The Ministry of External Affairs on Monday confirmed that Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will travel to Beijing for a two-day official trip starting Sunday.
“Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will be…
US President Donald Trump has
signed an executive order to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the second time in less than five terms.
“Ooh,” Trump reacted as he…
Benchmark SENSEX tanked 1,235 points to settle at more than seven-month low due to an across-the-board selloff triggered by global trade war worries after US President Donald Trump announced tariffs…
Soon-to-be sworn-in as the 47the President of the United States (Potus), Donald Trump vowed at a late Sunday pre-inauguration rally that he would stop the “illegal invasion” of America, prevent World…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Australia and Japan in Washington DC on Sunday, on the sidelines of the swearing-in ceremony of…
Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani and wife Nita met US President-elect Donald Trump a day before the second inauguration of the Republic leader.
The swearing-in ceremony for Trump’s return to…
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday said that 16 Indian nationals deployed by the Russian Army in Ukraine are missing, while 12 have been killed so far.
The statement came after India’s…
The Indian Foreign Ministry on Thursday confirmed that Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will be the chief guest at the 76th Republic Day on January 26. This will be Prabowo’s first visit to India…
A day after an Indian high-powered committee, set up after Washington DC raised the Pannun murder plot issue with New Delhi, recommended action against the “individual” in question, US ambassador Eric…
Meta India apologised on Wednesday for Mark Zuckerberg’s remarks on the Indian elections, and described it as an “inadvertent error.” This apology comes in the wake of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday called on Spanish President Pedro Sanchez and reiterated the ”long-standing” India-Spain partnership, updating him on the progress in bilateral…
In the world of economics and mathematics, strange and shocking figures often emerge. One such figure now surfaces: the combined costs of the California wildfires, the Israel-Hamas war, and the…
India’s top lawyer and senior advocate Iqbal Chagla passed away in Mumbai on Sunday (January 13) at the age of 85. He had been unwell for a few days due to age-related ailments.
News agency PTI…
The Mahakumbh 2025 began in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj on Monday, January 13, and is expected to see 400 million devotees from across India and world to participate over the course of six weeks. Among…
India and Indonesia are working to conclude a $450 million defence deal- one that would be pathbreaking because it is likely to be settled via a rupee-rupiah transaction.
The Rs 4,000 crore deal that…
The Indian rupee fell for the 10th consecutive week, hitting a record low of 85.97 to the dollar on Friday (January 10).
The rupee closed slightly higher at 85.9650, but its persistent slide has…
In a bizarre turn of events three villages in Maharashtra have become the epicentre of a puzzling health problem. Residents—men, women, and children alike—are reporting sudden and severe hair loss,…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Sri Lanka within this year, the Indian High Commission announced here on Tuesday.
However, the dates are yet to be decided by the two sides.
“We are in the…
In the latest twist to the gripping case of Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse on death row in Yemen, details have emerged about the handling of her sentence.
The Yemeni Embassy in India has clarified…
US National Security Advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan on Monday (January 6) met Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar.
Sullivan is on a two-day visit to India to hold talks with Jaishankar and his…
India’s former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, widely regarded as the architect of India’s economic reform programme and a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, has died. He was 92.
Singh was…
A neatly tied white beard, large glasses, and a signature blue turban, this is how Manmohan Singh, India’s 14th prime minister, is instantly remembered.
The soft-spoken Sikh economist passed away at…
On Thursday evening, India lost its soft-spoken former prime minister who was known as the chief architect of the modern-day Indian economy. Veteran Congress leader Dr Manmohan Singh passed away in…
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh breathed his last on December 26 at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi. The 92-year-old, who led the country from 2004 to 2014, had been in poor health…
The Indian rupee dropped to its lifetime low on Tuesday, hurt by persistent dollar demand from importers, including local oil companies, and a rise in U.S. bond yields, which boosted the dollar.
The…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on Dr BR Ambedkar have stirred a massive political drama outside the Parliament.
Tensions flared on Thursday with both the BJP and the Congress accusing each…
A controversial study which promoted the use of hydroxychloroquine drug as a treatment for COVID-19 was officially withdrawn from an academic journal. On Tuesday, Elsevier, a Dutch academic publishing…
China’s Vice President Han Zheng called for continued high-level exchanges and the cultivation of mutual political trust during a meeting with India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in Beijing…
Russia is all set to roll out a vaccine against cancer in the New Year. It will be available to patients for free from early 2025.
According to TASS, Russia’s state-owned news agency, Andrey Kaprin,…
India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Wednesday to discuss key issues including maintaining peace along the Line of Actual Control and…
National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the India and China Special Representatives for the border mechanism met in Beijing on Wednesday today. During their…
The Narendra Modi government on Tuesday (December 17) tabled the ‘One Nation, One Election’ (ONOE) bill in the Lok Sabha.
Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced a constitutional amendment…
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, on Monday, assured Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that his country won’t allow its land to be “used in any way in a manner that is detrimental to…
Anura Kumara Dissanayake is visiting India for the second time in merely 10 months, however, this time he has arrived on a 3-day State visit in the capacity of President of Sri Lanka.
The last time…
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka held discussions with Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Sunday (December 15), marking the start…
India has evacuated all of its nationals from Syria who expressed a desire to return home following the overthrow of President Bashar Assad’s authoritarian government by rebel forces.
The Syrian…
President Bashar al-Assad’s 14-year-old regime was brought to an end last week, with Syrian rebels celebrating a victory that seemed unimaginable just months ago. However, amid the celebrations, a…
India on Tuesday evacuated 75 Indian nationals from Syria, two days after rebel forces overthrew President Bashar Assad’s authoritarian government.
The evacuation, coordinated by the embassies of…
In a progressive step towards embracing artificial intelligence (AI), the Government of Andhra Pradesh has partnered with Google to accelerate AI adoption and innovation. Through a Memorandum of…
India is set to offer a glimpse of its naval power on the Navy Day on Wednesday (December 4) at an event in Odisha’s Puri, where Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi will host chief guest…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held a meeting on Tuesday to chart next year’s Union Budget. A review of the Income Tax Act and reclassification of the Customs Act were among the topics on the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday afternoon to discuss the escalating tensions in Bangladesh following the arrest of Iskcon priest Chinmoy Krishna Das…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 26) rejected a petition seeking to replace electronic voting machines (EVMs) with paper ballots to conduct elections.
Rejecting the petition, the two-judge bench…
The Indian Constitution is a living and progressive document through we have achieved the goals of social justice and inclusive development, President Droupadi Murmu said on Tuesday.
Addressing an…
Counting of votes in Maharashtra has picked up pace moments after it began on Saturday morning. The winner to lead the 288-seat Assembly and head the government in the state for the five years will be…
In his three-nation – Nigeria, Brazil and Guyana – five-day visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met 31 world leaders and heads of organisations with whom he held bilateral meetings and with some there…
Guyanese President Irfan Ali on Wednesday (November 20) praised Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his impactful leadership and contributions in the developing world, calling him a “champion…
Amid escalating tensions in the Indo-Pacific and a fragile thaw in relations with China, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is attending the Asean Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) in Vientiane,…
Maharashtra polls are seeing a tight battle between the ruling Mahayuti and Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliances with several constituencies throwing up interesting contests.
This is the first assembly…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi underlined India’s commitment to bringing 250 million people out of poverty in his remarks at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Brazil.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer,…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Brazil’s capital city Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday. During their meeting, the…
Hours after Conrad Sangma-led National People’s Party (NPP) withdrew support to the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in Manipur headed by N Biren Singh, the BJP MLAs will meet the chief minister…
The Commonwealth of Dominica has announced that it will confer its highest national award to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a gesture of gratitude for helping the country battle the COVID-19…
Dominica announced that it will honour Prime Minister Narendra Modi with its highest national award during the India-CARICOM Summit 2024 which is scheduled to take place from November 19-21 in Geor…
For the first, a brother-sister duo is holding command of two warships at the same time.
While Commander Prerna Deosthalee commands fast attack craft Indian Navy’s INS Trinkat, her brother Commander…
A new study by Lancet found that the number of people suffering from diabetes has doubled over the past 30 years to more than 800 million worldwide. The groundbreaking international study found that…
High levels of lead have been detected in turmeric samples sold across India. The big question is: Should you be worried?
Turmeric, often called the “golden spice,” is widely valued not only in Indian…
Apple may soon ramp up its iPhone production in India, with potential plans to double output if the United States enforces higher tariffs on Chinese imports. According to a recent report, this could…
Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov is currently on a two-day official visit to India. The visit is aimed at strengthening bilateral ties between India and Russia with a focus on the…
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday claimed that during the recent US presidential elections President-Elect Donald Trump and Kamala Harris were dependent on India.
Talking to…