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India attends key meeting of BIMSTEC

10:45 pm September 2, 2020

New Delhi: India on Wednesday attended a key a meeting of the regional grouping BIMSTEC which discussed ways to further expand cooperation among its member nations to effectively deal with key challenges including impact of the coronavirus pandemic, officials said. The Indian delegation at the virtual meeting of the grouping was headed by Secretary (East) […]

Yoga today is an integral part of global lifestyle: Modi

Keep practising yoga and create healthier planet: PM Modi

11:55 pm June 21, 2020

New Delhi: Let’s keep practising yoga and create a healthier planet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday responding to various world leaders, international organisations and personalities who took part in International Day of Yoga events across the world. Responding to a tweet by the United Nations, he said that world over, people have marked Yoga Day with immense fervour. […]

Will Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?

Sino-India border situation ‘very tough’, US talking to India and China to help them out: Trump

8:25 pm June 21, 2020

Washington DC: Amidst the “very tough” standoff at the China-India border, US President Donald Trump has said that his administration is talking to both countries to “help them” resolve their ongoing tensions. Trump’s comments came in the backdrop of the violent face-off between the Indian and Chinese armies in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on June 15 in which 20 […]

Bengal’s minuscule Toto tribe hit hard by lockdown

1:41 pm May 25, 2020

Totopara (WB): Totos, one of the least populous tribes in the world, have been hit hard by the lockdown in their abode Totopara in West Bengal’s Alipurduar district due to the unique geographical location of their village, residents said on Monday. Totos, numbering just under 1,600, are one of the three Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups […]

WHO report on Wuhan virus mission expected soon

India supports move at WHO to seek origin of coronavirus

2:24 pm May 18, 2020

New Delhi: India is expected to join over 60 countries at a two-day crucial conference of the World Health Organisation in Geneva in pushing for an “impartial, independent and comprehensive” evaluation of the global response mechanism to the COVID-19 crisis as well as to find out the “zoonotic source” of the deadly infection. The two-day […]