India hits back after Pakistan rakes Jammu & Kashmir issue at UNGA
The General Assembly held a plenary meeting on Thursday on the issue of UN Security Council reforms during which Pakistan yet again raked up the issue of Jammu and Kashmir.
India's first privately developed rocket set to soar today
Vikram-S would be launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from its spaceport here, about 115 km from Chennai. Symbolising a new start, the mission has been named 'Prarambh' (the beginning).
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Proud to call people of India our friends: US Congressman John Carter
India's commitment to democracy and self-government has been unwavering in the past decades, and its future today is "brighter than ever before", Congressman John Carter said on the House floor on Wednesday.
COP27 informal draft omits India's proposal of phasing down all fossil fuels
The European Union's climate chief Frans Timmermans later told the media the 20-page document is a "compilation of submissions" and not a draft cover text.
India, Australia discuss cyber threat assessment, next-gen telecommunications capacity building
India and Australia convened their fifth Bilateral Cyber Policy Dialogue which was co-chaired by Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary, Cyber Diplomacy Division, Muanpuii Saiawi and Tobias Feakin, Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.
Climate summit: India flags concerns over rich nations' efforts to extend scope of mitigation to agriculture
Expressing concern over the draft decision text on the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture, India said the developed countries are blocking a pro-poor and pro-farmer decision by insisting on expanding the scope for mitigation to agriculture, thereby compromising the very foundation of food security in the world, a source in the Indian delegation said.
Govt rubbishes reports on approval for Covaxin due to political pressure
There have been media reports claiming that Bharat Biotech, manufacturer of the indigenous COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, had to skip certain processes and 'speed' up clinical trials due to political pressure, the ministry said.
CEC Rajiv Kumar invited as international observer for Nepal polls
Elections are scheduled in Nepal on November 20 to elect 275 members of the Federal Parliament and 550 seats of the seven Provincial Assemblies.
Great step: New UK-India visa scheme hailed by industry, student groups
The scheme launched on Wednesday will be up and running from early next year to offer up to 3,000 visas annually to Indian students and professionals aged between 18 and 30 to live and work in the UK for 24 months, with British nationals granted a similar offer for India.
PM Modi to formally inaugurate Kashi-Tamil Samagam on November 19
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also address the gathering during about three hours stay in his parliamentary constituency, Mahanagar Chairman Vidyasagar Rai said.
SC stays Bombay HC observation on adopting stray dogs for feeding them
The apex court directed the Nagpur Municipal Corporation to take steps for the general public to feed stray dogs at appropriate locations, demarcated and identified by them.
India hopes UN-facilitated Black Sea grain and fertilizer package deal will be renewed soon
The UN-brokered deal expires on November 19. The agreement on July 22 allowed grain shipments to resume from certain Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea, leading to some 10 million tonnes in shipments and helping to reduce international prices.
Attempts being made to forget rich nations' historical contribution: India at COP27
Developed countries want that all top emitters, particularly the top 20 including India and China, make intense emission cuts (to limit warming to 1.5 degree Celsius) and not just the rich nations which are historically responsible for climate change, the member told PTI on condition of anonymity.
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International conference on curbing terror funding from November 18
The 3rd 'No Money for Terror Ministerial Conference on Counter Terrorism Financing' is being hosted by the Ministry of Home Affairs and is likely to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and to be attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah among others.
Sri Lankan navy attacks Indian fisherman, arrests 14 others
Further, 14 fishermen, belonging to Nagapattinam district were apprehended by the Lankan Navy. Their boat was so seized.
7 suspected measles deaths, 164 cases reported in Mumbai since September: BMC
With 184 new cases having symptoms of fever and rashes on the body, the number of suspected measles cases in the city rose to 1,263, and 647 of these cases included children in the age group of 1 to 4 years, the BMC said in a release on Wednesday.
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Indian national jailed in Singapore for withdrawing fraud money
In exchange for at least SGD 100, Bhambri Kunal had withdrawn the cash from Singapore bank accounts, which were sums later traced to three fraud victims in the US.
Today's fertilizer shortage is tomorrow's food crisis: PM Modi at G-20
In his address at the G-20 summit here, Modi also highlighted how India ensured food security for its 1.3 billion citizens during the Covid-19 pandemic while supplying food grains to many countries.
With 177 million, India largest contributor to global population milestone of 8 billion: UN
India is expected to surpass China as the world's most populous nation by next year.
PM Modi interacts with Joe Biden, Rishi Sunak and Emmanuel Macron on sidelines of G20 summit
In an address at the G20 summit here, Modi said that climate change, the Covid-19 pandemic, the developments in Ukraine and the global problems associated with it have caused havoc in the world and rued that the global supply chains are in "ruins".
FIFA World Cup 2022 | Qatar ready to display Arab world’s sporting might; Olympics next?
A brutal blockade, orchestrated by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, a pandemic, and a cynical Western media could not thwart Qatar’s crusade to host the FIFA World Cup
