower compared to the same period in the previous year ($11.9 billion), as rising inflation and

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - The Delhi High Court has upheld a ban on the manufacture, storage, and sale of gutka, pan masala, flavored tobacco, and similar products in the city, citing their direct and harmful impact on public health. The ban

JOHANNESBURG, (IANS) - South Africa will appeal the decision by a court of the United Arab Emirates to decline the extradition of the Indian-origin Gupta brothers, Rajesh and Atul, to be tried in the country for fraud and money laundering,

SURAT, (IANS) - Around 15,000 women from 15 states across India participated in the city's first-ever 'Saree Walkathon' on April 9, aimed at promoting fitness. The event was also aimed to promote Surat's textile industry, which is a major contributor to

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - In a sign of India's diplomatic influence, it has been elected to the UN Statistical Commission and two other bodies while China suffered a diplomatic rout unable to get the required votes for the Commission

HYDERABAD, (IANS) - Reprising his old stand, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao will again skip receiving Prime Minister Narendra Modi when the latter arrives here on April 8 to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for various projects. The state

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - UN officials are in touch with India about food supplies to Afghanistan where 30 million people face hunger, according to Ramiz Alakbarov, who coordinates humanitarian relief efforts in the war-torn nation. "We definitely are in touch

ISLAMABAD, (IANS) - Condemning UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman's "discriminatory and xenophobic" remarks against Pakistani men, the Pakistan Foreign Office has warned of serious repercussions. The British minister has been accused of "peddling extremist far-right lies" about Pakistanis, after she singled