New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will inaugurate the first BIMSTEC Business Summit here which aims to foster greater regional collaboration through robust trade and investment relations among the members of the seven-nation grouping. The summit will be hosted by the Ministry of External Affairs in association with the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII)…
Paris: Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred stormed to a fairytale Olympic 100 metres victory on Saturday, etching her name into history to claim the Caribbean nation’s first ever medal at the Games. In an electrifying upset at a rainswept Stade de France, the 23-year-old stunned the USA’s reigning 100m world champion Sha’Carri Richardson with a barnstorming…
Panaji: This August promises to be an exciting and glamorous month for the entire nation as we eagerly await the announcement of the most handsome face of our country. The beautiful Indian state of Goa has been chosen again to host the world’s biggest and most prestigious national pageant for men, the Rubaru Mr. India…
Paris: LGBTQ+ athletes, officials and observers have warned that a deluge of hateful comments misidentifying female boxer Imane Khelif in the Paris Olympics as transgender or a man could pose dangers for the LGBTQ+ community and female athletes. The concerns come as famous figures — from former U.S. President Donald Trump to “Harry Potter” author…
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Saturday that search and rescue operations in disaster-hit Wayanad are in their final stages, but 206 people remain missing. Addressing the media here, Vijayan said there is difficulty in identifying the dead bodies and parts recovered from the Chaliyar river. “Till now, 215 bodies have been recovered,…
New Delhi: Due to the escalating tensions in the Middle East qwing to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, Air India has announced the suspension of all flights to and from Tel Aviv until August 8. “In view of the ongoing situation in parts of the Middle East, we have suspended scheduled operation of our flights to…
New Delhi: India is predicted to record above-normal rainfall in August and September, with a good chance of favourable La Nina conditions developing by the end of August, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday. The monsoon is critical for India’s agricultural landscape, with 52 per cent of the net cultivated area relying on…
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the Union Budget strikes a fine balance between growth, employment, capital investment, and fiscal consolidation, among others. Replying to the discussion on Union Budget 2024-25 and Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in Rajya Sabha, the minister also said the Budget proposes unflinching support to cooperative…
New Delhi: An emotional Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday urged the Chair to expunge certain remarks made by BJP MP Ghanshyam Tiwari in the House regarding his political journey. Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said he would look into the remarks made by Tiwari on Tuesday in the…
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday (July 30) addressed the questions from the Opposition INDIA bloc regarding the Union Budget 2024 in the Lok Sabha highlighting that the Union Budget 2024 presented by her on July 23 is a continuation of the interim budget goals and is aimed to set India firmly…
