• Thursday, March 06, 2025

Indonesia hands over G20 presidency to India as Bali summit…

Indonesia on Wednesday (16) handed over the G20 presidency to India for the coming year at the group's summit in Bali in Indoesia with prime minister Narendra Modi terming it a matter of pride for every Indian citizen. At a brief ceremony, Indonesian president Joko Widodo handed over the G20…

Poland faces ‘missile strike’ amid G20 summit; confusion over who…

Poland's army was put on high alert on Wednesday (16) after at least two persons were killed in a missile strike on a village near the country's border with Ukraine. The incident happened when G20 nations were holding a summit in Bali, Indonesia. Western leaders called an emergency meeting on…

Indian economy & business news in brief for Nov 15:…

Here are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Tuesday, November 15, 2022: The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the UK is expected to be closed by March 2023, a source from the South Asian nation's commerce ministry said on Tuesday, Asian News International reported.…

Twitter very slow in India, says new owner Elon Musk:…

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has said Twitter is “very slow” in India and many other countries. “Twitter is very slow in India, Indonesia & many other countries. This is a fact, not a “claim”. 10 to 15 secs to refresh homeline tweets is common. Sometimes, it doesn't work at all,…

WATCH the ice-breaking gesture: Modi shakes hands with China’s Xi…

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and Chinese president Xi Jinping shook hands on Tuesday (15) at a side event at the G20 Summit in Bali, a gesture sparking interest because of the strained bilateral relations over a border clash two years back. A live video feed for the media from…

Everyone living in India is ‘Hindu’, says right-wing RSS chief…

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday (15) said every person living in the country is a 'Hindu' and the DNA of all Indians is the same, and asserted there was no need for anyone to change his way of offering rituals. Addressing an event of Swayamsevaks (Sangh…

Indian Air Force toes Modi government’s line, procures electric vehicles…

The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday (15) inducted a fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) in keeping with the Narendra Modi government's initiative on introduction of green mobility. Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari flagged off the first batch of 12 EVs in the presence of other senior officers and staff.…

India, US kick-start 2-week mega military drills in Uttarakhand

The armies of India and the US on Tuesday (15) began an over two-week mega-military exercise at a military facility in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand with an aim to exchange best practices and tactics in sync with growing defence ties between the two countries. The 'Yudh Abhyas' exercise…

Planet Earth population touches 8b; India biggest contributor to milestone…

The population of Planet Earth reached eight billion on Tuesday (15), a report by the United Nations said. India has been the largest contributor to the milestone, adding 177 million people, while China, the most populous nation at the moment, was second by contributing 73 million. Interestingly, the next billion…

Congress leaders work on fitness to keep pace with ‘fast…

Indian National Congress leaders in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh have suddenly engaged in jogging, exercising and other fitness activities. Are they preparing for any sporting event? No, they are doing it just to match the footsteps of top leader Rahul Gandhi, 52, ahead of the Bharat Jodo…