At a time when the Hindu community and temples are being repeatedly threatened by extremists such as Khalistan supporters and their sympathisers in Australia, members of community groups and victims of such attacks have requested Indian prime minister Narendra Modi to urgently raise the issue with his Australian counterpart Anthony…
In a pathbreaking finding that could bring in a fundamental change in the treatment of cancerous brain tumours, an Indian-led team of scientists from the San Francisco Medical Centre, University of California, US, discovered that the cancerous cells link up with healthy brain cells to become hyperactive and cause speedy…
Prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday (19) said before leaving for Japan that his presence at the G7 summit in Hiroshima is meaningful as the South Asian nation is currently holding presidency of the G20 grouping. Modi will be on a three-day visit starting Friday and besides Japan, he will…
Salman Rushdie has been honoured with the PEN Centenary Courage Award as the Indian-born writer made his first in-person public appearance since being stabbed and severely wounded in a knife attack at a literary event in New York last year. Rushdie, 75, attended the 2023 Literary Gala in New York…
Virat Kohli made his intent of helping Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to reach their first Indian Premier League (IPL) crown this season became clear once again on Thursday (18) when he slammed a brisk hundred against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. The ace batter hit…
Japanese ambassador to India Hiroshi Suzuki on Thursday (18) said Tokyo believes prime minister Narendra Modi's participating in the upcoming G7 summit in Hiroshima will give shape to synergy between the G7 and G20 processes, especially to address issues related to the Global South. The summit will take place between…
Here are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Thursday, May 18, 2023: A plan to develop eight new cities to alleviate population burden on the existing urban centres in the country is under consideration, a senior official said in Indore in the central Indian state of…
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Hiroshima for the G7 summit on Friday (19) and his trip will be historic since it will be the first visit by an Indian prime minister to Japanese city after the South Asian country conducted its nuclear tests in Pokhran in…
Governments of Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra received a big relief after the Supreme Court of India on Thursday (18) upheld the validity Jallikattu, a traditional bull-taming sport which stretches back more than 2,000 years and is one of the oldest sports in the world, and bullock-cart…
Months after reports linked cough syrups manufactured in India were linked to deaths of children in countries such as The Gambia and Uzbekistan, the South Asian nation, called the "world's pharmacy", is considering a change to its pharmaceutical industry policy, Reuters reported citing a document from the office of prime…