The second edition of Indian Navy(IN) –Bangladesh Navy(BN) Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) commenced in Northern Bay of Bengal on 10 Oct 19. INS Ranvijay, a guided-missile destroyer and INS Kuthar, an indigenously built missile Corvette are participating in the CORPAT along with BNS Ali Haider, a Type 053 frigate and BNS Shadinota, a Type 056 stealth […]
V. Muraleedharan, Minister of State for External Affairs will be visiting the Vatican City on 12-13 October 2019. He will lead the Indian delegation at the Canonisation Ceremony of Sister Mariam Thresia. Sister Thresia was born on 26 April 1876 in Thrissur, Kerala. She founded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family in […]
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India yesterday signed a $190 million loan to upgrade 754 kilometres of state highways and major district roads (MDRs) to two-lane or intermediate-lane standards that will benefit about 26 million people in 14 districts of Rajasthan. The signatories to the Tranche 2 loan agreement for the […]
The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping held their Second Informal Summit in Chennai, India, on 11-12 October 2019. The Informal Summit was a way for both the nations to connect again on a variety of issues. Here is a lowdown at what happened […]
President of India, Ram Nath Kovind will pay a State Visit to the Republic of the Philippines from October 17-21, 2019 at the invitation of President of Philippines Rodrigo Roa Duterte. The State visit is taking place on the occasion of 70 years of establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. In Manila, the […]
Hindu girl Payal was abducted on September 4th, 2019 from Tando Muhammad Khan of Sindh. The girl’s whereabouts are still unknown despite police promising action initially. This is the latest in the series of kidnapping that has raised the fears of forced conversion to Islam. Earlier, Hindu girl Monika’s abduction the second time led to […]
Kangala Ranaut’s sister Rangoli Chandel today mocked Deepika Padukone for her comment on her ex-boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor’s boxers. Boxers are a form of undergarment or underwear for men and boys. Rangoli was commenting on an old report that noted that when the two actors and ex-lovers were asked as to who of them prefers what […]
President of Turkey Tayyip Erdogan yesterday announced Operation Peace Spring ostensibly to counter PKK/YPG, Kurd Muslim groups fighting for a homeland and also against the Islamic State militants. He also claimed that ‘Our mission is to prevent the creation of a terror corridor across our southern border and to bring peace to the area. Operation […]
Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi, was denied permission to attend a ‘Mayor-level’ meeting. The Chief Minister of Delhi was due to attend the C-40 Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, at 2 pm on Tuesday, but he was unable to leave as the MEA denied him the political clearance to attend the meeting. AAP’s Rajya […]
A man named Logie Naidoo has apologized to the South African Hindu community after making a beef joke in a viral video that has since been condemned by several South African Hindu groups. Naidoo could be seen saying in the video that he would break his Purtassi fast by eating a beef burger. He was […]
