After the announcement of Rishi Sunak as the new British Prime Minister, Indians across the world can hold their excitement and have flooded different social media platforms with posts, wishes and memes about him. Amid this, celebrity chef Sanjay Raina shared a video on Twitter of his brief interaction with the UK PM that left … Read more
China’s top diplomat in Bangladesh Li Jiming said he is a big fan of India, personally, and he thinks India and China can work together closely to solve economic and geopolitical issues. China does not have any strategic rivalry with India and does not want to see a ‘heavily armed’ Bay of Bengal, the envoy … Read more
New British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering freezing the country’s foreign aid budget for an additional two years, the Telegraph reported on Friday, citing sources. Britain’s spending on foreign aid is set at 0.5% of national income. The government had cut its foreign aid spending two years ago as the country faced a huge … Read more
Haryana: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday mooted the idea of “One Nation, One Uniform” for police, saying it is just a suggestion and he is not trying to impose it on the states. Addressing a “Chintan Shivir” of state home ministers, Modi also advocated close cooperation among the states to tackle crimes and criminals. He … Read more
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Monday asserted there was no deficiency on his government’s part in ensuring the delivery of justice in the Sidhu Moosewala murder case, a day after his father threatened to withdraw the FIR. Mr. Mann was responding to a question on a statement by Sidhu Moosewala’s father, who on Sunday said … Read more
New Delhi: Following the suggestions listed within the National Education Policy 2020, the University Grants Commission (UGC) is streamlining the method through which colleges receive autonomous standing. UGC chairperson Prof M Jagadesh Kumar stated the Commission has accepted draft laws in this regard which might be made public for stakeholder suggestions by Tuesday. The proposed modifications … Read more
New Delhi: Twelve research scholars from Jamia Millia Islamia have been selected for the Prime Minister Research Fellowship (PMRF) under the lateral entry scheme of May 2022 drive, the university said on Wednesday. The number of recipients of this prestigious fellowship from JMI has doubled since last year when 6 researchers of the university were awarded … Read more
Mumbai: Kannada action-drama Kantara is truly redefining the success parameters and earning praise from all quarters. After the film spread its rage in the Kannada version, the noise of its success echoed around the nation as the film has become India’s highest-rated film on IMDb. Actor Dhanush on Friday took to Twitter to call Kantara ‘mind … Read more
Delhi: The Vigilance Department of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has submitted its report pointing to the irregularities and “suspicious behaviour” on the part of seven to eight officers of the agency — in the investigation of the Cordelia cruise drugs case — in which popular Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan was arrested … Read more
Mumbai: Akshay Kumar-starrer Ram Setu is scheduled to release on October 25 and ahead of its theatrical release, the Delhi High Court restrained 23 “rogue websites” from illegally hosting or streaming the upcoming film. The film also stars Jacqueline Fernandez and Nushrratt Bharuccha in pivotal roles. On Tuesday (October 18), a single-judge bench of Justice Jyoti … Read more
Addressing a special meeting of the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) Counter-Terrorism Committee in Mumbai, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, “all relevant parties should support these resolutions and no nation should stand in their way”. Blinken said member states should support the resolutions to designate terrorists under the UNSC’s 1267 list. The 1267 … Read more
As new UK prime minister Rishi Sunak refused to attend the Cop27 climate summit this week, Boris Johnson is said to be making a plan to attend the event, a report said. Former UK PM Boris Johnson- who was expected to challenge Rishi Sunak in the Conservative party leadership contest but later quit the race- … Read more
North Korea’s Foreign Ministry criticized the United States for expanding joint military exercises with South Korea that it claims are practice for a potential invasion and it warned Tuesday of “more powerful follow-up measures” in response. The statement from the ministry came as the U.S. and South Korea conduct aerial drills involving more than 200 … Read more
London: Nearly 1,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in one day in Ukraine, Kyiv has claimed, marking the deadliest day for Vladimir Putin since his troops invaded eight months ago. Ukrainian forces have been making gains across Russian-occupied areas, with fighting intensifying in the country’s east and in the southern city of Kherson. In a blow … Read more
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi Tuesday reacted to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) notification to empower the district collectors of two more districts in Gujarat to grant citizenship to migrants from the six communities who entered India on valid documents. “You should make this law religion-neutral,” Mr. Owaisi advised. Under the … Read more