“While the price of Dussehri mangoes in India ranges between Rs 60 and Rs 100 per kilogram, its price in the US market has increased to Rs 900 per kilogram. Taking into account duties, freight and air ticket costs, shipping a kilogram of mango to the United States could cost between Rs 250 and...
On Thursday, Cho Chang-rae, Deputy Minister of Defense for Seoul Policy, and Vipin Narang, US Acting Undersecretary of Defense for Space Policy, signed the "Guidelines for Nuclear Deterrence and Nuclear Operations on the Korean Peninsula."The signing of the document came a year after the...
Mumbai Indian coach Siddhant Vitthal Patil, presumed dead after drowning in Glacier National Park in the United States, had sent a text message to his mother from the park hours before the tragedy, his family said on Friday."Last Friday, Siddhant called his mother Priti from the park and told...
Kathmandu, Every year, about 6,500 adolescent girls in South Asia die in childbirth and most of them are minors who have limited power over their reproductive health or lives, according to a joint analysis by UNICEF, WHO and UNFPA.In South Asia there are 290 million child brides, almost half...
The award is presented once every three years to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the field of Victimology. Prof. Dr. Chockalingam is a renowned academic and scholar in the field of victimology and is widely respected for his extensive contributions to the field of...
Dubai, a road in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, is named after an 84-year-old doctor with Indian roots as a tribute to his significant contributions to the country's healthcare sector.The Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) has named a road in Abu Dhabi after...
Kumar Sanu appeared in the latest episode of the children's singing reality show, "Superstar Singer 3".In a heartfelt tribute to the maestro of music, the young contestants brought the magic of his iconic songs to life with their performances in a special episode titled "Namaste 90's."Among...
New Delhi, July 12, 2024: Renowned Indian Professor of Victimology, K. Chockalingam, has been shortlisted for the Hans von Hentig Prize of the World Society of Victimology. This is the Society's highest award and is given in memory of the famous pioneer of Victimology, Hans von Hentig. The award...
The country's top weather agency said in a report released this week that the disasters consisted of 13 severe storms and two winter storms, the Xinhua news agency reported.Winter storms hit the US Midwest and around the Great Lakes in January. Nearly 30 million people in the Midwest and...
United Nations, India abstained in the UN General Assembly on a resolution demanding that Russia immediately cease its aggression against Ukraine and urgently withdraw its military and other unauthorized personnel from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.The 193-member UN General Assembly...
According to the United Nations, India's population is projected to peak in the early 2060s at around 1.7 billion and then decline by 12 percent, but the country will remain the most populous in the world throughout. the century, said the UN.The World Population Prospects 2024 report, released...
New Delhi, US envoy Eric Garcetti said on Thursday that he respects that India likes its "strategic autonomy", but in times of conflict, there is no such thing as strategic autonomy, even as he proposed forging a stronger partnership between New Delhi and Washington. .In his speech at a...
"We are imposing sanctions on three Israeli individuals and five entities related to acts of violence against civilians in the West Bank," the US State Department said in a statement.He said the sanctions were imposed on Lehava, an organization led by American appointee Ben Zion Gopstein that...
New Delhi, In an interconnected world, "no war is far away," US envoy Eric Garcetti said on Thursday and affirmed that not only must we defend peace, but also take concrete measures to ensure that those who do not play with peace rules , their war machines "cannot continue endlessly.""And that...
Sullivan, who was in India in June to meet his counterpart Ajit Doval to discuss the Critical and Emerging Technologies Initiative, was responding to a question during an interview on MSNBC about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Moscow earlier in the week; closely watched by the U.S...
Islamabad, Pakistan, said on Thursday it was hosting at least 44,000 Afghan citizens whose relocation to their countries was approved and accepted by Western nations out of fear of retaliation against them by the Taliban.In 2021, Pakistan saw an exodus of Afghans leaving their country after...
"The BRICS represent the interests of developing countries. Today we are happy that the BRICS are striving to establish a more inclusive global governance system," Om Birla said in his remarks at the plenary session of the two-day meeting of the BRICS Parliamentary Forum that began in St...
New Delhi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday strongly advocated for comprehensive democratization of global governance structures like the United Nations Security Council and the World Trade Organization (WTO).Addressing the 10th BRICS Parliamentary Forum in St Petersburg, Russia, Birla...
Beijing and China on Thursday attacked NATO for calling it a "decisive facilitator" of Russia's war against Ukraine, lodged a diplomatic protest with the Western alliance over the "provocative" comments and asked it not to cause the same "chaos" in Asia.China-related paragraphs in the North...
Kolkata's Durga Puja, West Bengal's biggest festival, is almost three months away, but the Kumartuli pottery center in north Kolkata is already bustling with activity, as artisans diligently carve idols to deliver overseas orders on time. .With meticulous attention, idols of the goddess in...