India’s strong ties with Western nations getting better by the day: Jaishankar
New Delhi, Feb 17 - India has an extremely strong relationship with Western countries which is getting better by the day, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said at the ongoing 60th Munich Security Conference on Saturday.
Labour protests in China increase rapidly amid economic slowdown
Washington, Feb 17 - Labour protests in China have increased rapidly since August of last year, according to rights groups, especially in the lead-up to the Lunar New Year, which began late last week, a media report said.
Vladimir Putin’s foes, critics often met with violent deaths
London, Feb 17 - Russian President Vladimir Putin's foes and critics have often met with violent deaths at the very peak of their conflicts with the Kremlin leader during his nearly quarter-century in power, a media report said.
20 tech firms pledge to curb deepfakes during global elections this year
New Delhi, Feb 17 - Twenty leading tech companies like Microsoft, Meta, Google, X, Amazon and OpenAI have pledged to help prevent deceptive AI content, or deepfakes, from interfering with global elections this year, including in India.
BJP national convention passes political resolution, hails PM Modi for Ram Mandir, women’s reservation
New Delhi, Feb 18 - The BJP's national convention on Saturday passed a political resolution, "Viksit Bharat-Modi ki guarantee", in the national capital as a host of party leaders highlighted the government's development and cultural measures and various initiatives for women, south India,
At Munich, Jaishankar calls for ‘permanent’, ‘long-term fix’ to Israel-Palestine conflict
New Delhi, Feb 17 - External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday said a permanent and long-term fix to the Israel-Palestine conflict is necessary to avoid what the world witnessed on October 7 last year when Hamas launched surprise attacks from Gaza.
Gen Manoj Pande visits forefront military innovation unit of USA
New Delhi, Feb 17 - General Manoj Pande, Chief Of Army Staff (COAS) visited the Defence Innovation Unit (DIU), the forefront military innovation unit of the US Army, in San Francisco.
Sony launches new lightweight wireless microphone in India
New Delhi, Feb 16 - Sony on Friday launched the new wireless/streaming microphone -- ECM-S1, with high-quality sound and lightweight design in India.
Microsoft fixes bug in Edge browser that ‘stole’ Chrome tabs, data
New Delhi, Feb 16 - Tech giant Microsoft has fixed a vulnerability in its Edge browser that was reportedly stealing Chrome tabs and data.
After Sam Altman, SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son joins AI chip race
New Delhi, Feb 17 - As the generative AI race heats up, SoftBank Founder and CEO Masayoshi Son is reportedly aiming to raise about $100 billion for his AI venture, in a bid to take on graphics chip giant Nvidia.
BATC: Indian women team beat Japan 3-2 to reach maiden final
Malaysia, Feb 17 - The Indian women’s team made history in the Badminton Asia Team Championship (BATC) 2024 by securing a maiden finals berth defeating Japan 3-2 in the semis, here at, Shah Alam, Malaysia on Saturday.
India’s fresh fruit exports surge 29%, footprint spreads to 111 countries
New Delhi, Feb 17 - Fresh fruits have emerged as a standout performer in India's agri export basket with a robust growth of 29 per cent in the nine-month period from April to Dec 2023, according to the latest data compiled by the
FPI selling stands at Rs 29,519 crore for this year
New Delhi, Feb 17 - The spike in US bond yields triggered by the higher-than-expected consumer price inflation led to sustained selling by FPIs in the cash market, says V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services.
OSIRIS-REx brought back 121.6 grams of sample from asteroid Bennu: NASA
Washington, Feb 17 - The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft brought back 121.6 grams of material from asteroid Bennu -- doubling the sample return goal, NASA has announced.
Pawar ‘cool’ after losing NCP name, symbol; vows to rebuild his party
Pune, (Maharashtra), Feb 17 - Nationalist Congress Party (SP) President Sharad Pawar said on Saturday that the country has never witnessed a situation in which a person who founded a political party has been removed from it, but “this happened with the NCP.”
Safety inspection of Banihal-Sangaldan rail link completed ahead of PM’s J&K visit on Feb 20
Jammu, Feb 17 - Mandatory safety inspection of 48-km long Banihal-Sangaldan railway section in J&K’s Ramban district was successfully completed on Friday, ahead of the inauguration of Baramulla-Sangaldan railway train service by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 20.
Oil prices not rising despite Middle East tensions as demand wanes
New York, Feb 17 - When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the price of oil jumped to over $100 a barrel. But despite the threat of an escalation of tensions in the Middle East and attacks on Red Sea shipping, oil markets have
Taylor Swift donates $100K to family of woman killed at Chiefs victory parade shooting
Los Angeles, Feb 16 - Singer Taylor Swift has made donations on a charity page totaling $100,000 early Friday morning after Lisa Lopez-Galvan was killed in a mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory parade.
Paul McCartney reunites with stolen guitar after more than 5 decades
Los Angeles, Feb 16 - ‘The Beatles’ legend Paul McCartney has been reunited with a guitar which was stolen more than 50 years ago.
PM Modi reaches Bharat Mandapam for BJP’s office bearers’ meeting
New Delhi, Feb 17 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reached Bharat Mandapam in the national capital to attend BJP's office bearers' meeting which will set the agenda for the party's two-day national convention.