New Delhi, March 14 Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal on Thursday highlighted India’s potential for providing global supply chain diversification opportunities, at the 14-nation Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) meeting. He joined US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, Thai Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara and the ministers from the 11 other IPEF countries in their […]
Mumbai, March 13 The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday announced 20 candidates from Maharashtra in its 2nd list of Lok Sabha candidates, including Union Minister Nitin Gadkari from Nagpur and Piyush Goyal from Mumbai North, and BJP Secretary Pankaja Munde from Beed, while 4 sitting MPs have been dropped. Prominent names include Raosaheb D. Danve […]
In a remarkable turn of events, a high-ranking executive from Truecaller, the popular caller identification app, embarked on a journey to India accompanied by his mother, effectively challenging the prevailing narrative surrounding the Vande Bharat Mission. This mission, launched by the Indian government to repatriate stranded citizens amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, has been lauded for […]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches 52 tourism sector projects worth over Rs 1400 crore under Swadesh Darshan and PRASHAD Schemes. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 52 tourism projects worth over Rs 1400 crore under the Swadesh Darshan and PRASHAD schemes. The projects aim to develop tourism infrastructure and promote pilgrimage and heritage sites across […]
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing the names of the four IAF officers who will be on India’s Gaganyaan mission, the Indian Air Force has revealed the background and credentials of of Group Captains Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, Ajit Krishnan, and Angad Pratap, and Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla. Group Captain Nair, born in Kerala’s Thiruvazhiyad on […]
Geeta Batra, an Indian economist, has been named as the new Director at the Independent Evaluation Office of the World Bank’s Global Environment Facility (GEF), making her the first-ever woman from a developing country to hold the coveted post. Batra, 57, is currently the Chief Evaluator & Deputy Director for Evaluation at the GEF’s Independent […]
ZEE5 Global, the world’s largest streaming platform for South Asian content, recently launched the much-awaited second season of the crime thriller, ‘Sunflower.’ The series is around a middle-class housing society in Mumbai, teeming with quirky characters. Sunil Grover, reprising his role as the enigmatic Sonu Singh, once again infuses humor and mystery while the new […]
The Chinmaya Mission has announced that the Global Head of Chinmaya Mission, Pujya Swami Swaroopananda-ji will be visiting Australia from 19 March to 15 April 2023. About Swami Swaroopananda In an era ripe with scepticism and confusion about matters spiritual, Pujya Swami Swaroopananda-ji is a rare voice that blends authenticity with accessibility; theory with self-practice; […]
New Delhi, March 2 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday announced its first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. In a media briefing, BJP leader Vinod Tawde announced the names of 195 candidates contesting the 2024 Parliamentary elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the most high-profile name featuring in the first […]
New Delhi, Feb 28 The Central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an ambitious scheme for farmers’ welfare – the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) – on February 2, 2019. The scheme was launched with the objective of ensuring positive supplementary income support for the farmer families in the country, and also […]
