India

India is an invaluable partner, says US State Department on Jaishankar-Blinken relations

19 Nov 2022

The United States Department’s Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel, termed India an invaluable partner. He said that the Secretary of State Antony Blinken shares good relations with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and they are in a good touch. Patel said while responding to a question on having good relations...

UK, France endorse UNSC permanent seat for India

19 Nov 2022

UN Veto members have overwhelmingly backed India's request for a permanent seat on the newly restructured United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Following the United Kingdom, France reaffirmed its support for the establishment of new permanent seats for Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan. Nathalie Broadhurst Estival, France's deputy representative to the...

India uses ‘she’, ‘her’ for all the genders in draft law

19 Nov 2022

For the first time, the pronoun, ‘she’, ‘her’ have been used to refer to all the genders in a draft law. The two pronouns have been mentioned in the draft Digital Protection Bill, 2022 whi has been put up for public consultation. “With the philosophy Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government...

‘Rahul stood with people who tried to divide India in JNU’, says Anurag Thakur

18 Nov 2022

Union Minister Anurag Thakur slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and said with 'tukde tukde gang' the Congress leader is doing Bharat Jodo Yatra. "Rahul Gandhi doing Bharat Jodo Yatra with 'tukde tukde gang'. He spoke about Hindu terror, stood with people who tried to divide India in JNU, and now...

India’s first private rocket, Vikram-S, successfully launches from Sriharikota

18 Nov 2022

Vikram-S, India's first privately developed rocket, successfully launched from the Sriharikota spaceport on Friday. At 11:30 a.m., the Vikram Suborbital rocket was launched from Sriharikota's Satish Dhawan Space Center. "Mission Prarambh is successfully accomplished. Congratulations" tweeted the Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO and tagged @SkyrootA Congratulations India! @INSPACeINDThe 'Prarambh' mission...

IND vs NZ: Toss delayed due to rain in the first T20I

18 Nov 2022

The three-match T20I series between India and New Zealand is going to be played on Friday and due to rain the first game of the toss has been delayed at Sky Stadium in Wellington. Taking to Twitter BCCI tweeted, "There is an 81 per cent of chance at 7 PM...

Meta appoints Sandhya Devanathan as vice president of Meta India

17 Nov 2022

Meta has announced the appointment of Sandhya Devanathan as the Vice President of Meta India. Devanathan will focus on bringing the organization's business and revenue priorities together to serve its partners and clients while continuing to support the long-term growth of Meta's business and commitment to India, it said in...

Squads announced for Senior Women’s T20 Challenger Trophy

17 Nov 2022

The squads for the upcoming Senior Women's T20 Challenger Trophy has been announced by the All-India Women's Selection Committee on Thursday. The Senior Women's T20 Challenger Trophy will be played at Raipur's Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium. Meanwhile, the squad for the Senior Women's Challenger T20 Trophy are as...

India to adopt USB C as a standard charging port

17 Nov 2022

India is all set to shift to USB-C type as common charging port for smart devices. The decision came after stakeholders reached a consensus at meeting of an inter-ministerial task force, consumer affairs secretary Rohit Kumar Singh said on Wednesday. “During the meeting, a broad consensus emerged among stakeholders...

Indonesia hands over G20 presidency to India

16 Nov 2022

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has officially handed over the G20 presidency to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the end of a summit of the bloc's leaders in Bali. India will officially assume the presidency on 1 December, 2022. PM Modi said that taking over the presidency of the grouping is...

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