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India, Spain agree to add new depth and content to…

SPAIN on Wednesday (15) evinced interest in participating in India's defence manufacturing sector even as the two countries expressed concern over the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and called for an immediate cessation of hostilities. In their wide-ranging talks, India's external affairs minister S Jaishankar and his visiting Spanish counterpart Jose…

Weeks after losing trial, Amber Heard says she did ‘horrible…

WEEKS after she lost her high-profile lawsuit against ex-husband Johnny Depp, actor Amber Heard has acknowledged that she had said “horrible, regrettable things” throughout their relation and “behaved in horrible, almost unrecognisable to myself ways”. However, the 36-year-old yet stood by her testimony she gave during the trial which went…

Top officials of India, ASEAN meet ahead of foreign ministerial…

TOP officials of India and the ASEAN nations on Wednesday (15) held extensive talks, a day ahead of their foreign ministerial dialogue that is expected to focus on further expansion of trade and strategic ties as well as boosting cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. Singaporean foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Vietnam's Bui…

Top headlines from India: June 15

HERE are the top headlines from India on Wednesday, June 15, 2022: General: • India reports 8,822 fresh COVID-19 cases, 15 deaths • UAE to suspend exports of Indian wheat for 4 months: report • Top officials on India, ASEAN meet ahead of foreign ministerial dialogue • 4,000 resident doctors…

Ishan Kishan takes big leap in ICC T20 batters list,…

INDIA opener Ishan Kishan climbed up 68 places to grab the seventh spot among batters, while the bowling duo of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Yuzvendra Chahal also made gains in the latest ICC T20 rankings released on Wednesday (15). Kishan, who has been one of India's consistent performers in the ongoing…

UAE to suspend exports of Indian wheat for 4 months:…

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has ordered a four-month suspension in exports and re-exports of wheat and wheat flour originating from India, the world's second biggest producer of the grain, state news agency WAM said on Wednesday (15). The Gulf nation's economy ministry cited interruptions to global trade flows as…

Sri Lanka social media abuzz with anti-Adani protest plans

THE social media in Sri Lanka is abuzz with plans to hold a “massive protest” against Indian industrialist Gautam Adani’s group over allegations that an energy project in the island-nation was awarded to it after Indian prime minister Narendra Modi put pressure on Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the president of Sri Lanka.…

No alcohol in religious town! Leader of Modi’s BJP throws…

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti threw cow dung at a liquor shop in Orchha town of Niwari district of central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, amid her demand for total prohibition in the party-ruled state. After the incident that happened on Tuesday (14), Bharti in a tweet…

#ModiMustResign trends on Twitter over Adani-Sri Lanka row: ‘India’s Modani…

THE social media in India was on Wednesday (15) flooded with posts criticising the Narendra Modi government over allegations that the prime minister put pressure on Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the president of Sri Lanka, to award a green power project to the Adani Group of Indian businessman Gautam Adani. #ModiMustResign was…

India’s Telangana among top 10 global startup ecosystems, says report

THE start-up ecosystem of Telangana, a southern Indian state, is now ranked among the top 10 global ecosystems and No.4 Asian ecosystem in affordable talent, a recent report has said. The 2022 Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) by Startup Genome, which was launched in London Tech Week this week, said…