NEW DELHI — Indian government reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the people of Palestine with a recent shipment of 30 tonnes of medical supplies amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. This consignment includes essential medicines and anti-cancer drugs. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhitr Jaiswal shared a post on X and stated, “India’s […]
NEW DELHI — Delhi AIIMS has launched the GRASSROOT (Gravity Stent-Retriever System for Reperfusion of Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke Trial) clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of an advanced brain stent for treatment of stroke clots particularly in Indian population. The study went live for enrolment on August 15 and the first patient […]
NEW DELHI — The much-delayed decadal census exercise and the work to update the National Population Register (NPR) are likely to begin early 2025 and the data will be declared by 2026, thus changing future census cycles completely, official sources said. However, no decision has been taken yet on whether caste census will also be […]
NEW DELHI — During the two ongoing Test matches between India and New Zealand at Pune’s Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) stadium and the third Pakistan-England Test at Rawalpindi, the domination of spin on the opening days has stood out, with the tweakers established new records, milestones and memories from “Pindi to Pune”. In the second […]
BUDGAM — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday visited the residence of Dr Shahnawaz Dar, who was killed by terrorists in Ganderbal on October 20, and said that India and Pakistan should hold talk so that Jammu and Kashmir can be brought out of “bloodshed.” Speaking to reporters, the PDP chief said […]
WASHINGTON — India remains the largest growing economy in the world, a senior official from the International Monetary Fund said, observing that the country’s macroeconomic fundamentals are good. “India is said to remain the largest growing economy in the world. We project growth at seven per cent in FY24-25, supported by recovery in rural consumption, […]
KAZAN (RUSSIA) — Reflecting close ties between India and Russia and his personal rapport with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin quipped during their bilateral meeting on Tuesday that they have such a relationship that PM Modi will not need a translator. “We have such a relationship that I felt that you do […]
KAZAN (RUSSIA) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he wanted the Ukraine conflict to be resolved “quickly” and peacefully as he met President Vladimir Putin at a summit of major emerging economies on Tuesday. Putin is hosting around 20 world leaders including Modi and China’s Xi Jinping at the three-day BRICS gathering, an event […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said India has seen remarkable progress in healthcare research and development under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged scientists to collaborate in order to produce ground-breaking discoveries for the prevention and management of chronic lifestyle diseases. The LG emphasised the crucial […]
KARACHI — The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reached out to the BCCI and proposed an arrangement allowing India to return to either New Delhi or Chandigarh in between matches during the Champions Trophy next year if the team is not willing to stay in Pakistan due to security reasons. The PCB has “verbally” suggested […]