INDIA

EAM Sushma Swaraj addresses BRICS meet

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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today participated in the BRICS foreign ministers meeting.Raising the issue of terror and money laundering and terror financing, Sushma Swaraj said that progress has been made. The External Affairs Minister during her five-day visit to South Africa will also chair the IBSA Foreign Ministers meeting as well. BRICS and IBSA are … Read more

PM Modi addresses opening session of 49th Governors’ Conference

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi also addressed the opening session of the 49th Conference of Governors at Rashtrapati Bhawan. He spoke at length about how Governors could leverage their experience in different walks of life, so that people derive maximum benefit of various central development schemes and initiatives. Prime Minister said the institution of Governor has … Read more

Two-day conference of Governors commences at Rashtrapati Bhavan

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The two-day Conference of Governors and Lt. Governors commenced today  at Rashtrapati Bhavan with the inaugural address of President  Ram Nath Kovind. This is the 49th such Conference held in Rashtrapati Bhavan and the second Conference presided over by President Kovind. Addressing the conference President kovind said that Central focus of this year’s Conference has been … Read more

EAM Sushma Swaraj to attend BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in South Africa today

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Upon her arrival at Johannesburg, she was received by Deputy Foreign Minister Luwellyn Landers. On her way to South Africa, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday made a transit halt in Mauritius where she met the Prime Minister of the island nation, Pravind Kumar Jugnauth. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said enhancing the ties between … Read more

Runners battle it out over the clouds in Ultra Skymarathon in Madeira

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The contest, which saw competitors running amongst and above the clouds for large stages of the race, was 56 kilometres long and featured a 4,100-metre run to the highest point on the island at 1,861 metres. The men’s race saw eventual podium finishers Andre Jonsson of Sweden and Russia’s Dmitry Mityaev battle with Albon for … Read more

After 168 days in space, Expedition 55 crew returns to Earth

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Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NASA astronaut Scott Tingle landed near a remote town in Kazakhstan at 1239GMT (8:39 a.m. EDT / 6:39 p.m. in Kazakhstan). While in space, the Expedition 55 crew studied the effects of microgravity on bone marrow and researched plant growth in … Read more

Pakistan violates ceasefire again days after promise on 2003 Agreement; 2 BSF soldiers martyred

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The heavy firing and mortar shelling from across the border in Pragwal area of Akhnoor and nearby Kanachak and Khour sectors also left 10 persons, including a policeman and a woman injured. Pakistan side resorted to unprovoked firing by targeting forward duty points at International Border (IB) in Pragwal around 0115 hours, causing critical injuries … Read more

EAM Sushma Swaraj to attend BRICS oreign Ministers’ Meeting in South Africa today

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Upon her arrival at Johannesburg, she was received by Deputy Foreign Minister Luwellyn Landers. On her way to South Africa, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday made a transit halt in Mauritius where she met the Prime Minister of the island nation, Pravind Kumar Jugnauth. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said enhancing the ties between … Read more

Rashid stars again as Afghanistan outclass Bangladesh in T20 series opener

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Rashid came to bowl in the 11th over and put his team in a strong position straightaway by removing the experienced Mushfiqur Rahim (20) and Sabbir Rahman (0) off his first two deliveries. Bangladesh could not recover from the blow and ended at 122 all out in response to Afghanistan’s 167 for eight. The 19-year-old … Read more

No need for chemo in many breast and lung cancers, major studies show

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The findings were released at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting in Chicago, the world’s largest annual cancer conference. The first study, described as the largest breast cancer treatment trial to date, found that the majority of women with a common form of breast cancer may be able to skip chemotherapy and its … Read more

Rajasthan reels under heatwave; dust storm ‘very likely’ in UP

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People in the national capital woke up to a pleasant Sunday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 27.7 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year. The maximum temperature also ended one notch below season’s normal at 39.7 degrees Celsius as the sky remained partly cloudy. Thunderstorm and duststorm accompanied with gusty winds … Read more

Taj Declaration to Beat Plastic Pollution adopted in Agra

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The adoption of the declaration – in presence of Minister of State for Environment Mahesh Sharma, UN Environment Programme Executive Director Erik Solheim, UNEP Goodwill Ambassador Diya Mirza – came ahead of the World Environment Day on June 5. Before the adoption of the declaration, the Culture Ministry held a stake-holders’ workshop chaired by Sharma. … Read more