India

On Thursday (Nov 12), Prime Minister Narendra Modi will co-chair the 17th India – ASEAN Summit virtually. The summit is expected to highlight the measures to recover from the economic turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and further ways to expand the base of strategic connections. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated that the summit will review the status ...

On Saturday (Nov 7), the Indian Space Research Organization ( ISRO ) has successfully launched its mission of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). The carrier PSLV C49 will deliver 10 satellites into space, of which EOS-01 is the main satellite. EOS-01 is an earth observation satellite designed to provide agriculture, forestry and disaster management support. A total of 10 satellites, ...

India and the Philippines reached an agreement on Friday (Nov 6) to strengthen bilateral defense engagement and maritime cooperation, especially in the training and procurement of military equipment, and to strengthen information sharing to combat terrorism. The decision was made at a virtual meeting of the joint commission on bilateral cooperation. The meeting was co-chaired by Mr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, the ...

The Sports Authority of India (SAI) said on Wednesday (Oct 21) that sports activities will resume at SAI facilities across the country from November 1, 2020, taking into account the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next year. Moreover, the Sports Authority of India has decided to make travel arrangements for the athletes of the NCOE/SAI training centers who are keen to ...

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) India has launched the third product pillar Defender in India, the first two of which are Discovery and Range Rover. The luxury car manufacturer defines it as the toughest and most capable Land Rover, launching the New Land Rover Defender in India. The New Defender is equipped with a 2 liter turbocharged 4-cylinder gasoline engine that ...

Manoj Bajpayee, Diljit Dosanjh and Fatima Sana Shaikh will unite on the screen as their upcoming movie “Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari” is all set to release on November 13, 2020 in India. The movie is one of the big films to be released on Diwali this year. The first poster of this movie has released yesterday (Oct 12) and shows ...

On Monday (Oct 12), the Supreme Court directed the National Testing Agency (NTA) to announce the results of the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) UG 2020 on October 16, 2020. The Supreme Court also said that students will have the opportunity to sit in the test on October 14, 2020. The chance is for those students who were unable ...

A new terminal building will soon open at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (LGBIA) in Guwahati, which is the main hub for travel in Northeast India. More than 39 per cent of the project work has been completed. The new terminal building is expected to cost INR 1232 crore and is scheduled to be put into use by June ...

The Government of Delhi has ordered on Sunday (Oct 4) to extend the school closure in the nation’s capital by other 27 days till October 31, 2020. The decision came in response of the COVID-19 pandemic and rapid rise in infected cases in the country. Earlier, the Government of Delhi had ordered to extend the school closure till October 5. ...

On Saturday (Oct 3), the strategic and all-weather Atal Tunnel in Himachal Pradesh has inaugurated by India Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Making the former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s dream true and describing the moment as a “historic day” for the entire country, the tunnel is named after him. The Atal Tunnel facilitates a connection between Manali and the ...