India
Govt Says it Did Not Incur Expenses for 'Howdy-Modi' Event in Houston Last Year
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a thunderous reception when he, accompanied by US President Donald Trump, addressed a crowd of over 50,000 Indian-Americans at the event in a stadium in Houston on September 22, 2019.
COVID-19: Most International Students Return To Singapore For New Semester
Most of the international students, including those from India, studying in different universities in Singapore have returned to attend the new semester amid the COVID-19 pandemic as the country on Thursday reported the lowest number of 18 new infections...
Unemployment Issue Not Political, But Humanitarian: Priyanka
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Thursday that the problem of unemployment was not a political issue, but a humanitarian one and promised to extend all possible help in the matter. Holding a video conference with around 50 youths, who hail...
ICC Rankings: Virat Maintains Pole Position In ODI Chart, Bairstow Enters Top-10
India captain Virat Kohli maintained the top rank in the ICC ODI rankings for batsmen while Englishman Jonny Bairstow broke into the top-10 following a string of good performances against Australia in the just concluded white ball series. Kohli (871 poi...
Trump Identifies India, 20 Other Nations As Major Drug Transit Or Major Illicit Drug-producing Countries
US President Donald Trump has identified India along with 20 other nations as major drug transit or illicit drug-producing countries and asserted that his administration is taking the fight to criminal organisations engaged in narcotics substances and the...
SCTIMST, TYNOR Ink Pact For Joint R&D In Orthotics And Rehabilitation Devices
: Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) here has signed an MoU with Tynor Orthotics Private Limitedto set up an Orthotics and Rehabilitation R&D vertical to promote indigenous device development in thissector. The M...
How PM Narendra Modi's Birthday Has Been Observed Since 2014
PM Modi marked his 65th birthday by visiting a 1965 war exhibition, organised to observe the golden jubilee of the 1965 India-Pakistan war.
Narendra Modi’s Birthday Highlights: Leaders Across Political Spectrum Send Wishes as PM Turns 70
Narendra Modi’s Birthday Highlights: Wishes poured in from all corners of the world for Prime Minister Narendra Modi who turns 70 today. One of the first VIPs to wish Modi was Nepal Prime Minister KP Oli, who said that the two leaders will continue to wor...
Farmers Demand Parity In Compensation For Land Acquired In Rural And Urban Areas
Hundreds of farmers staged a protest near Govindpuram grain market in Ghaziabad on Wednesday, demanding equal rate of compensation for the land in rural and urban areas, acquired for Delhi Meerut Expressway. Beginning their march from Modinag...
Couple Create Ruckus At COVID Testing Centre
A couple were booked for allegedly creating ruckus at a COVID-19 testing centre, damaging patients' samples and testing kits in Ambegaon area here on Wednesday. Both, incidentally, tested positive for the viral infection.
Man, Woman Found Dead In Suspected Suicide Cases
Bodies of a man and a woman were found on Wednesday in separate incidents of suspected suicides, police said. The 40-year-old man's body was found hanging from a tree near Hindon river in Phase 2 police station area, they said.
LOC Against Namesake: Senior Citizen Harassed at Airport for 11 Years; Delhi HC Seeks Immigration Department Stand
Justice Navin Chawla, while issuing notice to the Bureau of Immigration and the Central Passport Organization seeking their response, also asked them to see how the issue can be resolved and listed the matter for hearing on October 20.
Key Accused in Kerala Gold Smuggling Case Gets Bail in Customs Matter
K T Ramees was granted bail by the special court (Economic Offences) in the case registered by the Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate.
No Proposal to Change Retirement Age of Central Govt Employees: Union Minister Jitendra Singh
The state government employees are governed by the rules/regulations framed by their respective state governments, he said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
Russia Seals Another Deal To Supply And Test Its Coronavirus Vaccine Abroad
Russia's sovereign wealth fund will supply 100 million doses of its potential coronavirus vaccine to Indian drug company Dr Reddy's Laboratories, the fund said on Wednesday, as Moscow speeds up plans to distribute its shot abroad.
ISIS Spreading its Base, Most Active in 12 Indian States: Govt to Parliament
The information on IS was provided by Minister of State of Home G Kishan Reddy in the Rajya Sabha in a written reply to Bharatiya Janata Party MP Vinay P Sahasrabuddhe's Unstarred Question.