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Shinzo Abe was India's close ally, advocated cordial ties: Haryana CM

Abe died after being shot during a campaign speech on Friday in western Japan, according to NHK public television.

World mourns as former Japan PM Shinzo Abe succumbs to bullet wounds

Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot at in the city of Nara

India has made rapid strides in improving malnutrition rates, says UN

Rapid strides have been made by India in improving malnutrition rates said the UN recently and added that stunting in children below five years has declined from 48 percent to 38 percent

Afghan envoy appreciates India's solidarity with earthquake hit Afghanistan

Afghanistan's Ambassador to India Farid Mamundzay expressed appreciation for members of the diplomatic corps in India for their solidarity with the people affected by the recent earthquake in the Afghanistan provinces of Paktika, Khost, and Nangarhar.Taking to Twitter, Mamundzay wrote, "Greatly appreciate the profound sympathies and solidarity of the members of the diplomatic corps in India with the people of Afghanistan following the earthquake that struck the provinces of Paktika, Khost & Nangarhar on 22 June killing more than 1,200 people."Diplomats and government officials also signed the condolence book at the Embassy of Afghanistan in New Delhi extending their country's deepest condolences on the tragic human losses.On June 22, a 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted parts of Afghanistan including the capital city Kabul. In the incident, over 1000 people are estimated to have been killed across Barmal and Giyan districts in Paktika province, and Spera district in Khost ...

G20 has a Russia-Ukraine problem as India takes up presidency next year

The war has cleaved the group, stalling much of the preparatory work on more substantive issues

Aiwa's India 'sweet spot': Japanese brand back with new strategy for TVs

Aiwa is back now - this time with a fundamentally changed strategy

RBI measures a step in right direction but forex inflows still seen limited

RBI announced five measures pertaining to the liberalisation of foreign exchange flows into India

India may not need to import urea after 2025, says Mansukh Mandaviya

This is owing to rising domestic production, nano supplies

EIU Liveability Index: Bengaluru ranks 146th, worst place to live in India

Economist Intelligence Unit on June 24 released its Global Livability Index 2022, which ranks cities across the world on their 'livability' quotient

India reports 17,092 new Covid-19 cases, 29 deaths in last 24 hours

India logged 17,092 new coronavirus infections, raising the tally to 43,486,326, while the active cases have increased to 1,09,568, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday

WHO urges Southeast Asia to scale up Covid vaccination rate as case rise

"While scaling up vaccination coverage, it is also important how it is achieved," the Regional Director said.

General Motors calls off plan to sell India car plant to China's Great Wall

General Motors (GM) said it had called off the sale of a shuttered Indian plant to China's Great Wall Motor after they failed to obtain regulatory approvals

People should work together to maintain unity: Economist Amartya Sen

Expressing concern over the current state of affairs in India, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen said people should work towards maintaining unity

Formula E enters India; Hyderabad to host first ever race on February 11

Formula E will make its way to India for the first time ever with a race scheduled to be held in Hyderabad on February 11 next year, the organisers have confirmed

India missing from QS World's 100 Best Student Cities ranking as Asia rises

Mumbai does best with 103rd rank on the list, gaining points for its affordability

Mutual Fund industry largely under-penetrated in India, says Deepak Parekh

Despite high growth, India's MF AUM-to-gross domestic product ratio is a low 16 per cent, against the global average of 74 per cent, he said

UltraTech Cement paying for Russian coal in Chinese yuan: Report

UltraTech importing from Russian producer SUEK, valued at 172.7 mn yuan; SUEK's Dubai unit facilitated trade from Russia's Vanino port; traders say other companies set to pay in yuan for Russian coal

Rohit out of 5th Test after testing Covid positive again, Bumrah to lead

Bumrah will be the 36th cricketer to lead India in longest-format since the country first played in 1932. The Gujarat pacer, who has 123 wickets in 29 Tests, has grown into world's best fast bowlers.

US state guvs and LGs vouch for strong ties with India; pitches for FDI

A bipartisan group of American state governors and top officials have vouched for strong bilateral ties with India and pitched for investment from the Indian corporate sector

G7 commits to boost India's clean energy transition in collaboration

They have committed to achieving a fully or predominantly decarbonised electricity sector by 2035, recognising that emissions from coal power generation is the single biggest cause of global warming