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Cambodian King arrives for talks with PM Modi & other leaders

King of Cambodia Norodom Sihamoni arrived here this afternoon on a three-day visit to India that is expected to further boost ties between the two nations.

Rahul says Congwill get 150 seats in MP; CM Chouhan claims BJP will get over 200

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today expressed confidence that his party would win 150 seats in the Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh due to be held towards the end of the year.

Praveen Srivatsava sworn in as CVC by Prez Murmu

Vigilance Commissioner Praveen Kumar Srivastava was sworn in as the Central Vigilance Commissioner by President Droupadi Murmu here on Monday.

Shah to reach violence-hit Manipur

A day after fresh violence hit Manipur, Union Home Minister Amit Shah was set to arrive for a four-day visit to the state to assess the situation and plan further steps to restore normalcy there.

Mamata likely to arrive early in Patna for Oppn meet

She is likely to reach Patna on the evening of 11 June: TMC insiders

'New Parl Building Reflects Aspirations Of 140 Cr Indians'

Says Modi while addressing MPs & distinguished guests in new Lok Sabha chamber

Police Detain Wrestlers At Jantar Mantar, Clear Protest Site

All the protesting wrestlers, including Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Sangeeta Phogat were detained by Delhi Police here at Jantar Mantar on Sunday after they along with their supporters tried to march towards the newly constructed Parliament building.

Messi Sets Another Record As PSG Clinch Ligue 1 Title

Paris Saint-Germain wins the French Ligue 1 title for a record 11th time

Anatomy of a Fall wins Palme d'Or; 3rd time female director wins top honour

Justine Triet's Anatomy of a Fall won the Palme d'Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival in a ceremony Saturday that bestowed the festival's prestigious top prize on an engrossing, rigorously plotted French courtroom drama that puts a marriage on trial.

ICC confirms Indian, Australian Squads for the World Test Championship

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday confirmed the Australia and India squads for the World Test Championship (WTC) 23 Final to be played at The Oval (London) from 7-11 June.

Indian Junior Women's Hockey Team leaves for Junior Asia Cup 2023 in Japan

The Indian Junior Women's Hockey Team left for the prestigious Women's Junior Asia Cup 2023 from Kempegowda International Airport on Sunday morning.

French Open: Aryna Sabalenka defeats Marta Kostyuk in first round

The No. 2 seeded Aryna Sabalenka got her French Open 2023 campaign off to a winning note, coming from an early breakdown to get the better out of Marta Kostyuk 6-3, 6-2 in the first round.

Golf: Aaron Railies 10th as Schenk leads at Charles Schwab Challenge

Aaron Rai, whose grandparents from his mother and father's side are born in India, moved to Tied-10th at the Charles Schwab Challenge golf tournament on the PGA Tour.

Iraq announces plans for $17 billion transportation project linking Asia to Europe

Iraq’s prime minister on Saturday announced plans for a $17 billion regional transportation project intended to facilitate the flow of goods from Asia to Europe.

Chinese warships pass through Taiwan Strait, escalating tensions

Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Saturday that it detected three Chinese warships, including the Shandong aircraft carrier, passing through the Taiwan Strait, as Beijing keeps up pressure on the self-ruled island it claims as its own.

Hong Kong's second largest pro-democracy party disbands

One of the few remaining pro-democracy parties in Hong Kong voted to dissolve itself on Saturday, joining a growing list of organizations that have disbanded as authorities crack down on dissent.

Pakistan government turns down ex-PM Imran Khan's talks offer

Pakistan's ruling parties have rejected beleaguered former prime minister Imran Khan's offer for talks, stating that talks were held with politicians not \"terrorists\", local media reported.

Erdogan vs Kilicdaroglu: Voters in Turkey decide presidency

The two candidates offered sharply different visions of the country’s future, and its recent past

₹2K notes being accepted in K'taka buses, clarifies transport authority

After having received complaints that some bus conductors denied accepting Rs 2000 currency notes in Karnataka, the state transport authority has clarified that it did not issue any such orders.

FII inflows, improving macros make India May's best-performing market

India is the best performing market in May so far with a 2.8 per cent rally in Nifty as against the negative returns in European markets and just 1 per cent return in S&P 500. The performance of other emerging markets also is lacklustre.

JPMorgan Chase to lay off 500 employees: Report.

JPMorgan acquired First Republic Bank earlier this month after the San Francisco-based regional bank was seized by the US government

Markets in 'now or never' mood for new lifetime highs

Markets closed the week with a bang and gained sharply on the first day of the June series. The June series would be of five weeks and markets are now less than 2 per cent away from lifetime highs. The whole of the next week would be spent in deciding, will we or won't we make a new high.

Goyal participates virtually in 2nd IPEF ministerial meet in Detroit

The second Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) Ministerial Meeting was held in Detroit on Saturday (local time) hosted by the US. Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal virtually participated in the meeting.

Global EV market reaches 11 mn units in 2022, China's BYD leads

New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The global electric vehicle (EV) market reached 11 million units last year with a penetration rate of 14 per cent, as more countries double down on electrification, connection, autonomous driving and sharing in the automobile industry.

DRDO holds interaction with defence startups

A day-long industry interaction and brainstorming session was organised by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at Research Centre Imarat in Hyderabad.

IndiGo's first wide-body aircraft lands in Capital

The Boeing 777 aircraft has a total seating capacity of 400 passengers

Education gets more accessible, India adopts global standards

Revolutionary changes are being made in the field of higher education from the new academic year as students of the central universities will now be able to pursue two courses together.

India has been centre of education since ancient times, says Om Birla

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has said it is due to India's civilisational values that today all the capable doctors, engineers, scientists in the developed world are of Indian origin.

New Parliament inauguration historic moment, reflects unity in diversity: Religious leaders

Describing the inauguration of the new Parliament building as a \"historic moment\", religious leaders who performed 'Sarva Dharma Prarthana' (inter-faith prayer) on Sunday said the occasion reflected India's ethos of unity in diversity.

Tharoor: 'Sengol' in Lok Sabha affirms Indian sovereignty

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday kept his views on the historic 'Sengol', saying by placing it in the Lok Sabha, India is affirming that sovereignty resides there and not with any monarch.