President Droupadi Murmu on Friday departed for Vatican City to attend the funeral of Pope Francis later this week. She is accompanied by Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Minority Affairs and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying George Kurian, and Deputy Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly […]
A nine-member Indian delegation visited Pretoria, South Africa, to participate in the second session of the India-South Africa Joint Working Group on Trade and Investment (JWGTI), held on April 22–23. Led by Economic Adviser Priya Nair from the Department of Commerce, the Indian delegation, engaged in wide-ranging discussions with their South African counterparts. The South […]
India’s ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has hit back at critics and trolls who targeted him and his family for inviting Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem to participate in the Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025, set to be held at Bengaluru’s Kanteerava Stadium on May 24. During a press conference on Monday, Chopra said that he had sent […]
Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi is set to visit Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar on Friday to assess the security situation in the region following the recent terror attack in Pahalgam. “Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi will depart for Srinagar and Udhampur shortly,” defence officials said on Friday. According to the officials, the Army Chief […]
An Indian Army soldier was killed in a gunfight with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, police said on Thursday. According to a statement from the Indian Army’s White Knight Corps, a joint operation was initiated with local Jammu and Kashmir security units. “Contact was established, and a fierce firefight ensued. One of our […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held high-level bilateral talks in Jeddah and co-chaired the second meeting of the India-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership Council (SPC) on Tuesday before the PM left for India in view of the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Despite the curtailed visit, the talks […]
In the wake of the brutal terror attack on tourists in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on Tuesday, a wave of strong international condemnation and support for India poured in from leaders across the world. US President Donald Trump, in a message on his platform Truth Social, described the incident as deeply disturbing and extended full […]
KL Rahul’s belligerent knock and Abhishek Porel’s composed half-century steered Delhi Capitals to a commanding eight-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. After a disciplined bowling effort restricted LSG to a modest total, Rahul and Porel’s fluent fifties ensured Delhi chased down the target with ease. Returning to his […]
India’s benchmark equity indices opened higher on Wednesday, tracking positive global cues and buoyed by strong buying in information technology (IT) and automobile stocks. At 9:32 a.m., the BSE Sensex was trading 536.4 points, or 0.67 percent, higher at 80,132.01. Meanwhile, the NSE Nifty gained 150.10 points, or 0.62 percent, to trade at 24,317.35. The […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi told US President Donald Trump that he was determined to punish those responsible for the Pahalgam terrorist outrage foreshadowing retaliatory actions that have become the hallmark of his response to terrorism. There was no immediate word on how the Prime Minister planned to respond. President Trump called Prime Minister Modi to […]
