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MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on December 2 that preparations were under way for Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit India but there were no exact dates yet. Putin is likely to visit India in early 2025 at the invitation

India-West News Desk NEW DELHI - The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) informed Parliament that Indian asylum seekers “denigrate” the nation and society for “personal gain.” This statement followed data revealing that over 41,000 Indians applied for asylum in the United

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) - Both houses of Indian parliament were suspended temporarily on Thursday within minutes of opening as opposition lawmakers disrupted proceedings for the third day this week seeking a discussion on allegations against the Adani Group. U.S. authorities have

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Rajasthan Royals said they were confident 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi can make the step up to the Indian Premier League (IPL) after the batsman became the youngest player to earn a contract in the lucrative Twenty20 tournament. Suryavanshi

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer bagged eye-watering $3 million-plus deals in Sunday's Indian Premier League (IPL) auction shattering the previous payment record in the world's richest T20 tournament. When Punjab Kings secured middle-order batter Iyer's service for

NEW DELHI (ANI) - Prominent spiritual leaders Sadhguru and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar have expressed strong criticism over the arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das, a former ISKCON leader, by Bangladeshi authorities. Krishna Das, also known as Chandan Kumar Dhar, was

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - French oil giant TotalEnergies has suspended further investments in the Adani Group following U.S. bribery charges against the Indian conglomerate’s billionaire founder, Gautam Adani. The decision, announced on November 25, comes as part of the fallout from

MUMBAI, (ANI) - India’s stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah highlighted the crucial role of senior batter Virat Kohli following India’s commanding 295-run victory over Australia in the first Test in Perth on November 25. Regular captain Rohit Sharma missed the series opener

India-West News Desk ISLAMABAD - At least one police officer has been killed and over 50 injured, Pakistan's authorities said, as thousands of supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan pressed on with their march toward Islamabad despite a security lockdown. The

NEW YORK, NY(ANI) - The Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations recently organized the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Hindi Diwas in New York on November 22, 2024. This landmark event commemorated the 75th anniversary of Hindi's adoption as an

PERTH, (ANI) - Indian cricket icon Virat Kohli etched his name into the record books once again during Day 3 of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth on November 24. While his remarkable 81st international century took center stage, Kohli also

PERTH, (ANI) - India made a commanding statement in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Perth, with a sensational 295-run victory over Australia. The hosts, chasing a daunting target of 534, were bowled out for 238 on

NEW DELHI (ANI) – The high-stakes Assembly elections concluded with Maharashtra recording a voter turnout of 62.05%, while Jharkhand saw a higher turnout of 68.01%, surpassing the 67.04% turnout in the 2019 Assembly elections, the Election Commission (EC) reported on

Photo: ANI NEW DELHI, (Reuters) - India's competition watchdog directed WhatsApp to refrain from sharing user data for advertising purposes with other applications owned by Meta for a period of five years and fined the U.S. tech giant $25.4 million on

NEW DELHI (ANI) - India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant on November 19 broke silence on his exit from Delhi Capitals ahead of the Indian Premier League 2025 mega-auction and said that it was not about money. The Delhi-based franchise retained all-rounder Axar

NEW DELHI (ANI) - The Pro Kabaddi League (PKL), now in its 11th season, has reached a "significant milestone" as it enters its second decade. Anupam Goswami, League Commissioner of the Pro Kabaddi League, reflected on the "remarkable achievement" and said

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) - Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance has asked India's telecom regulator to review the potential reach of Elon Musk's Starlink and Amazon's Kuiper before awarding satellite spectrum amid concerns local players could suffer, a letter showed on November

WASHINGTON, DC (Reuters) - India’s Adani Group will invest $10 billion in US energy security and infrastructure projects, aiming to create up to 15,000 jobs, chairman Gautam Adani said in a post on social media platform X on November 13. The

NEW DELHI (ANI) - During his visit to India on November 12, Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov highlighted the significant progress in bilateral trade between the two nations while emphasizing the potential for further growth. "Here I would like

India-West News Desk NEW DELHI - Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, newly appointed as the Chief Justice of India, is on a personal quest to find his "missing" ancestral home in Amritsar, a house built by his grandfather Sarav Dayal in the pre-Independence

NEW DELHI (ANI) - Following the Indian cricket team head coach's press conference ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar hit out at Gautam Gambhir and said that he does not have the "right demeanor" to do such

Photo: Reuters/Sahiba Chawdhary KOLKATA, (Reuters) - A court in West Bengal began the trial on November 11 of a police volunteer accused of raping and murdering a doctor at a government hospital in August, a case that has sparked outrage over

NEW DELHI (ANI) - Indian shuttler PV Sindhu is set to open a new academy, the PV Sindhu Center for Badminton and Sports Excellence, in Visakhapatnam. The groundbreaking ceremony for the PV Sindhu Center for Badminton and Sports Excellence took place

NEW DELHI (ANI) - Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik recently shared a video on her X handle, claiming she is receiving threats and appealing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for intervention to safeguard the future of Indian wrestling. In her video, Malik voiced

NEW DELHI (ANI) - India has ambitious plans to host the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games and to kick off its bid, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) had submitted a 'Letter of Intent' on October 1 to the International Olympic Committee’s

NEW DELHI, (ANI) - With Donald Trump’s election, Indian leaders are assessing potential shifts in U.S. policies, particularly on trade, immigration, and climate, which could impact India-U.S. relations and collaboration. Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi extended congratulations to Donald

AMARAVATI (ANI) - After a review meeting on the development of Amaravati as the state capital, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu announced that the estimated budget for the project will be approximately Rs 60,000 crores. Urban Development Minister Ponguru Narayana

AYODHYA (ANI) - The Deepotsav 2024 celebrations in Ayodhya set two Guinness World Records on October 30, marking an extraordinary chapter in the city's history. In collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh Department of Tourism, the Ayodhya district administration illuminated the Saryu

India-West News Desk MUMBAI - The Tata Group is collaborating with Somerville College, University of Oxford, to construct the Ratan Tata Building, with work expected to begin in spring 2025. This new facility aims to enhance teaching and learning environments, foster

India-West News Desk BENGALURU - King Charles and his wife Queen Camilla made a brief stopover in Karnataka following their recent trip to Australia and Samoa, Buckingham Palace confirmed on October 30. They are at the Soukya International Holistic Health Center, where

AYODHYA (ANI) - Ayodhya’s Deepotsav celebration this year aims to secure two Guinness World Records as it commemorates the first Diwali since the completion of the Ram Temple. This grand celebration will attempt to set records for a 1,100-person Saryu Aarti

PUNE, (REUTERS) - After a surprising series defeat by New Zealand, India's skipper Rohit Sharma said undue expectation was being put on frontline spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, as he called for more collective bowling efforts to win test

MUMBAI, (ANI) - External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar on October 27 said that Mumbai has become a powerful symbol of counterterrorism globally. He further stressed that the country must not repeat the mistakes of the past and India should take a

NEW DELHI, (REUTERS) - Investments in India by Swiss companies such as engineering group ABB and transport firm Kuehne+Nagel are on the rise, with a $100 billion regional trade deal expected to further open it up to businesses long geared

NEW DELHI/BEIJING (REUTERS) -India and China have begun implementing an agreement to end a military standoff on their disputed Himalayan border, the two sides said on October 25, in the biggest thaw between the Asian giants since deadly clashes between

PUNE, (ANI) - India will be aiming for a bounce back from a heavy and a rare eight-wicket loss in Bengaluru as they take on New Zealand in the second Test of the three-match Test series at the Maharashtra Cricket

KAZAN (ANI) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of BRICS Summit here and welcomed the agreement reached between the two countries earlier this week on patrolling arrangements along Line of Actual Control in

NEW DELHI (ANI) - Bomb threats targeting a total of 50 domestic and international flights operated by Indian carriers between the night of October 22 and the evening of October 23 caused widespread disruption and financial losses for airlines. Major carriers,

MOSCOW, (ANI) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Kazan for a bilateral meeting on October 22 and said India believes that Ukraine conflict should be resolved in a peaceful manner and is ready to provide

Photo: Reuters/Danish Siddiqui/ NEW DELHI, (REUTERS) - India and China have reached a deal on patrolling their disputed frontier to end a four-year military stand-off, the Indian foreign minister said on October 21, paving the way for improved political and business

Photo: Reuters/Loren Elliott NEW DELHI, (REUTERS) - India is expected to limit imports of laptops, tablets, and personal computers after January, two government sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, a move to push companies such as Apple to increase

Photo: Reuters/Francis Mascarenha BENGALURU, (REUTERS) - New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra pumped his fists and flashed a big smile to acknowledge the loud applause that followed his century in the first test against India on October 18 as adoring Bengaluru fans celebrated

BENGALURU, (REUTERS) - India has a plan to carve out a beachhead in the battle for commercial space, officials say: crunching space data, building small satellites and launching them cheaply into orbit rather than challenging heavyweights such as SpaceX head-on. It

NEW DELHI, (ANI) - US, the UK and Australia—all Five Eyes allies of Canada—have all expressed public support of Ottawa in the ongoing diplomatic row with New Delhi over its allegations of Indian officials being linked to violent crimes in

By Farwa Aamer The recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Islamabad concluded relatively smoothly. A key takeaway was the participation of Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, marking the first visit by an Indian foreign minister to Pakistan in over a

Photo: Reuters/Dado Ruvic NEW DELHI, (REUTERS) - Star Health, India's biggest health insurer, on October 12 said it had received a ransom demand of $68,000 from a cyberhacker in connection with a leak of customer data and medical records. Star, which has

MUMBAI, (ANI) - Baba Siddique of the NCP was shot at outside his MLA son Zeeshan Siddiqui's office in Bandra East, on October 12 night. Siddique of the Nationalist Congress Party had received a threat to his life 15 days ago. He

Photo: Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas NEW DELHI, (REUTERS) - The half-brother of Ratan Tata was appointed on October 11 as the head of the powerful and influential philanthropic arm of India's Tata group, giving him indirect control of the $165 billion conglomerate. Tata Trusts

NEW YORK, NY (ANI) - India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Parvathaneni Harish, reiterated India's unwavering commitment to global efforts to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction during the 1540 Committee's open briefing. Harish emphasized the threat posed

Photo: Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas NEW DELHI, (REUTERS) - India's consumer rights agency received unusually high 10,000 complaints against Ola Electric over a year and has sent a notice seeking explanation from the SoftBank-backed e-scooter maker, a top official at the watchdog said. Following