New Delhi: India and Bangladesh began a two-week military exercise in Meghalaya’s Umroi on Tuesday with an aim to share tactical drills and promote best practices in carrying out sub-conventional operations. The exercise — “SAMPRITI-XI” — promises to further enhance the defence cooperation between India and Bangladesh, fostering deeper bilateral relations, cultural understanding and mutual benefits…
New Delhi: Two earthquakes of magnitude 4.6 and 6.2 jolted Nepal at an interval of 25 minutes, with strong tremors travelling to Delhi-NCR and parts of north India, the National Centre for Seismology said on Tuesday. An official said the first quake of magnitude 4.6 hit Nepal at a depth of 10 kilometre at 2:25…
New Delhi: Solar and wind energy are poised to drive two-thirds of India’s power generation growth by 2032 if the nation successfully attains its renewable energy targets, according to a new analysis conducted by the global energy think tank Ember. Solar power in India has evolved significantly since 2017 when it accounted for only 1 per…
Singapore: Singapore is celebrating its first athletic gold win in 49 years at the Asian Games with its Indian-origin sprinter Shanti Pereira winning the women’s 200m final in Hangzhou, China. Pereira clocked 23.03 seconds to finish the race on Monday at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium. This is the first athletics gold medal for the…
Jaipur: The Udaipur-Jaipur Vande Bharat Express averted an accident in Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan on Monday as the loco pilot noticed an iron road and stones placed on its tracks and immediately stopped the train, officials said. A North Western Railway (NWR) official said unidentified miscreants attempted to obstruct the rail route and an FIR was…
New Delhi: Serum Institute of India on Monday said the World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved a malaria vaccine, paving the way for the global roll-out of the world’s second such vaccine. The recommendation is based on pre-clinical and clinical trial data which showed good safety and high efficacy in four countries, at sites with both…
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak have extended greetings ahead of the inauguration of an Akshardham Temple in Robbinsville city of New Jersey, said to be the largest Hindu temple outside India in the modern era. “It is an occasion of profound spiritual significance for the vast legion of devotees…
(Dr RK Chadha) The Women’s Reservation Bill, which is called Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam was passed in the Indian Parliament on 21 September 2023 providing 33 percent reservation for women in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies. The bill is being hailed as historic and may likely empower women by giving them a voice in the…
(….Contd) I was married when I was 23. Several matches came, which I did not entertain for some reason or the other. It was Sri K.S. Bhushan Rao Indian Express Agent (Dr. K.L. Rao’s nephew) also Swatantra whom Khasa told to look for a suitable bridegroom for his daughter. The former told me about it. Though…
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday welcomed the Bihar government’s move to release the findings of a caste census and called upon the Centre to immediately conduct a similar exercise at the national level to ensure social justice and provide a firm foundation for social empowerment programmes. Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi said the caste census…
