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“It is a matter of pride for us”: Health Secy on visting OPV manufacturing unit in Netherlands

Amsterdam , April 25 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra on Wednesday visited the manufacturing unit of Bilthoven Biologicals at Utrecht, Netherlands, an arm...

Russia, US clash at UN over nuclear weapons in space

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.S.-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution that called on countries to prevent an arms race in outer space, a

Columbia extends deadline on encampment as other protests turn violent

By Jonathan Allen and Brendan O'Brien NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tensions appeared to ease at Columbia University on Wednesday after it extended a deadline for students to remove an encampment set up to

Deadly floods kill 38 in Kenya; situation moving from emergency to disaster level

Nairobi , April 25 (ANI): The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS), in a statement, said that at least 38 people have been killed by...

Barbados ‘pauses’ acquisition of former slavery plantation owned by Tory MP

By Catarina Demony (Reuters) - Barbados will halt the acquisition of a former slavery plantation belonging to a British Conservative MP after locals said he should transfer land ownership to the state

Russia blocks US move at UN on nuclear weapons in space

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia vetoed on Wednesday a U.S.-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution that called on countries to prevent an arms race in outer space, a

North Macedonian opposition candidate leads presidential poll but runoff looms

SKOPJE (Reuters) -North Macedonian presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova held a big lead over incumbent Stevo Pendarovski with votes counted from almost 70% of polling stations on

Brazil Justice says no evidence Bolsonaro sought asylum in Hungarian embassy

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes on Wednesday closed an investigation into whether former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro sought asylum at the Hungarian

“Chinese aren’t very transparent with what they do in space…”: US Space Command official

Washington, DC , April 25 (ANI): Highlighting on China's progress towards establishing an international lunar research station, US Space Command Commander, General Stephen Whiting,...

Nepal: Handigaun celebrates Gahana Khojne Jatra, where Goddesses search for missing jewellery

Kathmandu , April 25 (ANI): Thousands of devotees in Hadigaun, believed as the capital of Licchavi Dynasty in medieval age celebrated the festival of...

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.