At 35.4 million globally, Indian diaspora ranks world's largest, Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita told the parliament.
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22nd Mar 2026 | Updated at 06:43am 22nd Mar 2026
CM Sharma visits UK to usher investments into ‘Rising Rajasthan’
The Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, Deputy CM Diya Kumari with delegates visited London last week, to host an investor meet. The afternoon was organised by FICCI and High Commission of India at Taj 51 Buckingham Gate, and was attended...
Punjab govt to move SC against governor
Chandigarh: The two-day Punjab assembly session was cut short by a day after chief minister Bhagwant Mann informed the House that since governor Banwarilal Purohit had not given assent to the three money Bills, his government would resume the...
Gaganyaan test flight's crew module successfully recovered by Navy
Hours after the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) scientists successfully conducted the Gaganyaan failure test, the Navy’s Eastern Naval Command recovered the Crew Module (CM) from the Bay of Bengal. Isro chief S Somanath said the crew...
KCR unveils poll promises to counter Congress' guarantees
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) unveiled its own set of promises ahead of the November 30 assembly polls to counter Congress’s “six guarantees”, setting the stage for a competitive electoral race as the party led by CM K Chandrasekhar...
TMC stands for 'terror, mafia, corruption': Nadda
Kolkata: Launching a frontal attack on the Mamata Banerjee-led regime in Bengal, BJP national president J P Nadda said that the time has come to bid farewell to the jungle raj of the TMC, which stands for ’Terror, Mafia, Corruption’.
Encroachment row: Didi gives Amartya Sen land deed
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday handed over land record documents of Nobel laureate Amartya Sen’s residence in Santiniketan to the celebrated economist, dismissing the claims of the current Visva-Bharati dispensation that he was illegally...
West Midlands delegation visits Ahmedabad to boost ties
A 37-member West Midlands delegation, led by Mayor Richard Parker and officials including Manoj Ladwa and Neil Rami, visited Ahmedabad to strengthen economic, cultural, and educational ties, coinciding with the inaugural Commonwealth Connect...
Somnath Swabhiman Parv honours India’s spiritual resilience
The Somnath Swabhiman Parv, held at the first Jyotirlinga in Gujarat, marks one thousand years since the first attack on the Somnath Temple in 1026. This national event, instead of focusing on destruction, celebrates India’s resilience, faith,...
The United Kingdom and India are nearing the finalisation of a long-awaited free trade agreement (FTA), according to senior Indian diplomat Nidhi Tripathi.
Dubai is set to welcome business leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors from across the globe for LIBF GCC Calling 2025, a premier networking event organized by the Lohana International Business Forum (LIBF). Scheduled for 13th-16th April 2025,...
Acting swiftly on Delhi high court Chief Justice DK Upadhyay’s adverse report against Justice Yashwant Varma on the alleged discovery of a huge pile of cash at his residence, CJI Sanjiv Khanna appointed a three-judge panel, comprising two HC...
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have returned to Earth after an extended stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Their journey back in a SpaceX capsule concludes a dramatic nine-month ordeal that began with a problematic...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a rare foreign media appearance as a guest on the ‘Lex Fridman Podcast’, engaging in a three-hour conversation with the...
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed the govt’s strong commitment to women’s safety and said that replacing the colonial-era IPC with the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) is showing desired results...
PM Modi described Mauritius as a vital bridge between India and the global South, calling it a 'mini India,' with shared bonds between the two nations. He emphasised that Mauritius is not just a partner, but an integral part of India's extended...
After years of negotiations for an India-EU free trade agreement (FTA), PM Narendra Modi and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen finally set a deadline - end of this year - for a balanced, ambitious and mutually beneficial agreement,...
The pilgrims’ progress at the world’s biggest spiritual congregation came to an end with the Maha Shivratri holy dip at Sangam in Prayagraj and the procession (peshwai) of Shaivite akhara sants and Naga sadhus culminating at Kashi Vishwanath...
