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Indian envoy to Nepal reviews progress of India International Center for Buddhist Culture and Heritage

Lumbini , May 23 (ANI): The Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Naveen Srivastava, inspected the construction site of the India International Center for Buddhist Culture...

Pope clears sainthood for Italian millennial known as ‘God’s influencer’

Carlo Acutis, who died of leukaemia in 2006 aged 15, used computer skills to spread Catholic faith during his short life. He was beatified in 2020 after one miracle was attributed to him.

China pressuring Tibetans to relocate from long-established villages: Human Rights Watch

Lhasa , May 23 (ANI): Revealing increasing atrocities against members of the Tibet community in China, Human Rights Watch on Wednesday released a report...

Pakistan’s media watchdog’s ban on reporting of ongoing court cases challenged in court

Lahore, May 23 (PTI) A ban imposed by Pakistan's media watchdog on the reporting of the ongoing court cases in the country was...

Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams set to fly into space for a third time next month

Houston, May 23 (PTI) Boeing’s Starliner first crewed spacecraft to be piloted by Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is expected to be launched between...

Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kharkiv kills six, local officials say

KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -A Russian missile attack on Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv killed at least six people and wounded at least 11 on Thursday, local authorities said. The attack

Macron says extra security to stay in riot-hit New Caledonia as long as needed

By Kirsty Needham and Dominique Vidalon NOUMEA/SYDNEY (Reuters) -Police reinforcements in New Caledonia will stay as long as needed, President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday after viewing areas

EU gives Hungary two months to address concerns over ‘sovereignty’ law

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Thursday it had given Hungary two months to alleviate concerns over a law that imposes jail terms for groups that accept foreign funds for

Russian rights group says YouTube threatens to block its anti-war channel

By Lucy Papachristou LONDON (Reuters) - A leading Russian rights group says it has received a notice from YouTube threatening to block access in Russia to one of its video channels featuring news on

Russia says it will strike British targets if UK weapons are used to hit its territory

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday that Moscow will retaliate with strikes on British targets if British weapons are used by Ukraine to strike

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Arabs to Abyssinians, India was once a mercenary magnet—Russia war shows it has turned exporter

From New World Cuban mercenaries to South East Asian combatants, various linguistic groups are represented in the battlefields that divide Russia from Ukraine.

Department of Financial Services chairs review meeting with heads of Public Sector Banks

The meeting was also attended by senior executives of UIDAI, NABARD, SIDBI , Mudra Ltd. CERSAI & NCGTC.

Base price of Rafale agreed upon, fighters for Navy to have India-specific enhancements

Navy team has already visited Ambala air station where IAF has kept one squadron of Rafales to understand commonalities of maintenance that can be pursued.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.