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India, Bangladesh likely to exchange detained fishermen on Sunday

India and Bangladesh are expected to exchange 185 fishermen and their detained vessels on Sunday. Dhaka has agreed to hand over 95 Indian fishermen to Indian authorities. In a reciprocal gesture, India has agreed to release 90 Bangladeshi fishermen d...

January 5, 2025 9:37 AM

Cricket: Australia beat India by six wickets to win series 3-1

Australia held their nerve to chase down their victory target of 162 after lunch on the third day of the fifth test on Sunday, beating India by six wickets for a 3-1 series win and reclaiming the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade....

January 5, 2025 9:30 AM

PM Modi to launch development projects worth over ₹12,200 crore in Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for a series of transformative development projects worth over ₹12,200 crore in Delhi on Sunday. The events will commence at 12:15 PM, following his ride on the Namo Bha...

January 4, 2025 5:49 PM

PM Modi inaugurates Grameen Bharat Mahotsav 2025, Pledges to build a resilient and prosperous rural India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Grameen Bharat Mahotsav 2025 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The event, which runs from January 4th to 9th, is themed "Building a Resilient Rural India for a Viksit Bharat 2047," and aims to c...

January 4, 2025 5:30 PM

Israeli airstrikes push up Gaza death toll amid new truce push

Israel has carried out airstrikes on dozens of Hamas targets in Gaza over the past 24 hours, it said on Friday, in attacks that Palestinian health authorities said had killed more than 110 people in two days. The surge in operations and casualties c...

January 4, 2025 10:06 AM

Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards 2025 to honor diaspora pioneers

The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA), the highest honor conferred on overseas Indians, will be presented at the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention. This prestigious award recognizes the outstanding contributions of Non-Resident Indian...

January 4, 2025 10:00 AM

PM Modi sends chadar to Ajmer Sharif; Kiren Rijiju to offer it today

The ceremonial chadar sent by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be offered at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah marking the 813th Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, the revered Sufi saint, will reach the dargah on Saturday. Union Minister for Minority Affairs Kire...

January 3, 2025 8:58 PM

India conveys its concerns to China over hydropower dam in Tibet

India's foreign ministry said on Friday that New Delhi has conveyed its concerns to Beijing about China's plan to build a hydropower dam in Tibet on the Yarlung Zangbo river which flows into India. Chinese officials say that hydropower projects ...

January 3, 2025 6:18 PM

India says US H1B visas benefit both countries after Trump, Musk backing

The movement of skilled professionals is an important part of India-U.S. ties and benefits both countries, New Delhi said on Friday amid a debate over H-1B visas on which President-elect Donald Trump and his backer Elon Musk commented recently. ...

January 3, 2025 4:45 PM

Greenland’s leader steps up push for independence from Denmark

Greenland's Prime Minister Mute Egede emphasised his desire to pursue independence from Denmark, its former colonial ruler, during his New Year speech, marking a significant change in the rhetoric surrounding the Arctic island's future. Egede's spee...

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