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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

Photo: Reuters/ B Mathur NEW DELHI, (REUTERS) - Hyundai, Kia Motors, Tata and Mahindra are lobbying India's most populous state not to offer incentives for hybrid cars, saying the move - set to help rivals Toyota and Maruti Suzuki - would

Photo: Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon PARIS, (REUTERS/ANI) - Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified just hours before the women's 50kg freestyle final at the Paris Olympics on August 7 after failing to make weight, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) said. Phogat had been set

Photo: REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain NEW DELHI, (REUTERS) - India has evacuated all non-essential staff and their families from its embassy and consulates in neighboring Bangladesh, two Indian government sources said on August 7, after weeks of unrest forced Prime Minister Sheikh

DHAKA, (REUTERS) - Hundreds of Hindu houses, businesses and temples have been vandalized since the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a community association said on August 6, and India said it was worried about the incidents. Hindus constitute about 8%

NEW DELHI, (ANI) - After the ouster of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government, Indian security agencies were ready for any contingency as she was headed towards India for safety in an Air Force jet. Indian Air Force radars were actively

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - The Indian government has granted former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina an interim stay following the collapse of her government in the South Asian country on August 5, media reports said. During this period, India will offer

DHAKA (ANI) - Leaders of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement have proposed an interim government led by Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, in a bid to address Bangladesh's ongoing challenge, Dhaka Tribune reported. This announcement was made in a video message released

NEW DELHI, (ANI/IANS) - Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina landed at the Hindon Air Base in Ghaziabad on August 5, hours after resigning as the country's Prime Minister and leaving Dhaka en route to Delhi. Hasina arrived in India in a military

Reuters/Amir Cohen AHMEDABAD, (REUTERS) -Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani, 62, plans to step down at the age of 70 and shift control to his sons and their cousins in the early 2030s, he told Bloomberg News in an interview published on

PARIS, (ANI/IANS) - The Indian men's hockey team beat Great Britain with shootout to secure a semifinal berth in the Paris Olympics on August 4. This is the first time since 1972 in Munich that India have reached the semifinals in

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - India's outbound tourism market is projected to reach over $55.3 billion by 2034, from the estimated more than $18.8 billion in 2024, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.4 per cent, a report

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Former India cricketer and coach Anshuman Gaekwad passed away at the age of 71 on July 31 night after losing a battle with blood cancer. Gaekwad played 40 Tests and 15 ODIs for India from 1975

CHATEAUROUX, (IANS) - Shooter Swapnil Kusale added a third medal to India's tally, winning a bronze medal in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions at the Paris Olympics here on August 1. The 28-year-old said he kept his breath in control

NEW DELHI, (REUTERS) - Indian authorities may issue notices soon to more major IT services firms in an investigation of alleged tax evasion related to work done by their overseas offices, a government source said on August 1, a day

Photo: Reuters/CK Thanseer CHOORALMALA, (REUTERS) - Hopes of finding survivors began to fade as hundreds of rescuers worked through slush and rocks and pulled out bodies from debris in the hills of Kerala on July 31, a day after 167 people

India-West News Desk NEW DELHI - In a heated debate over the demand for a caste census, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi took center stage in the Lok Sabha on July 30. The discussion turned personal when BJP MP Anurag

NEW DELHI, (IANS) – Due to the deteriorating health of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is currently imprisoned in connection with the Delhi excise policy case, INDIA bloc opposition leaders gathered at Jantar Mantar on July 30 to express