With remarkable unanimity, UNGA adopts India-backed landmark resolution on AI safeguards
United Nations, March 22 - Setting aside their polarising differences, all 193 countries joined together to adopt a landmark resolution backed by India, aiming to keep the world safe from the excesses of artificial intelligence (AI).
PM Modi leaves for two-day visit to Bhutan
New Delhi, March 22 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi left on a two-day visit to Bhutan on Friday to cement bilateral ties and hold talks with King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
UN chief welcomes political progress in Haiti
United Nations, March 22 - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed reports that Haitian stakeholders have nominated representatives to the Transitional Presidential Council, a UN spokesman said.
Ukrainian president, senior NATO official meet on support for Kiev
Kiev, March 22 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Robert Bauer, chair of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Military Committee, discussed support for Kiev during a bilateral meeting, the presidential press service reported.
Al-Sisi, Blinken discuss Gaza conflict in Cairo talks
Cairo, March 22 - Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi met with visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss the escalating situation in Gaza, the Egyptian presidency said.
Ukraine gets $1.5 bn in concessional loan from Canada
Kiev, March 22 - Ukraine received a concessional loan from Canada worth 2 billion Canadian dollars ($1.5 billion), the Ukrainian Finance Ministry said.
US files monopoly lawsuit against Apple
Washington, March 21 - The US Justice Department and 16 states on Thursday accused tech giant Apple of using exclusionary business practices to sustain the monopoly of its flagship product, the iPhone.
NCC, NPCIL ink memorandum to raise awareness on peaceful use of nuclear power
New Delhi, March 21 - National Cadet Corps (NCC) and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) on Thursday signed an MoU to enhance public perceptions on peaceful use of nuclear power and disseminate scientific and authentic information.
Uddhav Thackeray meets Chhatrapati Shrimant Shahu Maharaj in Kolhapur
Kolhapur (Maharashtra), March 21 - Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) President, Uddhav Thackeray paid a courtesy call on Chhatrapati Shrimant Shahu Maharaj at his Kolhapur palace on Thursday and promised to campaign for him
We’re going to take serious view: SC rebukes TN Guv for refusing to administer oath to Ponmudi as minister
New Delhi, March 21 - The Supreme Court on Thursday took strong exception to Tamil Nadu Governor’s refusal to administer the oath to K Ponmudi as a minister in the state Cabinet.
Constituency Watch: After defeats of heavyweights, BJP might field ex-diplomat Sandhu from Amritsar
Amritsar, March 21 - After witnessing the embarrassing defeats of party stalwarts Arun Jaitley and Hardeep Singh Puri from the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat, which is traditionally a Congress bastion, the BJP is again set to field a former diplomat, Taranjit Singh Sandhu,,
Excise policy case: Delhi HC refuses to grant interim protection to CM Kejriwal
New Delhi, March 21 - Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to grant interim protection to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on his plea for "no coercive action" by the ED in connection with the money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy
LS polls: Ex-MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan boards train to reach Vidisha
Bhopal, March 21 - Former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who is BJP's candidate from the Vidisha Lok Sabha seat, on Thursday boarded sleeper coach of a train from Bhopal to Ganj Basoda.
Transfer of four DMs: Bengal Govt ignored ECI’s guidelines on postings
Kolkata, March 21 - The Election Commission of India’s (ECI) directive on Thursday to remove four District Magistrates (DMs) in West Bengal could have been avoided, had the state government chosen not to ignore the guidelines for entrusting officers with poll duties.
2 soldiers killed, 15 injured in suicide attack in Pakistan
Islamabad, March 21 - Two soldiers were killed and 15 others injured in a suicide attack in Pakistan's northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday, official sources confirmed.
SBI files fresh compliance affidavit in SC disclosing all details of Electoral Bonds
New Delhi, March 21 - In a latest affidavit filed on Wednesday, the State Bank of India (SBI) told the Supreme Court that it has disclosed all the details of the Electoral Bonds which are in its possession and custody to the Election
Constituency Watch: Bengal BJP President confident of increasing victory margin in Balurghat
Kolkata, March 21 - This is probably for the first time that Balurghat, the sole Lok Sabha constituency on the Indo-Bangladesh bordering South Dinajpur district of West Bengal, is so much in the limelight.
China says its border issues with India have nothing to do with US
New Delhi, March 21 - Expressing strong dissatisfaction with the US remarks on Arunachal Pradesh, China on Thursday said that the border issues between Beijing and New Delhi have nothing to do with Washington.
BJP veteran Gunjal joins Congress; may take on Om Birla
Jaipur, March 21 - Veteran BJP leader Prahlad Gunjal on Thursday joined the Congress in the presence of former Rajasthan Chief Minister, Ashok Gehlot and PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasra, along with many other leaders at the state Congress office. Congress leaders said
People within Congress not onboard on caste census: BJP’s jibe at Anand Sharma’s bombshell
New Delhi, March 21 - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), reacting to Congress veteran leader Anand Sharma's bombshell on the party's caste census push, on Thursday said that the party leaders are not on the same page despite its top brass making a