India will work towards efforts to boost global health, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday while pledging his support to World Health Organisation chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who he addresses as ‘Tulsi Bhai’. He said this in response to Ghebreyesus’ post on X, thanking PM Modi and others for their support and contributions […]
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will meet his Chinese counterpart, General Li Shangfu, on Wednesday in Vientiane, Laos. The two will meet on the sidelines of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus). This will be their first meeting after the disengagement at the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The last meeting between Defence Minister Rajnath […]
The Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) election results will be announced on November 21, following a delay of nearly two months since the polls were held, the university said in a statement. The elections, which took place on September 27, were initially expected to conclude with the declaration of results the next day. However, the […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the Indian diaspora in Guyana for their spirited welcome as he arrived in Georgetown for the final leg of his three-nation visit. In a post on X, PM Modi said, “A heartfelt thank you to the Indian community in Guyana for their warm and spirited welcome. […]
Voter turnout in the ongoing single-phase assembly elections in Maharashtra remained sluggish on Wednesday, with only 32.18% of the electorate casting their ballots by 1 pm, according to the Election Commission of India. Among Maharashtra’s constituencies, Gadchiroli district led with a turnout of 50.89%, while district of Mumbai city reported the lowest participation at 27.73%. […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Monday as part of his three-nation tour to attend the 19th G20 Leaders’ Summit. The prime minister was warmly welcomed by a delegation led by Indian Ambassador to Brazil, Suresh Reddy. In a post on X, the PM expressed his enthusiasm for the Summit, […]
President Joe Biden’s administration has allowed Ukraine to use U.S.-made weapons to strike deep into Russia, two U.S. officials and a source familiar with the decision said on Sunday, in a significant reversal of Washington’s policy in the Ukraine-Russia conflict. Ukraine plans to conduct its first long-range attacks in the coming days, the sources said, […]
A high-level meeting on Nepal-India border security coordination commenced in Kathmandu and will continue until Monday. The discussions focus on managing cross-border crime and preventing the illegal entry of third-country nationals. Nepal has proposed measures to enhance crime control in border regions, improve information exchange, and address issues such as revenue leakage, drug trafficking, human […]
About 1,500 people died in protests that brought down Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina this year, and as many as 3,500 may have been forcibly abducted during her 15-year rule, interim leader Muhammad Yunus said on Sunday. The estimate by the economist and Nobel peace laureate, who is due to organise elections, is higher than […]
India faced mixed fortunes ahead of the first Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. Star openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill are likely to miss the match, while KL Rahul has been declared fit to play following an elbow injury scare. Gill reportedly sustained a left-hand injury while fielding in the slips during an […]
