Indian-American Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Dr Geeta Rao Gupta is on a week-long visit to India from August 1-8 to participate in the G20 conference and meet her Indian counterparts.
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Chandrayaan-3 leaves Earth orbit, heading for Moon: ISRO
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today announced that the Chandrayaan-3 has completed its orbits around the Earth and is now heading towards the Moon.
Indian employee defrauds company of crores by putting wife’s name on payroll
In an unusual financial fraud, a company employee allegedly put his unemployed wife on the payroll and ensured salary payments were deposited in her name for over a decade, the firm to lose crores.
Supreme Court of India to government: Set up system to deal with violence against women in Manipur
Taking note of the violence in Manipur, the Indian Supreme Court today called for evolving a broad mechanism to deal with violence against women in strife-torn Manipur and asked how many FIRs have been registered in such incidents in the state since May.
Sports Ministry grants Indian men and women football teams special exemption to take part in Asian Games
The Indian Sports Ministry has granted a special exemption to the men’s and women’s football teams to participate in the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
Indian woman Anju has married Nasrullah, her Facebook friend: Pakistan Police
Despite public statements to the contrary from interested parties, Anju, an Indian mother of two children, married her Pakistani Facebook friend today after converting to Islam, a senior police official said.
Need to restore ‘eroded trust’: NSA Doval to Chinese diplomat
On the sidelines of the Friends of BRICS meeting in South Africa, Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval emphasised the need for continuing efforts to restore peace and tranquility in border areas during a meeting with top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi.
Anju’s father claims she is ‘eccentric, disturbed’; no plan to marry her, says Pak man
Denying her involvement in any affair, the father of Anju, a married Indian woman who has made the news for legally travelling to a remote village in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to meet her Facebook friend, has claimed she is “mentally disturbed and eccentric”.
Tourism minister says G20 events ‘have put India on the map’ in response to Rajya Sabha question
In response to a question in the Indian Parliament, Indian Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy said G20 meetings in India have and locations hosting these events have “attracted global attention and put India on the global tourism map”.
Thousands of mourners gather to pay respects to former Kerala CM Oomen Chandy
Politicians cutting across party lines, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, movie stars Mammootty, Suresh Gopi and Dileep were among thousands of mourners paying tribute to former Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy after his mortal remains reached Kottayam today.