Former Indian National Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday (3) got initiated into the Lingayat sect by the seer of Muruga Mutt in Chitradurga, the headquarters of the Chitradurga district in the southern Indian state of Karnataka in the presence of various party leaders. After a conversation with Lingayat seers…
With the heat over the visit of Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, refusing to die down, Indian parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor said New Delhi also has the option to play the 'Taiwan card' and upgrade its level of contact with the island that Beijing claims as…
India's share in the estimated $360-billion (£296 billion) global space economy is approximately two per cent, the Lok Sabha or the Lower House of the country's parliament was informed on Wednesday (3). Minister of state in the prime minister's office Jitendra Singh said India has acquired indigenous capabilities in the…
Even though it was a heartbreak for millions of badminton fans in India after the Asian powerhouse finished second at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, UK, prime minister Narendra Modi said the second best medal won by the shuttlers in the team event will go a long way in…
CHINA has summoned the American envoy in Beijing to lodge a stern protest over the high-profile visit of Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the US House of Representatives to Taipei, warning that Washington will "pay a price" for its "mistakes" and asked it to stop using the Taiwan issue to…
SRI LANKA's newly elected president Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday (3) invited the country's political parties to form an all-party government to overcome the current economic crisis as the parliament reconvened after a seven-day adjournment. Wickremesinghe, who was picked as the president by the Lankan parliament to replace Gotabaya Rajapaksa who…
At least 112 women have been hospitalised after a gas leak at an apparel manufacturing plant in India, police said Wednesday (3). The workers complained of nausea and vomiting at a plant in the Atchyutapuram district of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday night. "The women are all…
SURYAKUMAR Yadav epitomised his team's new all-out attacking approach with a blazing 76 at the top of the order as India romped to a seven-wicket victory over the West Indies in the third T20 international in St Kitts on Tuesday. After his Caribbean counterpart, Kyle Mayers, anchored the home side's…
Here are some news in brief related to India politics for Tuesday, August 2, 2022: There is a sense of fear inside and outside the Indian parliament and people are not allowed to either speak or write what they want, Opposition's candidate for the August 6 vice president election Margaret…
Indian men's table tennis team clinched the gold medal defeating Singapore 3-1 in the final at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, the UK, on Tuesday (2). It was another dominant performance by the Indian paddlers. In the first match at the NEC Table Tennis Show Court 1, Harmeet…