India’s clean energy drive combining growth, affordability: Pralhad Joshi

India’s clean energy drive combining growth, affordability: Pralhad Joshi

New Delhi, Jan 21 Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi held a series of high-level engagements at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos on Wednesday, underscoring India’s leadership in driving a just, affordable and inclusive global energy transition. Pralhad Joshi held a constructive discussion with Borge Brende, President and […]

US Senator Daines concludes ‘productive’ India visit

US Senator Daines concludes ‘productive’ India visit

New Delhi, Jan 20  US Senator Steve Daines, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has concluded his “productive” visit to India which included meetings in New Delhi with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, members of parliament besides the US and Indian business leaders, the US Embassy in […]

Govt’s PMG accelerating over 3,000 projects worth more than Rs 78 lakh crore: Piyush Goyal

Govt’s PMG accelerating over 3,000 projects worth more than Rs 78 lakh crore: Piyush Goyal

New Delhi, Jan 18 The government’s Project Monitoring Group (PMG) is accelerating the implementation of large projects, currently monitoring more than 3,000 project worth over Rs 78 lakh crore, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Sunday. The Group has so far achieved 94 per cent resolution rate towards building world-class infrastructure. “Marching towards […]

India’s forex rises by $392 million to $687 billion: RBI

India’s forex rises by $392 million to $687 billion: RBI

New Delhi, Jan 16 India’s foreign exchange reserves increased by $392 million to $687 billion in the week ending January 9, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced on Friday. The Central Bank said the value of gold reserves, a key component of the foreign exchange reserves, also increased by $1.56 billion to $112.83 billion […]

Narendra Modi Condemns Bondi Beach Shooting, Expresses Solidarity with Australia

Narendra Modi Condemns Bondi Beach Shooting, Expresses Solidarity with Australia

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has strongly condemned the shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, describing it as a “ghastly terrorist attack” and expressing deep condolences to the families of those who lost their lives. In a post shared on social media, Prime Minister Modi said the attack, which occurred during celebrations marking the first […]

Will get along fine with Mamdani: Trump

Will get along fine with Mamdani: Trump

Washington, Nov 21 Hours before his planned meeting with New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, US President Donald Trump said he believed that he and Mamdani “will get along fine.” In an interview with Fox News on Friday, Trump noted that though Mamdani has a “different philosophy,” both of them want to “make New York […]

Philippines Ambassador hails India as one of ‘top partners’ after BhahMos missile rollout

Philippines Ambassador hails India as one of ‘top partners’ after BhahMos missile rollout

Washington, Nov 13 The Philippines Ambassador to the United States, Jose Manuel del Gallego Romualdez, highlighted the strength of the India-Philippines relationship, calling New Delhi “one of Manila’s top partners and friends.” At a private event on Wednesday evening in Washington, Romualdez highlighted India’s sale of BrahMos missiles to the Philippines as evidence of a […]

Rights body slams Turkey over crackdown on Uyghurs

Rights body slams Turkey over crackdown on Uyghurs

New York, Nov 13 Human Rights Watch (HRW), a US-based advocacy group, has accused the Turkish authorities of increasingly restricting the legal residency of Uyghurs in Turkey who are seeking safety from the persecution of the Chinese government. The rights body alleged that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s administration detained several Uyghurs in inhumane and […]

Flight operations at Delhi airport back to normal: DIAL

Flight operations at Delhi airport back to normal: DIAL

New Delhi, Nov 8 Delhi airport operator DIAL said on Saturday that flight operations at the country’s busiest airport are back to normal since afternoon, after the major malfunction of the air traffic control system that happened on Friday, delaying over 800 flights and stranding passengers. “All flight operations are normal at Delhi airport,” DIAL […]