Hours after the announcement made by the Indian prime minister's office (PMO), New Delhi has dispatched the first batch of earthquake relief material to Turkey aboard an Indian Air Force aircraft. The shipment consisted of an expert National Disaster Response Force's (NDRF) search and rescue team, including both male and…
Indian National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday (7) linked the massive rise in the business fortunes and personal wealth of businessman Gautam Adani to the Narendra Modi government coming to power in 2014, as he launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) dispensation over the ongoing…
A veteran Indian-origin senior banking executive, Swati Dave, was on Tuesday (7) named the inaugural chair of the Advisory Board to the Centre for Australia-India Relations, a national platform to strengthen the relationship between the two countries. Australian foreign affairs minister Penny Wong, announcing Dave's appointment, said that the centre,…
In a rerun of the horrific incident in Delhi on New Year's Day that shocked India, a body was dragged by a car for some distance in the early hours of Tuesday (7). The latest suspected incident of hit-and-drag happened in Mathura in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. The…
Up to 23 million people could be affected by the massive earthquake that has killed thousands in Turkey and Syria, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Tuesday (7). "Event overview maps show that potentially 23 million people are exposed, including around five million vulnerable populations," WHO senior emergencies officer Adelheid…
Indian-American schoolgirl Natasha Perianayagam was named in the "world's brightest” students list for the second consecutive year by the US-based Johns Hopkins Center For Talented Youth, based on the results of above-grade-level tests of over 15,000 students across 76 countries. Perianayagam, 13, is a student at Florence M Gaudineer Middle…
Ace India cricketer Virat Kohli, who recently found his long-lost form in white-ball formats, on Tuesday (7) expressed sadness over losing his brand new mobile phone. Tweeting about it, the batter said that the device was lost even before it was unboxed. He also asked whether anyone saw the phone.…
Condoling the deaths in the earthquake that shook Turkey and Syria, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (7) turned emotional and recalled the earthquake that claimed thousands of lives in Bhuj in his home state Gujarat in 2001. The PM turned emotional while addressing parliamentarians at the Bharatiya Janata…
Here are news in brief related to Indian economy and news for Monday, February 6, 2023: Lauding the unprecedented possibilities in the energy sector outlined by Indian prime minister Narendra Modi in his address at India Energy Week, global energy CEOs on Monday said that India is emerging as the…
The Formula E World Championship heads to India for the first time this week, with the inaugural ePrix in Hyderabad. As the only Indian to have raced in the series, I'm excited to see the field land on Indian shores and put on a good show for the people in…