Former Indian National Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday (28) focused his lecture at the prestigious University of Cambridge on the "art of listening" and called for a new thinking to promote a democratic environment globally, as opposed to a coercive one. Referencing to a decline in manufacturing in democratic…
Her elevation to the post of the American vice president after the 2020 presidential election was quite a news but if latest polls are to be believed, a majority of people from California are not enthusiastic about Kamala Harris running for the top post in the 2024 polls despite the…
Toronto-based De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited is aiming to capture 80 per cent of India's small-plane market as the south Asian nation seeks to improve connectivity in distant corners and over challenging terrain, Bloomberg reported. The company, which is a leading manufacturer of turboprop aircraft, expects India to have…
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken was due in New Delhi on Wednesday (1) alongside Russia's Sergei Lavrov for a G20 meeting, with Ukraine and tensions with China set to overshadow attempts by host India to forge unity among the world's top economies. Blinken said he had no plans to meet…
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) found itself courting controversy on Tuesday (28) as the tickets sold for the first one-day international match between Bangladesh and England in Mirpur on Wednesday (1) featured a wrong flag of England. It was seen that instead of England's St George's Cross, the visiting team…
The government of the south-eastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has said that construction of several temples was underway in every district in a bid to protect and propagate Hindu faith. The new temples will number around 3,000. Deputy chief minister Kottu Satyanarayana said in a press release on February…
All entities operating in India must fully comply with relevant laws, India's external affairs minister (EAM) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Wednesday (1) told his British counterpart James Cleverly, who raised the BBC tax surveys issue during a meeting with him during his visit to India for the G20 foreign ministers' meeting…
Australian education minister Jason Clare on Wednesday (1) said India's National Education Policy (NEP) will take it on the path of becoming one of the greatest economic superpowers of the world. Clare is currently on a four-day visit to India starting Tuesday (28) where is leading a delegation of Australian…
US president Joe Biden has announced his intent to appoint two prominent Indian-Americans corporate leaders, Punit Renjen and Rajesh Subramaniam, to his powerful Export Council which is the principal national advisory committee on international trade. The president on Tuesday (28) announced a list of members he intends to appoint to…
A drone that was shot down by India's Border Security Force (BSF) along the country's international border with Pakistan in the northern state of Punjab last year had 'footprints' and was flown in China and Pakistan, a spokesperson of the force said on Wednesday (1), quoting a forensic analysis report.…