Kwatra, the former foreign minister, was appointed as India's ambassador to the United States on Friday. The post of Indian envoy to the US has been vacant since Taranjit Sandhu resigned in January. Ambassador Kwatra will undoubtedly play a key
India has so far won 35 Olympic medals in 25 editions of the Olympic Games. India has been participating in the Olympic Games for over a century. India won its first medal at the 1900 Paris Olympics in athletics. Since
48 minutes ago From Sudha G Tilak, Delhi DGAP This 1858 wood engraving by British artist William Carpenter shows Raja Jowaher Singh, a high-ranking official and advisor to the Sikh Empire, together with his attendants. A new exhibition in Delhi
New Delhi: A passenger shows a handwritten boarding pass amid the ongoing Microsoft outage at New Delhi airport on Friday, July 19, 2024. Airport and airline operations may face major disruptions due to the ongoing Microsoft outage on Friday, July
Dambulla (Sri Lanka), July 20 (Petra) – In a kind gesture, Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana gifted a mobile phone to a wheelchair-bound girl after the team's match in the ongoing women's T20 Asia Cup tournament here. Adisha Herath, who came
As many as 214 animals have died in Kaziranga National Park in the Assam floods, officials said, adding that 155 animals have been rescued. A total of 2,406 villages were under 75 taxation districts and 32,924.32 hectares of agricultural land
Billionaire Elon Musk took a swipe at Microsoft and posted a laughing emoji on a meme as major disruption to the technology giant's cloud services led to widespread flight delays around the world and impacted numerous companies and banks. In
New Delhi [India]New Delhi, July 19, 2020 (ANI): Ahead of the Paris Olympics and Paralympics 2024, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya participated in a roundtable discussion on India's preparations for the upcoming Paris Olympics at the Major
At a press conference ahead of the meeting, he also said there was “in-principle agreement” for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's presence at the opening of the event. The WHC meeting will take place at Bharat Mandapam, the venue of the
NEW DELHI – Many people already know about Usain Bolt's achievements in all athletics championships, but not in India. This Jamaican runner seemed helpless against the running speed cricketer from the land of Bollywood, Yuvraj Singh. Bolt began to spread