Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday left South Africa for Tanzania on the third leg of his four-nation tour of Africa. “A busy and fruitful South Africa visit ends. PM @narendramodi leaves for Tanzania,” the Prime Minister’s Office tweeted. On Sunday, Modi will hold bilateral discussions with Tanzanian President John Magufuli in Dar-es-Salaam which will […]
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti expressed deep grief and agony over the death of youths during protests at various places in Kashmir Valley on Saturday and appealed for calm. “I express profound grief over the tragic death of the youths and extend my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members in their hour […]
Ten people were killed and nearly 200, including 96 security personnel, injured in violent clashes between mobs protesting the death of top Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti expressed deep grief and agony over the death of youths during protests at various […]
Fourth seed Ajay Jayaram stormed into the semi-finals of the US Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament to remain India’s lone hope as all the other shuttlers crashed out of the $120,000 event. In the men’s singles, Anand Pawar lost to Jayaram while the men’s doubles combo of Manu Attri and B. Sumeeth Reddy went […]
Authorities on Saturday suspended mobile internet services in Kashmir Valley to check spreading of rumours by anti-social elements following the killing of Jammu and Kashmir’s most wanted guerrilla Burhan Wani by the security forces. Besides, the authorities also imposed restriction in the entire district of Pulwama and in the towns of Ananatnag, Shopian, Pulgam and […]
Sydney, 4 July 2016 – The University of New South Wales has appointed distinguished former Indian diplomat, author and educator Amit Dasgupta as its inaugural India Country Director. The position, based in New Delhi, will strengthen and deepen UNSW’s ties with India across education, knowledge exchange and research. During his diplomatic career, Mr Dasgupta served […]
The Kudankulam nuclear power plant’s second unit is expected to go critical in a few days after the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) gave the final clearance on Friday, informed sources said. While not giving the exact time frame, sources in the nuclear plant said the second unit will start production of power soon. “We […]
Amid warnings from the European Council that the British exit from the European Union will have serious geopolitical consequences, US President Barack Obama on Friday urged that Brexit be a smooth transition. Speaking prior to a NATO Summit scheduled for July 8-9, Obama spoke of the strength and importance of the US-EU relationship, describing the […]
India’s Grand Master Harika Dronavalli had to endure a long and complicated game against World No.5 Anna Muzychuk of Ukraine to earn a critical draw and another half point in the Fide Women’s Grand Prix chess tournament here on Friday. She is tied at number two with Ju Wenjun (China) and Stefanova Antoaneta (Bulgaria) at […]
South African President Jacob Zuma on Friday pledged to promote bilateral ties with India in various fields. Speaking in Pretoria after meeting visiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Zuma said the visit “has certainly further strengthened the already warm historical relations between the two countries, and has taken cooperation to a higher level”. Modi arrived from […]