Washington With India emerging as a powerful nation on the global stage and experts and analysts probing which way it would tilt, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said the largest democracy would be a blend of the west and the developed world. “There’s often the question asked whetherRead More

New Delhi The Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express, which was flagged off on Thursday, boasts of having a host of features on board including plastic bottle crusher machines, a spacious pantry with a deep freezer, revolving seats and cattle guard, officials said on Thursday. The train was flagged off from theRead More

Johannesburg Statues and busts of Mahatma Gandhi commemorating the key role he played in helping fight the oppression and discrimination in South Africa during the apartheid era are abound across the country, inspiring the younger generations to imbibe his ideals. While most of his statues in South Africa show Gandhi’sRead More

Chennai Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that Tamil was now echoing across America as he extolled its rich antiquity at the convocation ceremony of IIT Madras here, days after praising it as the most ancient language of the world in the United Nations. The Prime Minister’s praise forRead More

New Delhi India recorded highest rainfall this monsoon since 1994, the IMD said classifying it ‘above normal’ as the season officially ended on Monday. However, monsoon still remains active over several parts of the country with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) saying it could be the longest recorded delayed withdrawalRead More

New Delhi India has an estimated over 6 lakh rogue or unregulated unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and security agencies are analysing modern anti-drone weapons like ‘sky fence’ and ‘drone gun’ to counter terror or similar sabotage bids by these aerial platforms, official sources said on Sunday. An official blueprint preparedRead More

New Delhi On his return to India after a week-long visit to the US, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled the cross-border surgical strikes of 2016 and hailed the special forces who carried out the highly risky operation on this day three years back targeting terror camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).Read More

London Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi first docked in England as a student just days before his 19th birthday in 1888 in pursuit of a law degree and is known to have fully immersed himself in London life. The connect of that teenager who went on to become the leader of theRead More

United Nations Raising the Kashmir issue at the UN, China has told the General Assembly that the “dispute” should be peacefully and properly addressed in accordance with the UN Charter, Security Council resolutions and the bilateral agreement. China, a close ally of Pakistan, also stressed that no actions should beRead More

New Delhi Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday remembered freedom fighter Bhagat Singh on his 112nd birth anniversary, saying his valour and sacrifice continued to encourage generations. “His valour and courage and the great sacrifice made by him for the country’s freedom willRead More