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Indian-origin MP in New Zealand takes oath in Sanskrit

Hailing from Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh, Sharma was elected as an MP from the Labour Party for Hamilton West in the recent elections.

US, China and Switzerland most expensive for international school education: International Schools Database

The study calculates the prices of international schools, using the whole price of a full term for one 6-year old child, excluding once-off...

India, US extend nuclear agreement for another decade

India and the United States have extended the Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation on nuclear energy for 10 more years.

Mahatma Gandhi’s great-grandson dies of COVID-19 in South Africa

Siblings Satish Dhupelia, Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie and Kirti Menon are descendants of Manilal Gandhi, who Mahatma Gandhi left behind in South...

China wants to constrain US ties, sees India as rival: US State Department

China perceives a “rising India as a rival” and wants to constrain its strategic partnership with the US, its allies and other...

EAM Jaishankar speaks on US-India relations going forward, why India rejected RCEP

India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar stated that ties between India and the US will expand further under Joe Biden's...

PM Modi calls President-elect Biden, congratulates him and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday night wished United States President-elect Joe Biden and congratulated him on his victory in...

Indian Cabinet approves MoU with UK over medical product regulation

The Indian Cabinet has given its approval for signing a memorandum of understading (MoU) between the Central Drugs Standard Control...

Indian student enrollment rate in the US at 3-year low in FY20: Report

According to the latest Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange (IIE), the number of Indian students studying in American...

Bilkul! Says sure-footed Ritu Phogat on her chances of MMA success

“Bilkul(of course, certainly),” says Ritu Phogat, the third of the famous wrestler Phogat siblings confidently, when asked about her...

India's Supreme Court seeks update from government on Vijay Mallya's extradition

The Supreme Court of India yesterday asked the Centre to file a status report within six weeks on the proceedings pending in the United...

US, UK produce more plastic waste per person than India: Report

The United States and United Kingdom produce more plastic waste per person than any other major countries in the world, according to new...

India strongly condemns personal attack on French President Emmanuel Macron

The Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India released a press statement strongly condemning the personal attacks in unacceptable...

India, US end 2+2 summit with joint statement challenging China, agreement to build closer ties

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary Mark T Esper concluded their trip to India by signing a landmark agreement and a...

INR 3,600 crore recovered from Mallya so far, SBI-led banks' consortium tells Supreme Court of India

The State Bank of India (SBI)-led consortium of banks has told the Supreme Court of India that around INR 3,600 crore had been recovered...

VFS Global wins contract to provide visa, OCI and passport services for India across the United States

VFS Global’s India Consular Application Centres will be located in six cities - Washington DC, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Atlanta...

UK university team announces new technology to purify groundwater for farmers in India

Experts from the United Kingdom's University of Birmingham claim to have designed a low-energy and high-efficiency means of purifying water...

China gaining on US, India fourth in Asian power index, says report

According to a report on division of national influences in the Asia-Pacific, China is closing in on the US as the most powerful country in...

Harvard University tops US News and World Report's Global University Rankings 2021

In the 2021 US News and World Report Global University Rankings published today, the United States' Harvard University secured the first...

23-year-old Mumbai-based wildlife photographer becomes first Indian woman to win Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award

Mumbai-based wildlife photographer Aishwarya Sridhar has become the first Indian woman to win the 56th Wildlife Photographer of the Year...

Community Organisations a force multiplier for Indian missions worldwide: Periasamy Kumaran

High Commissioner of India to Singapore, Periasamy Kumaran’s key learning as the previous head of the Indian mission in Qatar was the...

India joins six-country campaign led by UK against social media encryption

India is among seven countries to join a UK-led campaign against end-to-end encryption of messages by social media giants such as Facebook,...

Powerball Lottery opens its $1billion jackpot for India

Jaishankar, Pompeo meet during quad summit in Tokyo, pleased with bilateral progress

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during the sidelines of the Quad ministerial...

India, US, Japan, Australia foreign ministers' quadrangular meet set for October 6: Reports

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar will travel to Japan to attend the second quadrangular...