Former US President Donald Trump arrived at the Republican National Convention on Monday, making his first public appearance after surviving the assassination attempt on Saturday. Trump, wearing a white bandage on his right ear, waved to supporters and received a standing ovation from the audience. He made no remarks during the convention but stood alongside […]
The festival of Rath Yatra concluded in Bangladesh on Monday with the pulling of the rope of Ulto Rath at Dhamrai, Dhaka and several other places in the country. The festival of Lord Jagannath started on July 7. Hundreds of devotees took part in the religious festivity on this important festival of Hindus in Bangladesh. […]
France’s top goal scorer, Olivier Giroud announced his retirement from international football following the conclusion of Euro 2024. The 37-year-old’s aspirations of ending his illustrious career on a high note in his final swansong were dashed as Spain handed France a 2-1 defeat in a tense semi-final, marking the end of Les Bleus’ campaign in […]
Indian benchmark indices rallied in early trade on Tuesday, with the Nifty rising 0.26 percent to touch an all-time high of 24,650.05. It later trimmed the gains and was trading at 24,628.40, up 0.17%, as of 10:10 am. The Sensex, meanwhile, advanced 0.17 percent to 80,803.40. Major gainers on the Nifty included Bharti Airtel, Adani […]
Four Indian Army soldiers, including an officer, were killed during an encounter with terrorists in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. The operation, which began on Monday evening, is still ongoing, defence officials said. The joint operation was launched by the Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police following an exchange of fire […]
India is poised to achieve its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ahead of the 2030 deadline, Suman K Bery, Vice Chairperson of NITI Aayog, announced at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development on Monday. Bery highlighted India’s significant progress across multiple SDGs, particularly Goal 1.2, which aims to halve the percentage of people […]
Ahead of the Annual Budget for FY25, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced the fifth Positive Indigenisation List (PIL) for Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs). This comprehensive list encompasses 346 strategically important items, including line replacement units, systems, sub-systems, assemblies, sub-assemblies, spares, components, and raw materials. The import substitution value of these items is […]
India’s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to fund four community development projects in the Marshall Islands. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Jaishankar reflected on the longstanding relationship between India and Marshall Islands, Jaishankar highlighted the expansion of bilateral ties under the Forum of India Pacific […]
President Ramchandra Paudel administered the oath of Office and Secrecy to KP Sharma Oli as the Prime Minister of Nepal today. Vice President Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav, former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, Speaker of the House of Representatives Devraj Ghimire, among other dignitaries […]
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said she would like India to implement the Teesta project as it is related to the neighbouring country. She said this replying to a question at a press conference arranged in Dhaka about the outcomes of her recent visit to China. China has come up with some offers […]
