External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday urged for urgent steps to reduce the growing trade deficit between India and Russia, which has become a significant concern. Speaking at the India-Russia Business Forum in Mumbai, Jaishankar highlighted the widening imbalance, where India’s exports to Russia were just USD 2.24 billion…

Justice Sanjiv Khanna was sworn in as the 51st Chief Justice of India by President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on November 11, 2024. He will serve a six-month term following the retirement of Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, who held the position from November 2022 to…

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to avoid further escalation in the ongoing Ukraine conflict, according to a Washington Post report from November 10, 2024. Representatives from Trump’s team indicated that he is open to further discussions to help bring a swift resolution to the…

Following Donald Trump’s historic victory in the U.S. presidential election, there’s been considerable speculation about the potential impacts of his second term on the global economy, particularly for India. Moody’s Investors Service suggests that India may see significant benefits from the geopolitical and economic shifts expected under Trump’s leadership. Moody’s…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed that he authorized the deadly pager attacks in Lebanon that killed nearly 40 people and injured 3,000, mostly Hezbollah members, in September. Netanyahu’s admission came on Sunday through his spokesperson, Omer Dostri, who told AFP that the operation was greenlit by the Israeli…

Shiv Kumar Gautam, the main accused and one of the three shooters in the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique, was arrested today in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh. According to sources, he was attempting to flee to Nepal at the time of his capture. Shiv Kumar was apprehended along with four…

An army officer was killed in action, and three soldiers were injured in a gunfight with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Saturday. The encounter took place during a joint counter-terrorism operation conducted by the Indian Army and local police in the Bhart Ridge area. Naib Subedar Rakesh…

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, today launched the National MSME Cluster Outreach Programme, aimed at providing better access to financial services and promoting the growth of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across India. The programme, a collaboration between the Department of Financial Services (DFS),…

Shri Sanjay Kumar, Secretary of the Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education, today flagged off a group of 47 students who will represent India in the Sakura Science High School Programme 2024. The event took place at CIET-NCERT, New Delhi, and was attended by senior officials…