- Monday, March 10, 2025
India's Radhika Batra, Zahra Joya of Afghanistan, Vanessa Nakate of Uganda and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen have been honoured by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for their extraordinary work towards achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 'Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards' were conferred at a…
India has won a UN award for its initiative to control and prevent hypertension under the government's National Health Mission. The India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI) has been recognised for its exceptional work within the country's existing primary healthcare system, a Union Health ministry statement said. "IHCI has strengthened PM…
Here are news in brief related to Indian politics for Wednesday, September 21, 2022: Punjab's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) reacted after state governor Banwarilal Purohit on Wednesday turned down the government's demand for a special session of the assembly to introduce a confidence motion. The governor withdrew the order…
The England cricket team has returned to Pakistan for a cricket series after 17 years but the visit is set to prove costly for the host nation as ensuring a presidential-level security for the guests will see its cricket board spending a mammoth £4.4million. However, the South Asian nation, which…
Tennis legend Roger Federer promised his fans that he will be around the game in some capacity and "won't be a ghost" after his retirement from competitive tennis. The 20-time Grand Slam champion announced last week that he would retire from competitive tennis after the Laver Cup, which begins on…
It seems Gujarat's clinching the Vedanta-Foxconn project has fuelled a major political battle in the neighbouring state of Maharashtra where the political situation has remained volatile ever since the government led by Uddhav Thackeray crumbled and a splinter Shiv Sena group led by current chief minister Eknath Shinde came to…
The parliament of New South Wales, Australia, had for the first time hosted Onam celebrations, a Hindu harvest festival from the southern Indian state of Kerala, The Australia Today reported. An event was organised on the occasion by the World Malayalee Council, Sydney. Onam is celebrated for around 10 days…
Aviation safety regulator DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) has extended the cap on SpiceJet flights by a little over one month as a matter of "abundant caution", according to an official order on Wednesday (21). The DGCA had on July 27 ordered SpiceJet to operate a maximum of 50…
India's Adani Group is set to develop a port in the eastern state of West Bengal at a planned investment of over $3 billion (£2.64 billion) as part of its plan to strengthen its grip over local infrastructure and logistics segments. Bloomberg cited a statement from the state government saying…
The I2U2 grouping of India, Israel, UAE and the US has expressed commitment to deepening their economic partnership and has taken stock of current projects in agriculture and clean energy and reviewed potential projects to help the group's objectives. The group met on Tuesday (20) on the margins of the…
