External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Heads of State Council meeting in Astana on Wednesday. Jaishankar, in his meeting with Lavrov, raised “strong concern about Indian nationals” currently in the war zone in Russia. “Good to meet Russian FM Sergey Lavrov […]
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu in Astana on Tuesday and discussed expanding strategic partnership and India’s increasing engagement with Central Asia. Jaishankar thanked the deputy prime minister for the hospitality and arrangements for the SCO Council of Heads of State Summit. The two […]
Buoyed by banking and FMCG stocks, Indian benchmark indices surged to record highs on Wednesday for the second straight session. The Sensex gained 572.32 points, or 0.72 percent, to touch 80,013.77, crossing the 80,000 mark in intraday trade for the first time ever. The Nifty added 168 points, or 0.7 percent, to reach a fresh […]
Flood in Assam has so far claimed 38 lives as 3 people died after drowning in flood waters in the last 24 hours. According to the flood report of Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), on July 2, two people died in Tinsukia district while one died in Dhemaji district and the total death toll […]
India’s first solar mission Aditya-L1 spacecraft completed its first halo orbit around the Sun-Earth L1 point on Tuesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said in a statement. The Aditya-L1 mission is an Indian solar observatory at Lagrangian point L1, launched on September 2 last year and was inserted in its targeted halo orbit on […]
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh recalled and appreciated India’s contribution to Bangladesh’s War of Liberation in1971 during her discussions with Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Indian Navy on Tuesday. The CNS is on an official visit to Bangladesh; he called on the Prime Minister at her Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban office in […]
The death toll from the stampede at a Satsang in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday has risen to 121, with around 28 people sustaining injuries, the Office of Relief Commissioner said on Wednesday. According to officials, six people are undergoing treatment at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College in Aligarh; six at Deen Dayal Hospital […]
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday offered condolences for the loss of lives in the stampede in Hathras in Uttar Pradesh. The Upper House of Parliament also observed silence to mourn those who were killed in the stampede on Tuesday. Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge urged the government to enact […]
At least 39 people have lost their lives in recent anti-government protests in Kenya against the new tax hike, reported Al Jazeera, citing the national rights watchdog. The activists have geared up for a new round of protests this week in Kenya. The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) announced the toll on Monday, […]
President Joe Biden has strongly condemned the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling, which grants former and future presidents immunity from prosecution for official acts. He criticized the decision as a “dangerous precedent,” expressing concern that it could empower the executive office and potentially former President Donald Trump to act without accountability. Biden stated, “The court […]
