New Delhi, Aug 11 The Indian government on Friday said that it is closely monitoring the situation in violence-hit Niger, and has advised Indians living in the west African nation to leave the country as soon as possible. An advisory issued by the External Affairs Ministry said that “India is closely monitoring ongoing developments in […]
Los Angeles, Aug 10 As Taylor Swift takes her Eras Tour to Asia, with her first stop being Japan, Meghan Markle was spotted the night before the singer headed out for the country in her Los Angeles gig, while her husband Prince Harry was in Tokyo for business reasons. As reported by People magazine, the […]
London British-Indian author Chetna Maroo’s debut novel ‘Western Lane’ is among 13 books longlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize. The winner of the 50,000 pound prize will be announced at an event at Old Billingsgate, London, on November 26. Set within the British-Gujarati community, Kenya-born Maroo’s “tender and moving” debut novel talks about grief, sisterhood, […]
The United Nations (UN) has commended India for its remarkable achievement in poverty reduction, with a staggering 415 million people lifting themselves out of poverty within just 15 years. According to the latest update of the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human […]
Washington, July 8 Students in Washington D.C. will now have a chance to learn about the Sikh community with the District of Columbia State Board of Education voting in favour of new social studies standards that will include Sikhi, or the Sikh faith, in the school curriculum. With this development, Washington D.C. will now join […]
Colombo, June 18 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s Labour and Foreign Employment Ministry said on Sunday that it has granted 111 electric vehicle (EV) import permits under a new programme designed to facilitate Sri Lankan migrant workers in remitting foreign exchange to the country through official and legal channels. Appearing on TV, Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha […]
New Delhi, June 14 Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Puri on Wednesday said that to resolve the common concerns of upcoming economies, India is proposing to launch the Global Biofuel Alliance under India’s G20 presidency during the Energy Ministerial Meeting in July 2023. In a meeting with International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director […]
Washington, June 13 US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on Tuesday said the upcoming state visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will give the two countries an opportunity to elevate their focus on commercial and strategic technology partnership in defense, clean energy, and medical supply chain. Raimondo was in India earlier this year and has […]
New Delhi, June 11 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that India is always ready to lend a helping hand whenever there is a crisis. Addressing a G20 development ministers’ conference in Varanasi, Jaishankar said that India can be trusted in times of crisis. “You will remember Indians stranded in Ukraine were brought […]
Stockholm, June 6 (IANS) In a world first, a baby boy has been born following a uterus transplantation achieved solely by robot-assisted surgery on both donor and recipient. The baby, measuring 49 centimetres and weighing 3kg and 100 grams, was delivered by planned caesarean section last week, said the team from the Sahlgrenska University Hospital at […]