New Delhi: India issued an advisory asking all its citizens to avoid travelling to Ukraine, citing the "deteriorating security situation" in the country. "In view of the deteriorating security situation and recent escalation of hostilities across Ukraine, Indian nationals are advised against travelling to Ukraine," the Indian embassy in Ukraine said on its Twitter handle. "The Indian...
Ayodhya: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ayodhya to take part in the Deepotsav celebrations at 'Ram Ki Paidi' ghat on October 23 which is Diwali eve. According to official sources, the Prime Minister will offer prayers at the Ram Lalla temple at around 5 p.m. on Sunday and will also inspect the construction work...
New Delhi: The ongoing Diwali festival season is all set to bring cheers for the trading community of the country as it is expected that there will be fresh infusion of about Rs 2.5 lakh crore in the markets by way of shopping and sale of goods and usage of services, said the Confederation...
Bengaluru: India’s renewables sector is booming, with the country projected to add 35 to 40 gigawatts of renewable energy annually until 2030, enough to power up to 30 million more homes each year, a report said Thursday. The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis estimated that India, the third largest energy-consuming country in the...
Una, Himachal Pradesh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday dedicated the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) in Una in Himachal Pradesh to the nation and laid the foundation stone of Bulk Drug Park. The festival of Diwali has arrived early for Una and Himachal Pradesh, he said. Addressing a public gathering, PM Modi said, "New...
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Police probe team, which earlier this week arrested three persons in the case of suspected human sacrifice of two women in Pathanamthitta district, decided to probe the case of 12 missing women. The police officials, according to sources, have decided to reopen 12 cases in which women from the district have gone missing...
Beijing: China has granted visas to around 1,300 Indian students and nearly 300 businesspeople in recent weeks, though travel to the country for Indian nationals continues to be a hurdle and at least 20,000 more students are waiting to resume their courses at Chinese institutions. Liu Jinsong, director general of the Asia department of China’s foreign...
New Delhi: An emergency session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to vote on the Russia-Ukraine war turned into a combat zone for the Indian and Pakistan representatives to the UN. This happened after Pakistan's ambassador to the UN, Munir Akram, raised the issue of Kashmir during the session. In her reply to Akram, India's...
Thiruvananthapuram: A vegetarian crocodile that had endeared itself to generations of temple-goers in Kerala’s Kasaragod district has died at the age of 75. Fondly named ‘Babiya’, she reportedly survived on temple offerings and never harmed devotees, making for herself a home in a pond on the premises of Sri Ananthapadmanabha Swamy temple. No records show...
