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NEW DELHI, (IANS) - After the Gujarat assembly polls, the Aam Aadmi Party got into a celebratory mode to welcome the achievement of national recognition. AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal in a video message to party workers said, "Aam Aadmi Party has

GANDHINAGAR, (ANI) - BJP returned to power in Gujarat with a historic victory while Congress made a comeback in Himachal Pradesh in the results announced on December 8 which also marked the start of an election season that will see

NEW DELHI (ANI) - India will steer the celebration of International Millet Year 2023 and organize campaigns to promote the cultivation and consumption of nutri-cereals, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. The Prime Minister's message was conveyed at the opening ceremony for

By ASHISH RAY LONDON, (IANS) - Christian Michel, an alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland chopper scam case, has claimed in a signed five-page hand-written letter from Tihar Jail to UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that he is "being abused in a

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - After India directed Google to stop showing betting companies ads for Indian users, the tech giant on December 7 said it will not allow any advertisements that promote online gambling. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Extreme heat waves are increasing with alarming frequency across India in the past few decades and soon the country may become one of the first places in the world to experience heat waves that break the

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Co-chair and Trustee of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Melinda Gates on December 6 called on India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Both discussed India's successful initiatives in dealing with the pandemic and its aftermath and the country's

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Diplomats and a US politician have been honored at the UN with the Diwali Foundation's Power of One award recognizing their contributions to promoting international relations. The head of the European Union (EU) delegation to the

BOSTON, MA (IANS) - Indian startup Kheyti, a pioneering solution for local smallholder farmers to reduce costs, increase yields, and protect livelihoods on the frontlines of climate change, was among five winners of The Earthshot Prize for their ground-breaking solutions

PATNA, (IANS) - After giving a new lease of life to her father Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rohini Acharya has been trending on social media. Acharya, the second eldest daughter of Lalu Prasad Yadav who donated one of her kidneys to her

SINGAPORE, (ANI) - A World Bank report published last week revealed that remittance flows to India from its migrant workers are on track to gain 12 percent to reach a record $100 billion for the year. Remittance growth in 2021

KOLKATA, (IANS) - While all eyes are on the ongoing football World Cup in Qatar, little is known of the fate of eight ex-Indian Navy personnel imprisoned in that country for over 90 days now. The Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement (IESM) has

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - When Ruchira Kamboj took the gavel on December 1 at the Security Council, she was following in the footsteps of an illustrious Indian woman, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit who assumed leadership of a major UN body

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Senior journalist Ravish Kumar has resigned from his post as senior executive editor at NDTV India, according to reports. The news channel announced his resignation through an internal communication on November 30. "Few journalists have impacted people

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - India will take over the presidency of the Security Council on December 1, at a time of an acute international crisis that will call upon its diplomatic skills in the UN's highest decision-making body paralyzed

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - As India prepares to assume the presidency of the Security Council this week, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj has met with General Assembly President Csaba Korosi, according to his Spokesperson Paulina Kubiak. Kubiak

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - The Tata Group on November 29 announced the consolidation of its airlines, Vistara and Air India. With this consolidation, Air India will be India's leading domestic and international carrier with a combined fleet of 218 aircraft,

DOHA - Despite not receiving a regular chance in India’s playing XI in the ongoing Men in Blue’s New Zealand tour, fans’ love for their star batter Sanju Samson is unfazed. In the ongoing FIFA Qatar World Cup 2022, the fans

LONDON, (IANS) - Britain's new Prime Minister, 42-year-old Rishi Sunak, was expected to stress in a speech on November 28 night, 'the importance' of 'deepening ties in the Indo-Pacific'. This means Britain wants to consolidate defense and economic relations with India,

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Legendary Indian athlete P.T Usha on November 28 was elected as the president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). Union Law Minister and former Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju congratulated the veteran sprinter on her appointment as the

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - US President George W Bush called Prime Minister Manmohan Singh even before the 26/11 terrorists were done with their massacre of civilians in Mumbai, and even before the body count was over. President-elect Barack Obama was

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Regular coloring of grey hair, and no black or religious thread on the wrist or ankle are part of Air India's new grooming guidelines for its cabin crew. It said that male crew with a deeply receding

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - The External Affairs Ministry on November 24 said Qatar has informed India that the controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik was not extended any invitation to attend the ongoing FIFA World Cup. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi

NEW DELHI, (IANS) – India said that out of a total of 15,783 Indian students who had enrolled in Ukrainian medical universities, 14,973 are undergoing online classes, 170 students are pursuing their education at partner universities and 640 students are

TORONTO, (IANS) - Following a surge in complaints post-Diwali in October, the Canadian city of Brampton unanimously moved a motion on Thursday to ban fireworks. The motion brought forward by Councilor Denis Keenan and seconded by fellow Councilor Gurpreet Singh Toor

NEW YORK, NY(IANS) - India has received wide praise for its leadership of the UN Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and for guiding the adoption of the Delhi Declaration on fighting terrorists using emerging technologies at its special meeting in

ISLAMABAD, (IANS) - Pakistan President Arif Alvi on November 24 approved the recommendation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for the appointment of Lieutenant General Syed Asim Munir as the next Army chief, and Lieutenant General Sahir Shamshad Mirza as the

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - The Satyam scam, which had rocked India’s corporate world 13 years back in 2009, forcing the government to constitute a six-member board to look after its affairs, was revisited by some of the eminent names from

COLOMBO, (IANS) - Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe warned on November 23 that any attempt to topple the government through an anti-government protest or 'Aragalaya' would be crushed using military power and Emergency laws. Addressing the Parliament during the budget debate,

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - India has called attention to the threat posed by North Korea's missile technology proliferation to New Delhi's security and joined the US and eight other countries to demand UN Security Council action against Pyongyang. "Proliferation of

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - Purnima Devi Barman, a conservation biologist known for initiating an all-female grassroots conservation movement from Assam for saving the greater adjutant, one of the world's rarest storks, is among the UN Environment Programmer’s (UNEP) 2022 Champions

DOHA, (ANI) – Indian Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on November 20 joined Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani and other dignitaries in the inauguration of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Dhankhar was on a two-day visit to Qatar at

AHMEDABAD, (IANS) - The Bharatiya Janata Party on November 18 launched an aggressive campaign for the Gujarat Assembly elections, with 56 public meetings addressed by 26 national leaders, including party national President J.P. Nadda, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

MUMBAI, (IANS) - The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has initiated the process to re-constitute the selection committee for the senior men's team and invited applications to appoint five selectors. The board has reportedly scrapped the selection committee

MUMBAI, (IANS) - The ruling alliance Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party leaders on November 16 demanded 'purification' of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aditya Thackeray for meeting and hugging Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Nanded on

BALI, (ANI) - UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on November 16 highlighted the strong bonds between India and Britain during his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the two leaders discussing areas where the UK and India are working

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (IANS) - The world population is projected to reach 8 billion on November 15, with India overtaking China as the world's most populous nation in 2023, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2022. Currently, the global population

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - The Supreme Court on November 11 ordered the release of all the six life-term convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case in view of the Tamil Nadu government's recommendation. In May, the top court had ordered the

HYDERABAD, (IANS) - Amid the ongoing rumors of divorce with Indian tennis star Sania Mirza, Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik's pictures with model and actress Ayesha Omar have gone viral on social media. As per multiple media reports, all has not been

ADELAIDE, (IANS) - Alex Hales and Jos Buttler smashed mesmerizing fifties to thrash a listless India by ten wickets in the second semifinal of Men's T20 World Cup at the Adelaide Oval on November 10. Hales hit 86 not out off

JAMNAGAR, (IANS) - The BJP is fielding Rivaba Jadeja, wife of cricketer Ravindra Jadeja, from Gujarat's Jamnagar North constituency, in place of sitting MLA Dharmendra Singh Jadeja (Hakubha) in the December Assembly elections. Hakubha was a turncoat, having left the Congress

LONDON, (IANS) - Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, who cheated Punjab National Bank (PNB) of over Rs 11,000 crore, is likely to be extradited soon to India from the UK as he lost his appeal in the High Court on

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Amid speculation in the US about India's peacemaking role in Ukraine, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar was in Moscow for meetings with Russian officials, while Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra held talks with Deputy Secretary

LONDON, (IANS) - India was found to be the most common country of birth for one in six, or nearly 10 million, people in England and Wales, according to a report released by the UK's Office for National Statistics. The report,

MUMBAI, (IANS) - This year marks the 34th birthday of Padma Shri, award-winning cricketer Virat Kohli. Whether knocking the highest number of double centuries in consecutive Test series or the fastest 1,000 runs in ODIs, Kohli has a flair for

NEW DELHI (IANS) – For the first time in 30 years, Gujarat is set to witness a three-cornered contest in the forthcoming Assembly elections to be held in two phases on December 1 and 5. This was revealed by an exclusive

ISLAMABAD, (ANI) - A Day after he was shot at in Pakistan's Punjab province, the country's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, on November 4, broke silence on the attack and said he was "hit by four bullets." In the first address

BOSTON, MA (IANS) - A floral waste project which converts flowers dispersed into the river Ganga into sustainable leather called Fleather and a greenhouse-in-a-box solution for small farmers are among this year’s finalists from India for Prince William’s Earthshot Prize,

NEW DELHI (IANS) – For the first time in 30 years, Gujarat is set to witness a three-cornered contest in the forthcoming Assembly elections to be held in two phases on December 1 and 5. This was revealed by an exclusive

LAHORE (IANS) - The attack on former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in Wazirabad on November 3 was launched from three different directions in which at least three individuals were involved, the police said, according to