New York Prime Minister Narendra Modi has concluded his US visit, thanking the American people for the “exceptional welcome, warmth and hospitality” and expressed confidence that the diverse range of programmes he attended during the stay will greatly benefit India and its development trajectory. Just before emplaning the special aircraft,Read More

New Delhi The Mangalyaan mission, which was initially meant to last six months, has completed five years of orbiting Mars and is likely to continue for some more time, says ISRO chief K Sivan. In the last five years, the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), India’s first interplanetary endeavour, helped India’sRead More

Mumbai Reliance Industries’ Chairman Mukesh Ambani has topped the list of richest Indians for the eighth consecutive year, with a net worth of Rs 3,80,700 crore, according to the latest IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List. London-based SP Hinduja & family, with assets worth Rs 1,86,500 crore, retained the secondRead More

Tehran British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero, seized by Iran more than two months ago, was Wednesday given the final clearance to leave, foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said. Seven Indian nations out of the 23 crew members were released on September 4. A total of 18 Indian nationals were amongRead More

New Delhi The government has instituted the highest civilian award for contribution to India’s unity and integrity in the name of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The award, comprising a medal and a citation, would not be conferred posthumously except in very rare and highly deserving cases, the Ministry of Home AffairsRead More

New York Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a series of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) session here on Monday, including with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad. The Prime Minister arrived here onRead More

Mumbai Indian Navy’s biggest dry dock—with a capacity to accommodate an aircraft carrier—will be inaugurated in Mumbai by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday, according to naval officials here. The dry dock, which has been described as state-of-the-art by the Indian Navy, took nearly a decade to complete. “Construction ofRead More

New York Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that terrorist attacks anywhere in the world should be considered as an act of terrorism—“not more or less” or “good or bad”. During his address at the Leaders’ Dialogue on Strategic Responses to Terrorist and Violent Extremist Narratives, held on the sidelinesRead More

United Nations India is a very important actor and “fundamental partner” in international efforts on climate action and is making a “fantastic effort” to grow its renewable energy basket, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said. UN Secretary General Guterres, who has met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on several occasions, recalledRead More

New Delhi Believe it or not, the ED has attached three chimpanzees and four marmosets as part of a money laundering probe against a wildlife smuggler of West Bengal. The central agency, which probes serious money laundering crimes, said the first-of-its-kind attachment under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)Read More